My parts list for my stepdaughters Bday present

[Duke{CLR}]

OK here is what I have come up with for the parts list for the new rig. I think I can get my father in law to spring for a flat screen monitor and she should be set. This list in minus the CPU because I will be using my current Conroe E6600 in it.

Any and all comments would be appreciated.

Thanks for the MB advice Juneau.

Total cost is $514.93 - $85.00 in MIRs + 27 in shipping = $456.93

EVGA GeForce 8500GT 256-P2-N741-LR Video Card - Retail $69.99 - $20.00 mir
http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/Shopp...82E16814130287

GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Combo with Vista 32 for 154.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128077

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $53.00 - $25.00 Mir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...820145590/url]

ENERMAX Chakra ECA3052BL Blue/ Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $59.99 - $15.00 Mir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811124115

Antec earthwatts EA380 ATX12V v2.0 380W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC - Retail $59.99 -$25.00 Mir
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371005

ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD?R DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail $36.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135156

Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148309

[juneau]

Looks good to me.

[Sirex]

Should respray the blue trims pink

[Duke{CLR}]

I was wondering if they had another color. Is that a photo shop or could I gt one like that?

[baller4life2468]

I looked around on google and i only found blue and black.
spraypaint? ftw :P

Baller

[Sirex]

I was wondering if they had another color. Is that a photo shop or could I gt one like that?

Photo choped, it looks nice thou, its def worth doing i'd say!

I cant do this one in ps, but how about

Black = light pink, and blue = dark pink
or better
black = pink and blue = white

Bit more work but, maybe someone who has better ps skills could show us that one.

If you get a silver/whitish lcd monitor with those, it would be perfect

[Duke{CLR}]

I think I will look into painting it myself. This is getting fun.

[Sirex]

It will be good when she see's its pink, plus if you repaint it you'll get that feeling when she sees it

Girly cases are hard to come by, at least what i've seen anyway.

Just remember to undercoat it white, those blue trims, and the front, and other parts will be plastic.

[Devilguns]

The specs look decent Duke.

You could always go with a pink case off the bat:



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156187


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811226025

[Duke{CLR}]

I saw those cases Devilguns and I think they are TOO pink for her. It is so hard to figure out what the heck she wants when she changes her mind every other time I discuss it with her. That's a trait she gets form her mother. The idea of painting it would make it more personal but I'm not much of an artist and I would hate to mess up the case. I guess i'll show all these cases to my wife and see what she thinks. One aspect of the Enermax case that I like is that the inputs are on top of the case which makes it easier where it will be sitting.

[Sirex]

with the black and blue one, just changing the color of the blue bits would make a difference.

[Duke{CLR}]

OK I have made a few changes to my list after talking with my wife. I have changed that case, MB, video card and I added a card reader. I went with a larger MB for the extra USB and Memory slots for future expansion. After all the changes I still come up with $562.41 with $100.00 in MIRs plus $34.81 in shipping. Now if only the Q9450 would come out so I can build this thing. I may just get a Q9300 if it too close to the Bday. Here are the changes.

EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130085

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail
Customer Choice Award
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059

SIGMA ZEN WDP diamond pink SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811226025

SUPER TALENT INT-AIN1-C All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820609198

[CarbonFire]

....Now if only the Q9450 would come out so I can build this thing.....

Duke,

http://www.cainslair.org/showpost.ph...0&postcount=56

[Duke{CLR}]

Duke,

http://www.cainslair.org/showpost.ph...0&postcount=56

Is this a safe place to buy from???


I tried to buy it but it says that it's not available for online purchase.

[CarbonFire]

Is this a safe place to buy from???


I tried to buy it but it says that it's not available for online purchase.

Yes, it is safe. I just went to their brick and mortar store and picked up one of these bad boys, I just couldn't resist any longer. The deal online was apparently so good, and these things so scarce, they sold out in under two hours The store I bought this at only had 12 more in stock, down from the 40 pieces they received this morning.

Talk about a hot commodity....maybe I should resell this for a profit

JK