Quickly. Please rate my new computer setup I will buy today, right now....

GENERIC 18" 2-Head Red SATA (SERIAL ATA 150) Cable Model SERIAL ATA 18 - OEM Item #: N82E16812104150 $2.891

Rosewill RCX-Z1 Long life ball bearing for over 45,000/hrs CPU Cooler - RetailItem #: N82E16835200014 $14.991

OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8002GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227 $96.991

Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $159.991

Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included - OEM
Item #: N82E1682310915 $21.991

CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Item #: N82E16824252008
Return Policy:[LCD] Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Poli $239.991

EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130084 $159.991

• COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
  Item #: N82E16811119106
  Return Policy:Standard Return Policy
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• COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power Supply - Retail
  Item #: N82E16817171018
  Return Policy:Standard Return Policy

$89.981

• AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
  Item #: N82E16819103773
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• ASUS M2NPV-VM Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
  Item #: N82E16813131014
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  $249.98
• Grand Total:$$1,036.79

ps. I already have a 500 gb 7200 HD

Only a 74GB hdd....going a little light, don't you think?Vampyronight

Looks like he's going for speed as it's a Raptor. I'd go with a larger Hitachi as they aren't that much slower and offer close enough speeds.

Personally I wouldn't touch that LCD... And the MB should already come with 2 SATA cables. The HSF looks iffy to me at that price as well, it's almost better to stick with the stock unit unless you spend around $40+

I would personally go for a x1950xt instead of the 8600 gts. Even if you want the DX10, the 8600 will most likely be a poor performer.

Or just got for an 8800 gts (but its more expensive).

[QUOTE="Vampyronight"]Only a 74GB hdd....going a little light, don't you think?Krall

Looks like he's going for speed as it's a Raptor. I'd go with a larger Hitachi as they aren't that much slower and offer close enough speeds.

Personally I wouldn't touch that LCD... And the MB should already come with 2 SATA cables. The HSF looks iffy to me at that price as well, it's almost better to stick with the stock unit unless you spend around $40+

Seems that this LCD is Neweegg customer gold Winner. Any other suggestions on LCD?

[QUOTE="Krall"]

[QUOTE="Vampyronight"]Only a 74GB hdd....going a little light, don't you think?Cracker__Jack

Looks like he's going for speed as it's a Raptor. I'd go with a larger Hitachi as they aren't that much slower and offer close enough speeds.

Personally I wouldn't touch that LCD... And the MB should already come with 2 SATA cables. The HSF looks iffy to me at that price as well, it's almost better to stick with the stock unit unless you spend around $40+

Seems that this LCD is Neweegg customer gold Winner. Any other suggestions on LCD?

dont buy a raptor buy a reg HDD

[QUOTE="Cracker__Jack"][QUOTE="Krall"]

[QUOTE="Vampyronight"]Only a 74GB hdd....going a little light, don't you think?smartthingy

Looks like he's going for speed as it's a Raptor. I'd go with a larger Hitachi as they aren't that much slower and offer close enough speeds.

Personally I wouldn't touch that LCD... And the MB should already come with 2 SATA cables. The HSF looks iffy to me at that price as well, it's almost better to stick with the stock unit unless you spend around $40+

Seems that this LCD is Neweegg customer gold Winner. Any other suggestions on LCD?

dont buy a raptor buy a reg HDD

I actually love my raptor Hdd, especially if you already have a drive for general media. They are fast, and I will always go with a raptor from now on.

- Drop that CPU cooler (go for something cheap from Arctic Cooling)
- Drop the SATA cables, the mobo already has them
- Drop the Raptor HDD. Biggest burning of money if you're not a pro designer.
- Change the GPU to an 8800GTS 320MB.
- Change that PSU to a Corsair HX520W
- Change the mobo to something with an nForce 590/570 chipset.

...Then you're done.

get a different psu that one is crap. also instead of a x2 6000 get something lower and overclock it and spend that money toward an 8800 gts 320inyourface_12

:? that AMD is so cheap that you can't save enough for extra toward a 8800gts. Any intel cheaper could not overclock much faster than the 6000+ to justify voiding the warranties.

You could try a 7900 or 7950 card, but I would google some benchmarks first. Peter_Darkstar

www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html has great benchmarks.

Also try www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html for some cpu benchmarks.

oh yeah that keyboard sucks dont get it. b0ssy

Agreed, I forgot to mention that in my post. I have never used it personally, but curved keyboards drive me crazy. They may be better for people with perfect typing posture, but I like the standard layout more.