Landon
02-25-2007, 10:21 PM
Lately I've noticed my 5-6 year old computer starting to chug and it's about time to look for a computer to take to college, so I started speccing out a computer again. I just wanted to know what the general consensus on these parts is. I know some of the parts (like the 8800GTS) definitely don't follow the 6 month rule, but after seeing the reviews, it sure looks like a good tradeoff. Also, I'm unsure about the power supply, but it was recommended by a fellow computer enthusiast. I could be getting this computer within 1-6 months depending on how my parents agree with the idea.
Case - LIAN LI PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112022)
Mobo - EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009)
Gfx Card - EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130038)
Power Supply - Rosewill RT550-135-BK 550W 135mm Fan SLI Ready - ATX V2.2/EPS12V Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817182045)
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003)
RAM - Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5K2/2G (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134046)
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (x2 in RAID 0) (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148142)
Optical Drive - ASUS Combo Drive Silver E-IDE/ATAPI Model CB-5216AG SV (x2) (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827135095)
Floppy Drive - SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821103116)
OS - Fedora Core 6 (http://fedora.redhat.com/) dualboot with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2b w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116171)
Entire Newegg Wishlist (http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/PublicWishDetail.asp?Source=MSWD&WishListNumber=3663249)
Case - LIAN LI PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112022)
Mobo - EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009)
Gfx Card - EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130038)
Power Supply - Rosewill RT550-135-BK 550W 135mm Fan SLI Ready - ATX V2.2/EPS12V Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817182045)
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003)
RAM - Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5K2/2G (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134046)
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (x2 in RAID 0) (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148142)
Optical Drive - ASUS Combo Drive Silver E-IDE/ATAPI Model CB-5216AG SV (x2) (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827135095)
Floppy Drive - SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821103116)
OS - Fedora Core 6 (http://fedora.redhat.com/) dualboot with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2b w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116171)
Entire Newegg Wishlist (http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/PublicWishDetail.asp?Source=MSWD&WishListNumber=3663249)