My current system priced out and I didn't start building till may/june of last year.

WD 160GB Hdd 60
SB Audigy SE 35
Sapphire 4850 512 Mb 195
120mm case fans 2 32
USB card reader 10
Antec PSU 850 watt 200
Asus M3A79-T Deluxe 230
Thermaltake CPU cooler 20
WD 250GB Hdd 65
500 Watt Sigma PSU 28
Transcend 2GBx1 55
ECS 780GM-A mobo 85
Transcend 2Gbx2 55
AMD x2 5000 BE 90
AMD Phenom 9950 BE 220
Tsionic ATX case 65
LG Lightscribe DVD-RW 35
80mm case fan 30
80GB WD IDE Hdd 45
Acer 22W monitor 199
Saitek keyboard 80
X7 Gaming mouse 40
External 640GB HDD 90
Sapphire 3650 512 ddr3 99
AMD 940 3Ghz cpu 289
Sapphire 4850 512 Mb 179
Seagate 250GB Hdd 73
Arctic Freezer pro 64 CPU cooler 30
Patriot PC8500 1066 4GB ram 94
Seagate 250GB Hdd 65
Antec 900 120

Total 2913

What are your budgets for your system?

It includes 2 motherboard changes 3 cpu changes and 1 graphics card change and now a case and as well the PSU.

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AMD 940 PH2 BE @ 3.7 Ghz ArcticFreezer 64 pro
Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Patriot 4GB pc8500 DDR2 1066@5-5-5-15
Antec Quattro 850 Watt PSU
Asus 5770 1GB DDR5 850/1200
Sound blaster Audigy. w/2.1 surround Logitech speakers
Antec 900 case w/4 120mm fans 1 200mm fan

Edited: 03/11/2009 at 02:21 PM by Zodgrod009

Cant divulge this information,wife might be listening lol.

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AMD 965BE @4.032GHZ 24/7 VCORE 1.528v TEMPS 32C/52C
MSI 790FX GD70
3 X SAPPHIRE 4890 OC's 991/1100
4 GIG G-SKILL RIPJAWS 1600 @ 7 7 7 24 1.65v RUNNING @1680MHZ
4 SAMSUNG F1 750 GIG SATA II HDD's 2X RAID 0
THERMALTAKE ARMOR+ FULL TOWER CASE
THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER MODULAR 850W
THERMALTAKE BIGWATER 760IS WC
28" HANNS-G LCD 1920X1200 3ms
WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 32bit OS

Mine has no clue, however considering what she spends on clothes I am justified.

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AMD 940 PH2 BE @ 3.7 Ghz ArcticFreezer 64 pro
Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Patriot 4GB pc8500 DDR2 1066@5-5-5-15
Antec Quattro 850 Watt PSU
Asus 5770 1GB DDR5 850/1200
Sound blaster Audigy. w/2.1 surround Logitech speakers
Antec 900 case w/4 120mm fans 1 200mm fan

I convinced the wife based on.. "I can build a real nice system for $600.." pfft!
here's how I started back in January...

Athlon X2 5400+ BE $54.99

TT Blue Orb II - $34.99

PNY HD9600GT 512mb $119.99 - $20 MIR

4 GB OCZ Platinum PC26400 $39.99(2)- $10x2 MIR

XFX nForce 750a SLI mobo $129.99 - $20 MIR

Ultra X3 600w PSU $99.99 after instant $20 R

Sony 20x SATA dvd+r/dvd+rw etc etc. $24.99

Ultra MD3 Media reader/USB/firewire/eSata/temp monitor/fan controller $39.99

Seagate Barracuda 250GB 16mb HDD OEM $54.99

NZXT Apollo Mid Tower $69.99

Total : $709.99
$ 80.00 rebates
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$629.99 + Tax
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upgrades since initial build

Phenom X4 9950 2.6ghz $184.99

Athlon X2 6000+ 3.1ghz $74.99 (5400+ BE $54.99 RMA) $20 (wifey has it now)

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe $209.99 (XFX RMA $99.99) $110.00

2x HIS 4870 1GB TurboX ICEQ4+ (2 x $291.99) $583.98

4GB OCZ Titanium PC26400 $39.99

Seagate Barracuda 250GB 16mb HDD OEM $54.99

Razer Pirahna Headset $54.99

Logitech G11 Backlit Keyboard $45.99

Belkin N1 LCD Wireless N GB LAN Router $179.99 - $50 MIR (gift card, doesnt count)

Razer Diamond Back Game Mouse (Blue LED) $39.99 (floor model, got a steal)

Misc. Slot Fans and 120mm fans ~ $70

Total Upgrades: $629.92 (doesnt include router, Gift Cards +$50 MIR)
Starting Total: $629.99
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$1309.91 Grand total!

But, I am now buying This Case, This PSU (i think) , This HSF , and This RAM Cooler amongst a couple other things and will be upgrading wifey's pc to a 9600GT SLI rig. (pink Raidmax case, 2nd 9600GT, Asus nVidia board, and she gets the 600W Ultra PSU, TT Blue Orb, etc etc)

So, in a long winded post, its you all who made me spend this much! I was just fine till I started digging deeper into the hobby and looking at your setups!

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Phenom II 955
Cooler Master V8
ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 790FX
2 x Sapphire 4870 1GB GDDR5
4GB GSkill Pi Black 1066
2 x 74GB WD Raptor 16mb RAID-0
640GB WD Caviar Black 32mb
Cooler Master HAF 932
Antec Quattro 850w

Somebody is always going to have a nicer setup than you do!!


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Asus M4A79 Deluxe, Phenom II 940 BE, 20,770 3D06

Asus Moderator ~ My CPU Overheating Guide

the old constant in the universe

there will always be somebody

bigger
stronger
better looking
richer
better off
sexier wife
more endowed
better toys
bigger pc

list is near endless but this one true fact will never change.

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AMD phenom II 1090T @ 4.23 Ghz custom water cooled
Asrock 890 FX deluxe 3 mother board
4 GB DDR 3 1600 @ 1688 Mhz 7 7 7 24 T1 2688 Mhz NB
2x 1 TB WD Sata III 64 mb cache HDD,s raid 0
2x 5870 HD @ 1015/1300 Asus reference
Dual OS win 7 x64 ultimate & win 7 x32 Ultimate (bench os)

it dosent matter what anybody has,they will neverevernever BE AS COOL AS ME!!!!

wife is on valuum,drools a lot,hasent a clue-lol


-dimwit-

ps look at our sigs,you can guess the ballpark on what we have spent.

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I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.

and I paid extra premiums for my parts

upgraded 7 times this year

I lost count ofter CPU # 3 and board # 3 lol.

Lets just say in one years time I have just over 2000 in receipts for upgrades.

Only used my 8800 GT for 3 months and my 260 GTX for 4 months

6400+ for about 4 months and 8950 BE for 1.5 months and 9950 for 1.5 months and 940 BE seance then

First asrock board 3 months and second asrock board 2 weeks and asus board for 1 month and this asrock board for however long O hell you get the idea.

I HAVE NO CLUE lol.

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AMD phenom II 1090T @ 4.23 Ghz custom water cooled
Asrock 890 FX deluxe 3 mother board
4 GB DDR 3 1600 @ 1688 Mhz 7 7 7 24 T1 2688 Mhz NB
2x 1 TB WD Sata III 64 mb cache HDD,s raid 0
2x 5870 HD @ 1015/1300 Asus reference
Dual OS win 7 x64 ultimate & win 7 x32 Ultimate (bench os)

I think I'm finally done though

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AMD 940 PH2 BE @ 3.7 Ghz ArcticFreezer 64 pro
Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Patriot 4GB pc8500 DDR2 1066@5-5-5-15
Antec Quattro 850 Watt PSU
Asus 5770 1GB DDR5 850/1200
Sound blaster Audigy. w/2.1 surround Logitech speakers
Antec 900 case w/4 120mm fans 1 200mm fan

Ya I know I am.

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AMD phenom II 1090T @ 4.23 Ghz custom water cooled
Asrock 890 FX deluxe 3 mother board
4 GB DDR 3 1600 @ 1688 Mhz 7 7 7 24 T1 2688 Mhz NB
2x 1 TB WD Sata III 64 mb cache HDD,s raid 0
2x 5870 HD @ 1015/1300 Asus reference
Dual OS win 7 x64 ultimate & win 7 x32 Ultimate (bench os)

See, its not about the upgrade so much but how many PC's I have... I bought 3 PC's for myself within the past year (not counting the other 2 PC's I have from years before). I have my machine in my sig, I have my Acer Netbook, and my Emachines server, not to mention a 20 inch monitor I bought because of the emachines server beside my 28 inch monitor and the 250 dollar laser printer for network printing and 300 dollar inkjet printer for personal photo printing I bought within the past year. Then I have the 250 GB 2.5'' portable harddrive being used on the emachines for software RAID 1 and my 100 dollar printserver\switch combo. Lets not also forget about the PS3 sitting under my server accessorized like a madman and the PC 50 games, 15 PS3 games and counting (bought all within the past year). I could keep going but I rather not bore you guys. All this buying forces me to postpone my uber upgrade so I can finally play Fallout 3 maxed lag free.

Its a curse working at Best Buy You have all this technology teasing you and saying "Buy me... BUY ME!!!!" I cry when I look at the Pioneer 60'' plasma at our front door.

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Alienware m17x R4
17.3" 1920x1080 -- Intel Core i7-3820QM -- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz -- Intel 520 180GB SSD -- 750GB 7200RPM Data HDD -- Slot BD-ROM -- 2GB AMD 7970m -- Intel Centrino 6250+WiMax -- Mediacom 20 Mbps Internet Connection