====== PC Upgrade ======


My personal PC... what I would get today if I had the $$ laying around:  8-)




===== Chris New Computer =====

^ Component   ^ Cost ^ Model        ^ Link ^
| Mainboard   |  $90 |ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296|
| Memory      | $105 |G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166|
| CPU         | $190 |Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037|
| Hard drive  | $100 |Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s | http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148294|
| Power suppy |  $90 |Antec Earthwatts 500W| http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007 | 
| Video card  | $140 |MSI N9600GT 512M OC GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP     |http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127333|

===== Intel Based =====

The Intel processors seem to have the leg up on the AMD as far as smaller process, so let's build an Intel box:

^ Component   ^ Cost ^ Model        ^ Link ^
| Case        |  $80|  LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112099]]|
| Harddrive   |  $170| WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136012]] |
| Mainboard   |  $130 (after rebate)| Abit IX38 | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127033]] |
| Memory      |  $130|  GeIL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144224]]|
| OS          |  $110| Microsoft Vista 64 bit | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488]] |
| Power Supply|   $80|  Thermaltake W0093RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 500W| [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153028]]|
| Processor   |  $200| Dual Core 3.0GHz 45nm Intel | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037]]|
| Video Card  |  $160(after rebates)| EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB | [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318]]|

$900 total + shipping so essentially $1000.

===== AMD Based =====

^ Component   ^ Cost ^ Item / Link ^
| Harddrive   | $170 | WD 10000 RPM as your main drive -> [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136012]]|
| Mainboard   | $100 | Abit (combo on ram saves you $15) -> [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127046]]|
| Processor   | $190 |(quad core AMD Phenom 9500 at 2.2GHz) -> [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103226]]|
| Ram:  2GB   | $80  |DDR2 1066 Ram [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208336]]|
| Video Card  | $200 (after mail in rebate 8800 GT)| EVGA Nvidia 8800GT -> [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318]]|

$765 total for what is here (no power supply picked... the compusa one ok?)  (and no OS)