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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 1:28 am
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PTravel
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Originally Posted by whakojacko
PTravel your list of parts didnt include a graphics card?

If you dont need any drives except 1 HD and 1 DVD, IMO that case is overkill in both size and price
I've got a PCI graphics card sitting around that I'm going to try first. Eventually, I'll set up a terabyte Raid 5 in the machine, but for now it'll store data on a NAS Raid system I have.

Incidentally, I wound up with a different (and more expensive) setup:

1 x ($219.99) CPU INTEL|C2Q Q9400 2.66G 775 45N R

1 x ($169.99) MB ASUS INTER P5E X38 775 RETAIL

1 x ($99.99) MS WIN VISTA HM PREM SP1 64BIT 1PK% - OEM $99.99

Scott, unfortunately I read your post after I placed the order so it looks like I know what I'll be doing next weekend.

1 x ($59.99) PSU TT|W0100RU 500W RT - Retail $59.99

1 x ($29.99) CASE ROSEWILL|R222-P-BK RT - Retail $29.99

1 x ($59.99) HD 500G|WD WD5001AALS % - OEM $59.99

1 x ($31.99) CPUCOOLER|ARCTIC P4|ACFZ7-PRO R - Retail $31.99

I picked up 4 gig of RAM for $89 from another source.
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