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The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:34 am
by RascalJones
Success....so far.
Here is....The Insomniac
SUPPLIES!
Empty Case - Antec 300
Empty Motherboard
CPU & Fan installed
Power Supply, look at THAT cable management mess...
Motherboard mounted...
Graphics card in (The cables look better than that now)
Finished product before replacing sides of case.
And, the Insomniac, up late.
WHEW! What fun!
Re: The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:26 pm
by I__CHAOS__I
hehe, nice, although I was expecting a picture showing a big explosion at the end
j/k
Re: The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:10 pm
by RascalJones
me too....lol
man, the fans are loud.
Re: The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:11 pm
by RascalJones
me too....lol
man, the fans are loud.
Re: The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:11 pm
by RascalJones
oops double post. where are the edit and delete post buttons?
Re: The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:30 pm
by 36drew
Mind if I ask for specs and price? Looks awesome.
Re: The results are in...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:42 pm
by RascalJones
From Newegg.com - all shipped together for free
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor $190
Vista 64 bit $99.99 (OEM version, I am my own support now...yay)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $65
Antec EA650 650W ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TÜV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC - Retail $99.99
From Tigerdirect.com $4.75 shipping
XFX GeForce 8800 GT Video Card $179 (Comes with Company of Heroes game)
From the local Micro Center store 7% tax
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard $115
Antec 300 case $50
4GB RAM $75 after $35 rebate
From Circuit City
2 Antec TriCool 120MM PC Case Fan w/ blue LED $13 each.....$26
I think I figured it totalled out right around $900
I "recycled" my DVD burner from my old PC. Figured I didn't need one of those right away.
Now to get all my games installed. Can't wait to see how they run now, especially looking forward to AOE.