How to build a PC - the parts, the price and the performance (and how to do it of course)
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The parts and price (along with where you can buy them… I prefer Newegg.com as they are fast, reliable and relatively cheap):
Case:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
$120
Power Supply:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
$130
Motherboard:
ASUS P5E3 PREMIUM/WIFI-AP @n LGA 775 DDR3 Intel X48 ATX Intel
$370
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
$360
CPU cooler:
ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler
$45
CPU paste:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
$6
RAM:
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit
$185
Video Card:
BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported
$255
Hard drive:
Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive
$170
Hard drive 2:
Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD3201ABYS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$85
DVD Burner:
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S
$31
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