mrschultz
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Been putting off upgrading my PC for too long, of course now I have to replace just about everything except the case....
Wanted a Blu-Ray drive, will transfer my IDE DVD RW DL drive over as well since the MB has the port. Not sure I'll run the drives in RAID, external drives are so cheap now and can be stuck in s drawer with no worries of lighting or power surges wiping out all the backups...
Went back and forth on many graphics cards, figure the GTS 250 will be good enough for me, certainly better than the AGP card I'm running now....
What's the deal with them changing the power plugs on the motherboards every few years, so even if you've got enough power you still need a new supply? Arrrgggg.
Guess I'll try the cooler boxed with the CPU, don't plan on overclocking even though the motherboard is supposed to be pretty good, I figure if overclockers use a motherboard it should be really stable at normal speed.
What I just ordered:
1 "GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard"
1 "Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Dual-Core Processor"
2 "CORSAIR XMS2 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC2-8500 1066MHz 240-pin DDR2 CL5 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit"
1 "EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GTS 250 512 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card"
3 "Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5000AAKS"
1 "CORSAIR 750w TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply"
1 "LG Electronics GGC-H20LK LightScribe Blu-Ray/HD DVD Combo Drive with Software - Bulk (Black)"
Wanted a Blu-Ray drive, will transfer my IDE DVD RW DL drive over as well since the MB has the port. Not sure I'll run the drives in RAID, external drives are so cheap now and can be stuck in s drawer with no worries of lighting or power surges wiping out all the backups...
Went back and forth on many graphics cards, figure the GTS 250 will be good enough for me, certainly better than the AGP card I'm running now....
What's the deal with them changing the power plugs on the motherboards every few years, so even if you've got enough power you still need a new supply? Arrrgggg.
Guess I'll try the cooler boxed with the CPU, don't plan on overclocking even though the motherboard is supposed to be pretty good, I figure if overclockers use a motherboard it should be really stable at normal speed.
What I just ordered:
1 "GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard"
1 "Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Dual-Core Processor"
2 "CORSAIR XMS2 4GB ( 2 X 2GB ) PC2-8500 1066MHz 240-pin DDR2 CL5 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit"
1 "EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GTS 250 512 MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card"
3 "Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5000AAKS"
1 "CORSAIR 750w TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply"
1 "LG Electronics GGC-H20LK LightScribe Blu-Ray/HD DVD Combo Drive with Software - Bulk (Black)"