Completed Build (almost) parts list

[DREDIOCK]

Ok Here is a list of the finished Build..Well it will be as soon as the memory and DVD drive arrives (Just ordered tonight)
Everything else is installed cept the OS

Parts ordered over the coarse of several months dating back to June as the extra cash arrived.
I was determined not to charge anything I didnt have the cash on hand for.

Case
Rosewill R5605-BK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Front Mesh Design Dual 120mm Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (N82E16811147083)

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail (N82E16813128337)

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail (N82E16819115037)
 
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (N82E16822136283)

Video Card
EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail (N82E16814130318)

Power Supply
  PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS750QBL 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail (N82E16817703019)


Memory

Kingston HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2K4/4GR - Retail (N82E16820104058)

CD/DVD
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model GH22LS30 - OEM (N82E16827136153)

OS
Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2C for System Builders - OEM (N82E16832116400)

Went a weee bit over budget.
Was originally supposed to be a Bang for buck build using some of my old parts (PSU, sound Card. Optical Drive,Ethernet card,and my old case.)
But I guess I got Build Fever
Still will probably use the old SB sound card and Linksys Ethernet card.

I know I went a bit overboard on the Hard drive. But that was a barter deal for some work I did. (HD and Vid Card)
I gave them a choice of several. That was the one they picked. ::shrug:: I aint gonna complain LOL

I was going to use my old CD/DVD drive but Tan drives look ugly in a black case LOL
so I used the money Im getting for the Rebates on the Vid card and PSU to get myself, and my daughter (For her birthday) Each the new drives.

As usual when I buy something for MYSELF I agonized over each part..
Funny how it works that way sometimes.
If it were for my kids. or the wife. or the family in general. I'd just have bought the best parts I could find for what they were going to do and be done with it.
Probobly would have said "Damn the expence account too"
But for myself. I damn near drive myself sick over it.

so..
What ya's think?

Will THIS run this damn game? LMAO

Oh. total cost was about $1,000 including the OS

[Fender16]

Hope those rebates are still valid by the time you get them.
Very often companies change their promotions on a near weekly basis.
So if you get a rebate with the card, it may not be honored by the company by the time you get it, fill it out, and send it in.

My computer is pretty much exactly the same as the one you're building and I run the game smooth as butter.
Just so you know, XP does not recognize 4GB of RAM and will only let you have 3.5GB of it.
You'll be fine.
What did the total come to?

[Dragon]

You should have no problem with that thing running the game, but you already knew that.

[Vudak]

Thanks for posting this, Drediock...  I'm thinking about trying to build one myself in the coming weeks but since I've never done that before, I figured I'd just try to put together one that someone else has already tried...  So please let us know how it works once you have it up and running

(My rig would be pretty much for Aces High and the Total War series, and not much else...  Figure your setup would run them both very well?)

[DREDIOCK]

I'm building it with the wallet at hand, to run AH well
And the future in mind.
Hence the EVGA Video card (upgrade program)
750 Gig HD (in 2 years I didnt even cme close to filling the last 250 gig) In some of tests I saw. this particular HD came in second only to the Raptor
I was just hesitant to pull the trigger on it. so I passed that decision onto someone else.

The PSU. I was going to go with the same brand at 610 watts but the 750 watt was too good a deal to pass on.
And the price difference after rebate was only around $10

Memory I went with the 1066 over the 800 Again with the future in mind.
Though I was reading somewhere recently that most 1066 memory is just 800 memory tested and certified to run stable at 1066.
Dont know how true that it. But it would explain why alot of people who buy 1066 memory have to change their BIOS  to get it to run at 1066.

Im waiting on the memory to arrive as we speak.

I'll keep you posted as I work things out

[Masherbrum]

DRED, I'd opt for a 2GB x 2 RAM setup instead.   

[DREDIOCK]

DRED, I'd opt for a 2GB x 2 RAM setup instead.   

Any particular reason?
Just Curious.
Little late now as its already ordered and charged

 And where the hell were you when I posted my Ram question thread LMAO

[Masherbrum]

Any particular reason?
Just Curious.
Little late now as its already ordered and charged

 And where the hell were you when I posted my Ram question thread LMAO

No biggie.   I just know sometimes filling all 4 slots can result in some funky stuff.   You may be GTG.   

I have no idea where I was!   

You'll like it regardless.   

[Getback]

Thanks for posting this, Drediock...  I'm thinking about trying to build one myself in the coming weeks but since I've never done that before, I figured I'd just try to put together one that someone else has already tried...  So please let us know how it works once you have it up and running

(My rig would be pretty much for Aces High and the Total War series, and not much else...  Figure your setup would run them both very well?)

Just like legos. Only you get to turn it on when  you're done.

Yeah, I like dredlocks too.

[drdeathx]

xp won't recognize 4 sticks of ram. But... nice system for $1000

[NHawk]

xp won't recognize 4 sticks of ram. But... nice system for $1000

Xp recognizes 4 sticks of ram. But it limits processes to 2Gb per process and sets aside about 500mb for overhead use.

I have 4Gb of ram in a system, using all 4 slots in dual channel mode and it runs without a hitch.

[Fulmar]

I have 4Gb of ram in a system, using all 4 slots in dual channel mode and it runs without a hitch.

Ditto.

[BaldEagl]

xp won't recognize 4 sticks of ram. But... nice system for $1000

32 bit XP will recognize 4 sticks of RAM as long as they aren't 2 GB sticks.  64 bit XP will recognize 4 (or more) 2 GB sticks (maximum 64 GB IIRC).

32 bit XP will only recognize a maximum of 4 GB of RAM which includes video card RAM.  That's why most people only see 3.5 GB when they have 4 GB installed.  Four 1 GB sticks will still run in dual channel mode even though only 3.5 GB or less are recognized by the OS and, as stated above, no 32 bit application is allowed by the OS to allocate more than 2 GB of RAM.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

It's not a problem with XP, some motherboards can't handle 4 sticks of ram and some do only if the ram is of a certain type etc.

It's much safer to use only 2 sticks.

[Fulmar]

It's not a problem with XP, some motherboards can't handle 4 sticks of ram and some do only if the ram is of a certain type etc.

It's much safer to use only 2 sticks.

2 sticks would also be less likely to develop problems over 4.  Since you have less ticks you have less potential for a stick going bad!  (theoretically lol)