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CelestialApokalypse

Sun Jul 31 2005, 08:51pm

Joined: Sat Jan 29 2005, 08:28am
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All right. I've been planning this for a while now. Since my car is finally paid off, I've been able to save regularly. I'm eager to build a media center / file server pc for my home. The goal is to build it for under $900 while being an above average machine.

Any who, here's the build as of 7/31/05:

Barebones case/mobo:
Shuttle XPC SN95G5V3 Socket 939
- nVidia nForce3 ultra chipset
- socket 939: AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64/Sempron
- 800/1000mhz FSB
- 2x 184pin DIMM slots DDR400
- 1 8x AGP slot
- 1 PCI slot
- 2x ATA 100

- 2x SATA 150
- SATA Raid 0/1
- RealTek ALC655 6ch onboard audio
- Gigabit onboard LAN
- 2x 3.5" bays
- 1 5.25" bay
- 2 front and 2 rear USB ports
- 1 front and 1 rear FireWire IEEE 1394 port
- 1 headphone, 1 mic, 1 earphone front ports
- Rear S/PDIF In/Out ports
- 1 rear RJ45 port
- 240w power supply
- Case Dimensions: 7.87" x 7.28" x 12.2"

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
- 1ghz FSB
- 1.8ghz clock speed
- L1 cache 64kb+64kb
- L2 cache 512kb

RAM:
1gb pqi TURBO (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel

Storage:
2x Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7200 RPM
- SATA 150 Raid configuration
- 8mb cache

Video Card:
ATI Radeon 9600 All-In-Wonder AGP 8x
- 325mhz core clock speed
- 128mb DDR 400mhz
- VIVO
- TV-Out s-video/composite/CATV
- Remote Control

DVD Drive:
NEC 6x-16x DVD Burner
- Black
- 16x DVD
- 48x CD

Total Price with Newegg.com: (as of 7/31/05)
$866.72 + shipping

Suggestions? Complaints? Compliments?


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