Thread: Building a new rig...Need your input

Originally Posted by Jester(TA)

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

don't forget to use a TTP affiliate to buy the parts!

I will BIGDOG.How does,lets say, egghead know that i bought through TTP?I used the link but it didnt take my anywhere special but there main page?

if you clicked on it to get there, then it will remmeber this when you are buying it, and take care of it on it's own.

That is a badass power supply, very accommodating and reliable .. I installed one last week for a guy.

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

Originally Posted by Jester(TA)

OK GUYS Ive bought all my stuff.Just have to wait for it to arrive.This is what I got......

Motherboard- ASUS P5Q Deluxe- $199.99
Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz With CoolerMaster Gemini2 S Cooler-$189.99 + $35.99
Memory- Corsair 4gig 2 x 2gig- $125.98
Video card- VisionTec Radeon 4870 (got at BestBuy For $254.00 with a 12% off coupon from reward card)
Power Supply-Thermaltake Toughpower 850watt $179.99
Opticle Drives-LiteOn 20X DVD+/-RW SATA Drive and LiteOn SATA DVD Drive $71.26
CoolerMaster Wave Master Case $130.00
Hard Drives-150gig WD velociraptor SATA 10,000rpm and WD 250gig SATA drive for media and backup $189.00
Sound Card- Sound Blaster X-FI Fatality-Took from old build
Widows Vista Ultimate-Got it for $160 bucks through work.Will install 64bit version
Samsung 22" wide screen lcd monitor
Total- $1536.20

I set aside 50 bucks for beer.Next weekend should be the drunk build off... :P

I didn't see anything post to any of our online affiliates.

tell me.....tell me you bought all this stuff using a TTP link.

The few things i bought through newegg I did use the link but I didnt see anything that was going to TTP? I will contact them tommorrow to make sure!

Well I got her up and running with vista64.So far so good.I wonder why I read all the bad reviews about installing it?Probably had old stuff in their computers or something.Im updating BF2 as I type so I hope to be on soon!!! :9