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7 Sep 2024 01:22:13 EDT (-0400)
  Re: New PC  
From: Tom Austin
Date: 4 Sep 2008 11:11:08
Message: <48bffa8c$1@news.povray.org>
For those who care, prices are now listed

> 
> 
> So in the end, final specs...
> 
> Motherboard:        ASUS P5Q Pro
	$100 (after $40 instant savings with purchase of WD hard drive)
> CPU:            Intel E8400 Core2 Duo 3.0 GHz
	$170
> HD:            (2) WD 500GB
>                 350GB mirrored RAID 1
>                 ~100GB striped RAID 0
	$75 each

> RAM:            4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC 8500)
>                 came with clip on fans
>                 not used at the moment
	$109 (after $40 MIR)

> Video:            Sapphire Radeon HD 3850
	$54 (after $25 adj for unavailable free software and $15 MIR)

> CASE:            Antec Sonata III 500 - with 500w power supply.
	$100

TOTAL:	$683 USD

I don't typically purchase all parts from one source, but all of this 
did come from newegg.

I just waited for specials on some of the items I was looking at.  That 
saved me $100 easily in cost alone.

All shipping was free - another $40 or so in savings.

Now if only the rebates work.....


Tom


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