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If I were Building a System Today... (2/26/2009) by Joe Whinery

Joe Whinery's List of Excel Spread Sheet - PC Build Specs: (Compare Prior Build Specs).

AMD 2009 Desktop Processor Chart

Windows 7 Comparison Chart

For proper Display (1024x768). When Printing, change your Printer Driver properties from Portrait to Landscape mode. Otherwise, you may not be able to print this worksheet with all Part Numbers viewed. Enjoy! GB

		DDR3	By Joe Whinery	9/10/2009
			Quad Core - AM3		Directron	NewEgg
	Item	Brand	Model	Est. Price	Part Numbers
1.)	Case	CoolerMaster	Elite 330 - RC-330	$39.99	CS-RC-330-KKN1	NewEgg
1a.)	Case PSU	CoolMax	COOLMAX NW-650B	$54.99	PSU-NW-650B	ZipZoomfly
2.)	DVD-ROM	Sony DVD-ROM	DDU1678A PATA (OEM)	$17.99	DDU1678A	NewEgg
3a.)	DVD+-RW	Lite-On	iHAS424 - 24x SATA Burner		iHAS424	iHAS424
3c.)		Lite-On	iHAP422 PATA Burner (Retail)	$29.99	iHAP422	iHAP422
3d.)		LG Commercial	WH08LS20 SATA Blu-Ray 8X BD-R Burner		WH08LS20 (OEM)	WH08LS20 (Retail)
4.)	CPU	AMD Phenom	Phenom II X4 955 (125W)	$169.99	ZipZoomfly	Phenom II X4 955
5.)	Fan	Included with Retail Box - Phenom			^
6.)	SATA II HD	Seagate	ST3320613AS - 320GB	$47.99	ST3320418AS 16MB Cache	ST3320418AS
7.)		Seagate	ST3320613AS - 320GB	$47.99	For Backup / Imaging <$0.20 per GB
8a.)	Keyboard	Logitech	Wireless MX 3200	$77.99	Wireless MX 3200	Wireless MX 3200
8b.)		Microsoft PS2 / USB	Business Hardware Pack		Amazon A4B-00007	ZipZoomfly
9a.)	Memory	Mushkin 4GB -1333	996585 (2x2GB) 4GB	$84.99	996585	996585
9b.)		OCZ 4GB - 1333	OCZ3P1333LV4GK (2 x 2GB)		ZipZoomfly	OCZ3P1333LV4GK
10a.)	LCD Monitor	Acer Monitors	X233H 23"		Amazon X233H bd	X233Hbid
11.)	MotherBoard	Gigabyte DDR3	GA-MA790GPT-UD3H - DDR3	$114.99	ZipZoomfly	GA-MA790GPT-UD3H
		Gigabyte DDR2	GA-MA790GP-UD4H - DDR2		GA-MA790GP-UD4H	ZipZoomfly
12.)	Mouse	Logitech	Included in Wireless Desktop
13.)	OS	Windows 7	Windows 7 Pro 64bit OEM	$139.99	Win 7 Pro 64 OEM	NewEgg
14.)	Speakers	Altec Lansing	BXR1121 (2.1)	$24.99	BXR1121	BXR1121
15.)	BackUp Soft	Casper	Casper 5.0	$50.00	Get Online Only!
		Acronis	Acronis True Image Home 2010		Special Offer - UGR	Code: UGTIH2010
16.)	Video Card	Video Card is optional, Vista compatible + HDCP Compliant video on motherboard.

	Total	...	=	$901.88
	Something else to consider below!!
		The Hanns G 28" monitor is the best I have seen yet.
18a.)	Monitor	Samsung	Samsung T240HD	$299.29	Provantage T240HD	Samsung T240HD
18b.)		Hanns G	HG281DPB		HG-281DPB	HG-281DPB
18c.)		ViewSonic	VX2835wm		VX2835wm	VX2835wm
19a.)	Router	LinkSys (10/100)	WRT54GL Wireless-G	$59.99	WRT54GL	WRT54GL
		Look for this Router above on sale locally for <$50.00
19b.)		D-Link	DIR-655 Gigabit Router		ZipZoomfly	DIR-655
20.)	Mobile Rack	Kingwin	HD-KF-91 - BK (SATA)	$17.99	HD-KF-91-BK	Mwave.com

Additional PC Build Considerations & Information:

Note: Our DVD+-RW Burner Options Listed will work with SATA AHCI. Use either PATA Optical Devices and OR SATA Optical Devices. In the beginning, we were instructed to use ONLY PATA Optical Drives. Why? AHCI Configuration did NOT like SATA Optical Devices! Why enable AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface ) in the first place - Provides ability to Hot Swap SATA HD Drives other than O/S Drive. Note: AHCI support should be installed at time of O/S installation to make certain correct Drivers are installed. Following this link to enable AHCI after the fact!
Build Check List
Assembling your PC by Joe Whinery
Windows Migration Step-by-Step Guide - Courtesy George Walker! (10-14-09)
AMD 2009 Desktop Processor Chart
AMD Processor Pricing
www.AMD.com/phenom

Virtualization - Windows PC Virtualization - Allows us to run Win7 Pro Host O/S & WinXP apps in WinXP Mode.
Casper Disk Cloning by Joe Whinery
www.CoolDrives.com - SATA and IDE Hard Drive & Optical Drive USB Adapter Kit COMBO - USB SATA Adapter
Other Component Options:
Vista Comparison Chart: Vista Home Basic & Premium, Business, Enterprise & Ultimate.
1. www.Windows7.com - Compare Versions!
2. www.WindowsVista.com
3. Windows Application Compatibility
4. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
PC Pitstop's Vista Readiness Test Center
Vendor List - Quick Search