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If I were Building a System Today... (3/29/07) by Joe Whinery

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

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

		DDR	By Joe Whinery	12/29/2006
				Dual Core		Directron	Axiontech
	Item	Brand	Model	Est. Price	Actual $	Part Numbers	S/N
1.)	Case	CoolerMaster	CAC-TO5-UW	$48.00		CS-CAC-T05-UW	NewEgg
1a.)	Case P/S	Thermaltake TR2	W0069RU	$46.00		W0069RU	NewEgg
2.)	DVD-ROM	Sony	DDU1615 (OEM)	$18.99		DDU1615	NewEgg
3.)	DVD+-RW	Lite-On OEM	SHM165H6S-BLK	$32.99		SHM165H6S-BLK	NewEgg
4.)	CPU	Athlon 64 x2 4200+	ADA4200CUBOX	$176.99		CPU-ADA4200CUBOX	NewEgg
5.)	Fan (CPU)	Included with Retail Box Athlon XP				^
6.)	Floppy	Mitsumi OEM	D359M3D (pdf)	$7.99		D359M3D MIT	NewEgg
7.)	SATA HDD	WDC	WD1600JS 160 GB	$54.99		HD-WD1600JS	NewEgg
8.)	Hard Drive	WDC	WD1600JS 160 GB	$54.99		Use this for Backup / Imaging	<$0.40 per GB
9.)	Keyboard	Logitech	MX3000 Combo	$58.99
10.)	Memory	Kingston	KVR667D2N5K2/1G DDR2-667	$115.00		DIMM-KVR667D2N5K21G	NewEgg
10a.)		Crucial	CT2KIT6464AA667 DDR2-667	$149.99		DDR2: 800 or 667; 800 is Best	NewEgg
11.)	Modem	Lucent Agere	56K - V.90 Modem Drivers OEM	$8.50		MDM Lucent
12.)	LCD Monitor	Acer	AL1916AB - 19"	$199.99		AL1916AB	NewEgg
13.)	MotherBoard	Giga-Byte	GA-M55plus-S3G	$92.00		MB-GA-M55PLUS-S3G
14.)	Mouse	Logitech	Included in Wireless Desktop
15.)	OS	Windows XP	XP Pro OEM	$132.00
16.)	Speakers	Altec Lansing	SPK-VS2321	$38.99		SPK-VS2321
17.)	Video Card	Video Card is optional, Vista compatible video on motherboard.
	Total	...	=	$1,078.42
	Something else to consider below!!
18.)	Router	LinkSys	WRT54G Wireless-G (V6.0)	$74.00		Look for this item on sale locally for <$40.00
19.)	Mobile Rack	Kingwin	HD-KF-91 - BK (SATA)	$19.00		HD-KF-91-BK	NewEgg
20.)	Monitor (Old CRT Specs)					Directron Monitor List

Additional PC Build Considerations & Information:

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Other Component Options:
www.microsoft.com: Windows Catalog - This link is provided in case you need to check other component additions not listed for Win XP Pro HCL (Hardware Compatibility List).
www.WindowsVista.com
PC Pitstop's Vista Readiness Test Center
NVIDIA Chipset Drivers: