EVGA 640-P2-N828-A3 GeForce 8800GTS KO 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
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ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and 14X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model DRW-1814BLT - OEM
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Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition
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A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
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COOLMAX "PCI Express" CXI-400B ATX v2.01 400W Power Supply
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APEVIA (ASPIRE) X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
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Parts are either already owned or arriving on Christmas (as my dad was so dead-set on getting everything right that he had me guide him through it... bless him ).

Will definitely be getting Vista Ultimate sometime for this. There's a family rumor going around that I might get the 32-bit OEM of Vista Ultimate for Christmas. If that's the case I'll exchange for 64-bit (there's a reason I picked a board that can go to 8GB! Can't blame average people for getting something trivial like that wrong, though. ), and I'll run Ubuntu or something until the 64-bit (which I'll overnight if these family rumors are true) gets here.

As for a HDD, I have a 250GB IDE one in an external enclosure I might put in and use, if I don't get enough Christmas cash to get this:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
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You higher-ups who know more about building than me, can you please tell me if my 400W Power Supply Unit is too severely underpowered for the aforementioned rig? I'll be getting this eventually:

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail
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But I'd like to put that off until after I upgrade my RAM to the full 8GB which would be (all 8 at once) around $170.00 USD and therefore more expensive. I used a Power Supply Unit calculator and it said I needed 300W, but I'm not sure that was so accurate. Can someone shed light on that?

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hmm, yea... who's rich enough to buy one of those? lol

I have almost all the parts and am getting the rest on Christmas. So... this 15-year-old has managed. xD;;

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ha, lol...
well if i use my money for PC parts, i would probably have a better system then what i have at the mo.. lol

but i spend it on other stuff like Games and **** lol :P

I'm no expert but I would have thought a 400w Power Supply Unit would have lacked sufficient power, to the best of my knowlegde the nVidia 8 series are power hungry cards, that 700W you mentioned would probably be a good idea mate.

Nice rig though

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That's precisely why I asked. I'll be using more Power Supply Unit Calculators tonight and probably averaging their results. So far I've tried 2 and both said 400W would be sufficient for my build under 100% load, which I'm personally not buying in the first place (under 100% load, if it only required 400W then the 700W+ PSUs wouldn't exist). I just was curious if I could slink by on that one I've got now. I guess I'll HAVE to live with it for a little while, since I absolutely, definitely need that HDD before I upgrade the PSU. Oy, vey. I just want to be sure that if I even try to use the 400W that the whole rig won't get blown!

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I'd wait for the new 9 series gpu's rumoured for a feb release.

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As long as what I have can handle something of Unreal Tournament 3 caliber (which it can, as the benchmark on my card for that game was spectacular), I'm fine with it. I don't need a 9-series GPU, because no matter what it will be better than this ATI X300.

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I usually take what the calc comes up with --and add at least 100W to that number-- for future upgrades...more for a gaming rig. When you will push your hardware to the limit all the time-- why take chances ?
Strong build now equals longer overall life, better performance, longer time between upgrades.

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339W Result + 100W = 439W. Ouch.

Newegg - Power Supply Calculator
479W Result + 100W = 579W. Oucher.

I just tried those on top of the ones that were giving me low 300s (like around the 305 mark), and now I feel like I won't be able to run my build at all until I get my "final" Power Supply Unit.

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