Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):

[clocker]

This should be interesting then.
Do you know exactly what the warranty covers?

[slim150]

now that you mention it... it says 3 years for shipping damages(?) and defective products.. BUT Motherboard, Hard Drive, CPU, RAM, Video Card are just on a limited one year deal.. lol. Free shipping anyway. and 24/7 tech support that I'd never use

[clocker]

I think you're getting screwed.
Most RAM carries a lifetime warranty these days, HDDs- 5 years, CPUs- 3 years.
This assumes you are the initial buyer, which in this case, you aren't.
Seems like you are actually getting less coverage through this vendor than you would get by yourself.

The 24/7 tech support is probably worthless as well and there is no sales tax on internet sales anyway (I assume you don't live in Cali...) so I fail to see what the advantage for you is.

[Shiranai_Baka]

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811165008

That case might work well too. It certainly has a lot of room.

[slim150]

Update, well this is what I ended up getting. I know its not the greatest of setups, but was a lot better than my original. Plus I mean I don't need bleeding edge technology, just nicer than my P4 oven that I have now. Thanks for all your help!

Price: 819 Shipped

Case: (chose the wrong stacker, but I like this one anyway)
XION Stacker XON-791B - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208022


CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 CPU @ 1.80GHz 800FSB 2x1MB L2 Cache EM64T

DVD Drive: 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER

HD: 160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

Memory Muskin 1GB PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory

MoBo: Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard

Power Supply: ENERMAX FMA II EG565P-VE ATX12V 535W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194010

Sound: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD

Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16

[Virtualbody1234]

I'll mention this again, like my previous post...

Now that you actually got it why don't you post the make/model(s) of the parts used.

These 3 items are the ones I'm referring to.

DVD Drive: 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER

HD: 160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD


Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16

I point this out to you because I think it's important that you really know what you're purchasing.

You wouldn't buy a car just knowing it's engine size but totally unaware what make/model it is. Would you?

[slim150]

Oh yeah, I was meaning to wait to post until I physically got it to check it out and see, but that other computer post was around and I wanted that OP to see this one.

Its supposed to be shipped this week, so I'll learn soon!