Joes Machine
by Joe Milano
(East Setauket, NY, USA)
I bought a decked out Dell XPS 400 a few years back, but now I need a new machine, so this is what I am planning on getting. Let me know what you think, or god forbid if anything doesn't go together people tell me! I'm new at this but I wanna give it a go:
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard:
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard Quad CFX, 4 PCIE 16slots DDR3-2000+, Exclusive OC
Memory:
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model. (Plus some cooling fan)
Hard Drive:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F2EG HD154UI 1.5TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Video Card:
BFG Tech BFGEGTX2951792OCFUBE GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Computer Case:
Thermaltake V9 Black Edition ATX Computer Gaming Chassis with Dual Oversized 230mm Ultra-Silent Cooling Fans VJ400G1N2Z Mid Tower
Disk Drives:
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B and LITE-ON Black IDE
DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08
Operating system:
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee
Power Supply:
PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS910 910W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready
Price tag = $1,776.91
The RAM has a side note saying that it is a perfect match with an intel cpu and I dont think it's a problem to use an AMD but if you know for sure please tell me if this is all ok.
