building my son a new box,did'nt spend too much either,(check it out) :)

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building my son a new box,did'nt spend too much either,(check it out) :)

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staying with my system of buying, NOT the latest cutting edge hardware,and buying just below the latest stuff,
this box will do pretty good.

I am having more fun building this new box for my son than he will have using it,,LOL

check it out :)
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Athlon XP1700+ TBRED :)
VOLCANO 7 HSF
MSI K7T266 PRO2-A
Maxtor Diamond Max 30gb 7200rpm
CORSAIR CMX256A-2700C2 XMS Platinum 256mb
ATI 8500 LE 64mb
Antec SL-400 dual fan 400watt PSU
Linksys 10/100 LNE100TX
Sony FDD
generic 56X cdrom
cool green full tower(lol) pics to come
misc rounded cables &
Antec green neon case fans

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I'll use this to teach him about overclocking too,,, LOL
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I know it's not the latest fastest greatest,but a little tweaking and oc'ing ,this should do fine for him.(he's 10) :)
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I looked over in the corner, and Grandpa seemed to have them too.
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i wish my dad was that cool :)
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papa?

remember me? I'm your son!
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looks good..
how much $ ?
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Nice looking box. looks like you prolly got a nice bang for the buck system together there
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Originally posted by BaLa
looks good..
how much $ ?


Athlon XP1700+ TBRED $51
VOLCANO 7 HSF $15
MSI K7T266 PRO2-A $49
Maxtor Diamond Max 30gb 7200rpm $59
CORSAIR CMX256A-2700C2 XMS Platinum 256mb $99
ATI 8500 LE 64mb $62
Antec SL-400 dual fan 400watt PSU $48
Linksys 10/100 LNE100TX $10
Sony FDD $9
generic 56X cdrom $19
:) I just got the HDD,I should be putting it together tonight.

have a great day!
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Originally posted by Hopeful
i wish my dad was that cool :)


:) thats actually a great thing to say,
(us dads like that,it's good to be cool) :D

thanks....
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Originally posted by Hopeful
i wish my dad was that cool :)


I second that!
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Originally posted by Cameron203
I second that!



Third that ;)


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Your are a good father!
Help him put it to good use... :D
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Killer setup! Wish you was MY dad! Wanna foster me? :D

Your son will really enjoy it! ;)
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Man o man i wish my dad was interested in computers as i am. Your son is very lucky!
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well it's up and running,and I am at 11.5x 141fsb 1626mhz @ 35c,
rock solid so far.this Tbred is pretty cool to play with.


and btw,thanks for all the nice replies. :)
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Woa what's the ambient

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Man is it cold in southern california or am i seeing things?? 35 woa i wish i had those load temps. Congrats on the nice overclock! Ur son is a very happy man now, my dad isnt interested in computers period nevermind overclocking them. But he is cool in his own way :D
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