just found all of the parts available please give input!

hi,

i was searching around a little more and found that all of the parts on this post are up to date and should be available in a few days.

here is the link:

http://www.mattbrandenburg.com/2010/08/ ... 9-mac-pro/

1 PNY XLR8 VCG98GTEE1XEB GeForce 9800 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800 GT VCG98GTEE1XEB Video Card

$104.99
1 GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$139.99

1 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
ASUS 24X DVD Burner – Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$19.99

1 LIAN LI PC-A05NA Silver Aluminum ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-A05NA Silver Computer Case
$89.99

1 Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7860
Intel Core i7-860 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
$289.99

1 COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W Power Supply
$79.99

1 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$93.99

1 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJB 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Hard Drive
$54.99


Grand Total: $878.92

it is an awesome step by step tutorial on how to build this rig and install OSX

can you give me any feedback on the parts in the description (like half way down)

the only thing that isn't available is the CPU. it shouldn't be a problem to upgrade to a higher number right?

any suggestions on which i7 to go with keeping relatively close to the budget listed on the page ...

im also going to up the hard drive to 2TB and double the RAM to 8Gb,

any suggestions here?

THanks!

If you want to avoid a clicking sound every 20 minutes and the computer not being able to sleep, go with a Sony DVD Burner. Otherwise looks fine.

i7 870 cpu would be slightly better for very little difference in price
I have mine overclocked to 3.5ghz very easily some have these running up to 4.2ghz! for that Id suggest getting faster ram 1333 is ok what I use but i think the higher the number the better if you wanna overclclock at some point