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Old 01-17-2013, 08:05 AM   #3957
AshleyO
 
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What computer did you get/what's your specs? I got the blue screen of death the other day and I only managed to get windows reinstalled this morning. Something is definitely wrong with my hard drive, so I think its time I start putting money away for a desktop.

What made my day was I found out my new gender studies professor is really gung ho about trans rights and points out cissexism in our readings, so this term I won't have to be that person who keeps bringing it up. Whoo!
I can't seem to find all the exact parts; but this build is roughly the equivalent of what I have. Roughly.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y4ta
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y4ta/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y4ta/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 750GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.30 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($53.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($25.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $680.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-17 11:00 EST-0500)
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