The new box - some purchases
Tonight I purchased the following items:
- ENERMAX ECO80+ EES620AWT 620W for $120
- Samsung SATA CD/DVD Burner $20 (+ $8 shipping)
- ASUS M4A79T Deluxe m/b for $180
- AMD Phenom II X4 945 CPU $150
- 2x SYBA SY-PEX40008 PCI Express SATA II 4 port at $60 each for $120
- Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ECC $97
- Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express for $31
- HITACHI Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K (0S00164) 2TB 7200 RPM 5 @ $155
- Nippon Labs SATA Adpater Molex 4-Pin PC power cable to 2 x SATA Converter Cables 2 for $7 each
Total cost is about $1430 with shipping.
I would like to buy, but it’s not available:

February 24th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
This case might do, but it’s not as nice as the PC-A71F:
LIAN LI PC-B70 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
See also the Lian Li website specs.
February 25th, 2010 at 11:04 am
The stuff has shipped. ETA Monday
February 25th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
The case has been ordered. I’m guessing it will be here on Wednesday. Thanks to NewEgg for their notification alerts!
February 27th, 2010 at 8:09 am
DOH!
I just unpacked the box. I did not get RAM.
DOH. Just ordered it.
February 27th, 2010 at 8:11 am
The ETA for the case is 03/03/2010 (Wednesday).
February 27th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
you need DDR3 for that motherboard
February 28th, 2010 at 11:58 am
Right you are. Damn. I’ll cancel my order first thing Monday morning.
I think I’ll get WINTEC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Server Memory Model 3SR3380-13 instead.
Thank you.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:25 am
The case should arrive 03/02/2010 (today!).
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:44 pm
The case has arrived. \o/