Custom PC

[LiNuX]

Just moved half a thread. If you guys have to go off topic this much, please just open another thread.

As for the parts Synge posted, they're pretty good but I'd recommend a few changes (probably because I'm cheap and picky)

First is the DVD Drive. Get this: Newegg.com - LG Black 22X DVDRW SuperMulti Drive - CD / DVD Burners

It's a burner (compared to just a drive posted earlier) and it costs less (if you look at the shipping cost of the lite-on one).

If you want a 1tb hard drive, Seagate = win: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

I've been using Seagate for as long as I remember. I have a few WD, Samsung, Hitachi, and some other random brand ones too, but Seagate has given me the best experience in terms of durability and price. And it's cheaper than the WD one posted.

For OS, I'd say go pro: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems

You get a ton more stuff (e.g. Windows XP Mode) and you'd basically break even if you go with the Seagate HDD with the Win7 pro. Ultimate is also good but far pricier.

The power source seems overkill imo. You'll have a lot of connectors just lying there (like the 12 sata connections and 4 PCI-E Connectors). This one should do fine and it's a lot cheaper: Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

As for RAM, here is a good alternative: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK

G.Skill always makes good Gaming memory, as well as OCZ.

And I'm more of an AMD guy so I won't comment on the CPU and motherboard, I'm sure they're great. I used an i7 CPU on a server a while back, pretty awesome.

I don't know how much you'd save or if you'd save with my alternatives, I wasn't paying too much attention to price. And again, these are just alternatives, Synge did great picking out parts. I'd be jealous if I had that system too.

And Anti-Static wrist strap isn't really necessary but if it's your first time, I'd also recommend it. I've seen people first hand destroy components with static. It's funny when it doesn't happen to you.

Good luck.