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    Lightbulb New Media Build - critique anyone ?

    After months of deliberation have sold my old AMD HTPC and am about to embark on a C2D build.

    Does this look OK, any other recommendations / better pricing (all from Scan)

    Corsair HX Series 520W...................................................£68.02
    Zalman CNPS9500-LED.....................................................£29.25
    2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800).....£61.09
    Intel E2160......................................................................£56.98
    Asus P5K-VM iG33............................................................£83.41
    256MB Sapphire HD2400XT...............................................£46.99
    Pioneer BDC-202BK 5x Blu-Ray Reader Combo oem............£152.74

    .....................................................................................£498.48

    Will there be any price reduction on the E2160 ?

    Thanks
    Last edited by tinners; 16-07-2007 at 11:47 PM.

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    Aren't prices coming down for Blu Ray stuff?

    What case?

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    are they ?

    going in a Zalman HD160 I bought of these forums.

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    Have you considered the "Intel only" Zalman 9500-AT? You get PWM control but unfortunately you will forfeit that blue LED. It is only a few pence dearer.
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    good steer, thanks. Didnt want the LED anyway not a lot of point in a media PC

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