Spec check for 1st time builder.

[ForumVisitor]

Comments/suggestiosn are welcome and truly appreciated.

Usage:
70 % - MySQL/Java/PHP/Apache/
20 % - Video Editing
9 % - Word Processing & WWW
1 % - Game (AOE and RON only)

Requirements:
> 95% uptime.
On board FireWire
2 Ethernet ports.
On board raid 5 - Will add more disks and move to Promise raid 5 controller later.

Selected so far:
$295 X2 4600+ ADO4600CUBOX (65w) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735)
$236 ASUS Crosshair (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131593)
$239 G Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231065)
$179 eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT CO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130017)
$156 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701)
$145 Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116059)
$ 17 Logitech Internet Pro Desktop 967457-0403 Black (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126152)
$ 34 Logitech MX400 931638-0403 2-Tone 5 Buttons (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104207)
$ 36 Pioneer Black Model #: DVR-111D (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129001)
$ 10 NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model FD1231H-302 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821152005)
$ 35 Logitech X-230 32 Watts RMS 2.1 Speake (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121123)
$130 OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341001)
$132 P180B (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129017)
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$1644


Thank you for your time.

[Silver Bullet]

Looks good to me. Just make sure you get a PCI express (2x, 4x) based RAID controller .. and you should be good. Maybe a C2D based system . but i don't really see much of a point since your just programing 70% of the time. Though the video editing would surely benefit from a C2D.

Read this article and then i think you can make a more educated decision: Link (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-shootout.html)

[nn_step]

If you NEED 95% uptime or better ECC would be a FAR better choice.
Get two of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146523
Edit:
Plus ASUS is not the thing to get for AMD boards.
I suggest you look into Epox or Gigabyte if you wish for a Server board, or DFI/MSI if you wish to overclock

[ForumVisitor]

If you NEED 95% uptime or better ECC would be a FAR better choice.
Get two of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146523
Edit:
Plus ASUS is not the thing to get for AMD boards.
I suggest you look into Epox or Gigabyte if you wish for a Server board, or DFI/MSI if you wish to overclock

After seeing your reply, I realize that my requirement (95% uptime) wasn't bein interpreted correctly. I just meant that once the m/c is up, stable and in regular use, I would like to keep it that way for as long as possible. It's not a production m/c, so I don't really need ECC. Not going to overclock much and the DFI NF590 SLI-M2R looks good, but it's got a fan on it. I'll take a look at Gigabyte.

Thanks for taking time to reply.

[perkam]

A far more balanced rig:

$187 X2 4200+ - http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=A64-42CUBX
$95 DFI INFINITY NF ULTRAII-M2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136015
$310 4GB OCZ DDR2 667 CAS 4 - 2 X http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227078
$115 BFG 7600GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143049&ATT=14-143-049&CMP=OTC-Froogle
$156 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
$145 Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
$ 17 Logitech Internet Pro Desktop 967457-0403 Black
$ 34 Logitech MX400 931638-0403 2-Tone 5 Buttons
$ 36 Pioneer Black Model #: DVR-111D
$ 10 NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model FD1231H-302
$ 35 Logitech X-230 32 Watts RMS 2.1 Speake
$117 Corsair 520HX - http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?cart_id=3369445_69_194_146_36&Pagecode=SEARCH_ALL&Item_code=POWS_CORS_HX_52&USER_ID=www
$93 Antec Performance I P-160W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129173

$1350 for a rig with 4 gigs of highly ocable ram and a mobo that can provide the volts to oc them.

Perkam