Suggestions on this $650CDN Rig!!

[k-]

AMD Athlon 3500+ $129
ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Socket AM2 $90
Corsair TWINX Dual Channel 1024MB DDR2 PC6400 Memory $127
eVGA 7600 GT KO $216 - 30 = $186
Ultra Black MicroFly Case w/ 400w PSU $115
$647 Canadian

My Rock bottom budget build with 650.
Im guessing it's a good deal.
Will the Ultra 400w psu good enough for running all of them?
I really like the SFF idea so i chose one of the biggest, Microfly.

oh and i arleady got optical drives and a ide hd. my mobo supports ide hds right?

Thx. How is this rig??

 

[korsen]

Honestly i think you can get a better PSU for 100+$...... overall, you have a good setup :] though i'd recommend waiting for AMD to cut prices on their CPU's. You could save some money and have enough possibly to even get a dual core, or at least a better single core. +3500? ick.

 

[k-]

Yes, i know but i raelly like SFF and it comes with 400w

I might wait till AMDs drop, but in canada, it hink the pricec will drop very very later than in USA.

 

[k-]

..Any suggestions...?

 

[Nitro350Z]

Were are you buying this? Those prices seem pretty good.

Look at some of the cases on NCIX, some of the antec ones have good psu's and they're cheaper than the one you listed.

also there is this ECS mobo that's cheaper (ATX too) - Link

Look around NCIX and you might be able to find better parts for less cash.

Only bad thing is shipping, but it's not that much. You also only pay one tax if you are out of province(BC)

Good Luck

 

[The_Prophecy]

Suggested Changes:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (AM2) <--- $119.99 @ NCIX

Mobo: Asus M2N-E <--- $112.98 @ NCIX

Video: eVGA Geforce 7600GT KO $172.40 @ NCIX after $30 MIR

 

[dimwhited]

if your into gaming, i would go ahead and upgrade to a 7900. a top of the line 7600 still wont be as good as a crappy 7900gt card

 

[The_Prophecy]

A 7900GT would put him/her overbudget. There is always the option to upgrade later if the OP finds he/she needs more power.

 

[dimwhited]

xfx 7900gt
for eighty eight dollars difference, i really think it would be worth it. xfx is reputable, and the 7900 is a monster card. anyways, its up to k-. if he/she can pull together an extra 88 dollars and wants better performance, then she should go for it, if she cant, she cant. just putting the option out there

 

[k-]

I just got a best deal from this person...

AMD Athlon 3800+ AM2
ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Socket AM2
Corsair TWINX Dual Channel 1024MB DDR2 Memory
BFG 7900GT 'OC
Silverstone SG01 mATX case
OCZ 600w GameXtream

for $725 CANADIAN..... 8O

 

[tool_462]

Looks like a great deal to me. Every part is an improvement on what you had originally planned and for only 75 bucks more! Nice find!