Right. What turned out to be a simple upgrade has turned into an all-out assault on my old PC. I've decided to go for broke (literally) and purchase a new system (almost). Here is what I got (all prices Canadian dollars):
Case
Coolermaster Centurion 534 $63
MOBO
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 $150 (price match with Direct Canada)
CPU
E6600 Dual Core $269.99
Video Card
EVGA E-GeForce 7900 GS KO 500 MHz 256Mb $191.62
RAM
Corsair Value Select PC2-5300 2x1GB DDR2-667 240PIN Dual Channel $104.99
Hard Drive
WD Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16Mb 8.9MS $100.75
PSU
I have an old Star Tech 430W ATX 12V Silent Power Supply, but I'm not sure if it will be enough for everything I've got up lined up. Your advice would be very useful here.
I'm trying VERY hard to not go over $1000. I'm currently at $986.09 (I just had to add the Sennheiser PC150 Headset for $36.99 at NCIX), leaving me with $13.91. 8O
I don't plan on OC'ing, which is why I didn't get top notch RAM. I really won't be playing huge graphic intensive games for now, but I want to have the ability in the future to upgrade to a DX10 card (when prices come down a bit). Hence the 7900. It should be a HUGE upgrade over my current 9800 Pro. And it allows me to go for an E6600.
Does this sound like a good system to you? Any suggestions where I could cut costs somewhere and increase elsewhere?
Case
Coolermaster Centurion 534 $63
MOBO
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 $150 (price match with Direct Canada)
CPU
E6600 Dual Core $269.99
Video Card
EVGA E-GeForce 7900 GS KO 500 MHz 256Mb $191.62
RAM
Corsair Value Select PC2-5300 2x1GB DDR2-667 240PIN Dual Channel $104.99
Hard Drive
WD Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16Mb 8.9MS $100.75
PSU
I have an old Star Tech 430W ATX 12V Silent Power Supply, but I'm not sure if it will be enough for everything I've got up lined up. Your advice would be very useful here.
I'm trying VERY hard to not go over $1000. I'm currently at $986.09 (I just had to add the Sennheiser PC150 Headset for $36.99 at NCIX), leaving me with $13.91. 8O
I don't plan on OC'ing, which is why I didn't get top notch RAM. I really won't be playing huge graphic intensive games for now, but I want to have the ability in the future to upgrade to a DX10 card (when prices come down a bit). Hence the 7900. It should be a HUGE upgrade over my current 9800 Pro. And it allows me to go for an E6600.
Does this sound like a good system to you? Any suggestions where I could cut costs somewhere and increase elsewhere?