all input is welcome
I am about to purchase components to replace my P4 system, here is all the info
-gaming (call of duty 4, ghost recon 2, unreal tournment 3, gears of war...try crysis since i already got it..thats it for the current games i got all the others are a little bit older)
-lots of downloading large files, movies, software, lots of multitasking ie, downloading several large files at once, girlfriend watching a movie on the tv that is connected and me doing something on the PC while listening to music on the headphones all at the same time
-Definitely under CAN$700 tax IN
-Canada, nothing will be bought online
-Intel and Nvidia fanboy, as far as anything else it does not matter
-My large case, Video Card for now will remain XFX 7800 GTX leaving an upgrade path for the 9XXX series, logitech controlls (kb, m), LCD monitor, DVD burner, Floppy drive, sound is driven by my HT receiver 5.1 jbl/pioneer thx system using a digital out on the MB, so no need for tiny PC speakers
-run it default at the beginning, once i get bored or need more performance i will over clock everything i can to safe limits
here is what i have chosen so far (using 32bit XP btw), all prices in canadian dollars not including 13% tax ;-(
Intel E8400 $219.95
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R ; DDR2/DDR3, P35 + ICH9R $154.99
Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C4 ; DDR2 800MHz 4-4-4-12 E.P.P. $79.97 - 40 rebate = 39.97
Seagate 7200.11 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB 32MB Cache $124.99
OCZ 600W Stealth XStream Power Supply $82.95 - 8 rebate = 74.95
Total with tax minus rebates = $701.05
Should i bite the bullet and go for it ? thanx a lot guys...
PS: btw the LCD i am using is 17" so max resolution is 1280x1024 for now so i think the video card will be ok untill i save more funds for something faster
I am about to purchase components to replace my P4 system, here is all the info
-gaming (call of duty 4, ghost recon 2, unreal tournment 3, gears of war...try crysis since i already got it..thats it for the current games i got all the others are a little bit older)
-lots of downloading large files, movies, software, lots of multitasking ie, downloading several large files at once, girlfriend watching a movie on the tv that is connected and me doing something on the PC while listening to music on the headphones all at the same time
-Definitely under CAN$700 tax IN
-Canada, nothing will be bought online
-Intel and Nvidia fanboy, as far as anything else it does not matter
-My large case, Video Card for now will remain XFX 7800 GTX leaving an upgrade path for the 9XXX series, logitech controlls (kb, m), LCD monitor, DVD burner, Floppy drive, sound is driven by my HT receiver 5.1 jbl/pioneer thx system using a digital out on the MB, so no need for tiny PC speakers
-run it default at the beginning, once i get bored or need more performance i will over clock everything i can to safe limits
here is what i have chosen so far (using 32bit XP btw), all prices in canadian dollars not including 13% tax ;-(
Intel E8400 $219.95
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R ; DDR2/DDR3, P35 + ICH9R $154.99
Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C4 ; DDR2 800MHz 4-4-4-12 E.P.P. $79.97 - 40 rebate = 39.97
Seagate 7200.11 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB 32MB Cache $124.99
OCZ 600W Stealth XStream Power Supply $82.95 - 8 rebate = 74.95
Total with tax minus rebates = $701.05
Should i bite the bullet and go for it ? thanx a lot guys...
PS: btw the LCD i am using is 17" so max resolution is 1280x1024 for now so i think the video card will be ok untill i save more funds for something faster