Heya guys, This is my first build and I have some problems reducing its cost. I don’t want to go over $1500CAN (with tax) and I’m at $2000 now. As you will probably notice, I have to buy everything, mouse, keyboard, monitor and its driving me crazy. I’m not an intensive gamer but I do plan on becoming one and I am going to overclock. I think everything important was said; now the parts I have chosen (These are the lowest prices I found (did not include the rebates and MIR, because I’m probably going to buy this computer at the end of May or mid-June)) Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120MM Cooling Fan 1600RPM 28.0DBA 63.7CFM FDB
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ---101.99
CPU FAN CM HYPER 212---42.99
Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW ---27.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 ---101.99
Saitek Eclipse Keyboard Black USB ---34.64
Samsung 206BW 20IN Widescreen 1680X1050 3000:1 2MS ---239.95
Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN ---108
Razer DeathAdder Gaming Mouse 1800DPI Infrared Optical USB---55
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB ---93.54
D-Link AirPlus G 54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter (DWL-G510)---34.95
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM ---109.01
Corsair HX520 CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX Triple 12V 40A ---104.95
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor ---253.99
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT SuperClocked 600MHZ 512MB ---244.99
Steelseries Siberia Headset HI-FI Headphones 18-28000HZ 40OHM ---64.8
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Paste NON-ELECTRICAL---6.49
Steelseries Qck Mouse Pad 12.6X11.2IN---15.75
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120MM 1600RPM 28.0DBA 63.7CFM FDB ---11.34
Hmm... tough choices. Personally I would ax all the non essential stuff like Headphones, mouse pad,etc. I would recommend you get the system built first and then get the other non essential items later. What can you re-use from old build?
I have a 900 case--now that i have one, i would never go to anything else. But since you do not have a 900 now, you coudl save some money on a cheaper case. (save $50)
You don't necessarily need the CPU Fan if your CPU is Retail. Save $43
Pickup a cheap keyboard for the time being and save $20
Only pickup 2GB Ram (save $50)
Pickup a cheaper Optical Mouse (Save $30)
You coudl swap your 8800GT for a 9600GT and save $100.
The headphones may be overkil (save $65)
Hmm... tough choices. Personally I would ax all the non essential stuff like Headphones, mouse pad,etc. I would recommend you get the system built first and then get the other non essential items later. What can you re-use from old build?
Nothing srly, my older screen is a 15inch CRT and the rest is as bad. i guess im pretty much screwed. ill try to get some good prices off NCIX (combo deals/rebate/MIR), should save me $100 and work for the $400 left.
I have a 900 case--now that i have one, i would never go to anything else. But since you do not have a 900 now, you coudl save some money on a cheaper case. (save $50)
You don't necessarily need the CPU Fan if your CPU is Retail. Save $43
Pickup a cheap keyboard for the time being and save $20
Only pickup 2GB Ram (save $50)
Pickup a cheaper Optical Mouse (Save $30)
You coudl swap your 8800GT for a 9600GT and save $100.
The headphones may be overkil (save $65)
Total Savings ~$358 pluss the shipping savings.
thx for tips hesskia, im probably going to get another pair of headphones and maybe a cheaper mouse but i need that aftermarket cooler if i want to get past 3ghz. I really wanted to make this computer future-proof (i now it will never be), thats why i went with 4GB, i guess if i want to last a couple of years ill have to spend these $500.
