Hi Guys,
New to this board and thought I'd get some pros/cons with my new system build. After spending many hours on forums, fan sites and reading reviews I decided to upgrade my system with a mid-range/gamer system. Here are my specs. I used Tom's System Builder Marathon as a starting point and referenced the budget and mid - range systems. During the time of the reviews, the new Radeon 4850/4870's were not available but after reading all the pros, i decided to go for it. So what do you guys think? any comments, positive and/or negative are appreciated as long as they are constructive.
All Prices in Canadian Dollars
CPU - Intel Q6600 Quad - $215
CPU Fan - OCZ Vendetta 2 - $39 - 10 Mail in Rebate
RAM - OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Edition $129 - $35 Mail in Rebate
GFX - Asus Radeon HD 4870 - $ 295 - 30 Mail in Rebate
MOBO - Gigabyte P45 - DS3L - $125
HD1 - Hitachi SATA II 500 GB - $70 - $10 Instant - $10 Mail in Rebate
HD2 - reused Western Digital SATA II 300 GB
DVD - reused Pioneer DVD-Rom/Writer
Case - Antec Sonata III - $110
Total = 973 + Taxes 1.13 = $1099 - MiR = $1014.49
New to this board and thought I'd get some pros/cons with my new system build. After spending many hours on forums, fan sites and reading reviews I decided to upgrade my system with a mid-range/gamer system. Here are my specs. I used Tom's System Builder Marathon as a starting point and referenced the budget and mid - range systems. During the time of the reviews, the new Radeon 4850/4870's were not available but after reading all the pros, i decided to go for it. So what do you guys think? any comments, positive and/or negative are appreciated as long as they are constructive.
All Prices in Canadian Dollars
CPU - Intel Q6600 Quad - $215
CPU Fan - OCZ Vendetta 2 - $39 - 10 Mail in Rebate
RAM - OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC Edition $129 - $35 Mail in Rebate
GFX - Asus Radeon HD 4870 - $ 295 - 30 Mail in Rebate
MOBO - Gigabyte P45 - DS3L - $125
HD1 - Hitachi SATA II 500 GB - $70 - $10 Instant - $10 Mail in Rebate
HD2 - reused Western Digital SATA II 300 GB
DVD - reused Pioneer DVD-Rom/Writer
Case - Antec Sonata III - $110
Total = 973 + Taxes 1.13 = $1099 - MiR = $1014.49