Hi there
I done research and ended up with the list below, it would be nice to hear some opinions and suggestions.
the build is mainly for gaming, and general use.
at first I wanted to get a x48 board for the option of adding another 4870 in the future but decided to lower costs a bit and went on a p45 build, once I feel the need for some more FPS, I'll pass my 4870 to my brother and get a newer card.
I'll will do some OC but nothing extreme.
I'll list the final price I'll be getting the components, after price matching.
1US$ is about 1CAN$
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 $332.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30576&promoid=1078
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L P45 $103.82 $15 MIR
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD7711
Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870 750MHZ 512MB $282.14 $25 MIR
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=31201
G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 1.8-1.9v $77.22
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209&Tpk=F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B
Samsung Spinpoint F1 Series HD103UJ 1TB $118.88
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR5558
Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW 22IN Widescreen LCD Monitor Black 1680X1050 +30 day Zero Dead pixels insurance $209.88+$10.49
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29091
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64BIT DVD OEM $209.66
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 $33.48
Thermalright LGA775 BOLT-THRU Kit $5.59
Arctic Cooling MX-2 $6.99
Total: $1384
MIR-$40 shipment $20 5% tax $70
total after tax shipment and MIR $1434
reused Items from my last build
PSU PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad 750W
Case Antec P182
DVD Burner
I done research and ended up with the list below, it would be nice to hear some opinions and suggestions.
the build is mainly for gaming, and general use.
at first I wanted to get a x48 board for the option of adding another 4870 in the future but decided to lower costs a bit and went on a p45 build, once I feel the need for some more FPS, I'll pass my 4870 to my brother and get a newer card.
I'll will do some OC but nothing extreme.
I'll list the final price I'll be getting the components, after price matching.
1US$ is about 1CAN$
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 $332.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30576&promoid=1078
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L P45 $103.82 $15 MIR
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD7711
Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870 750MHZ 512MB $282.14 $25 MIR
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=31201
G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 1.8-1.9v $77.22
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209&Tpk=F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B
Samsung Spinpoint F1 Series HD103UJ 1TB $118.88
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR5558
Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW 22IN Widescreen LCD Monitor Black 1680X1050 +30 day Zero Dead pixels insurance $209.88+$10.49
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29091
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64BIT DVD OEM $209.66
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 $33.48
Thermalright LGA775 BOLT-THRU Kit $5.59
Arctic Cooling MX-2 $6.99
Total: $1384
MIR-$40 shipment $20 5% tax $70
total after tax shipment and MIR $1434
reused Items from my last build
PSU PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad 750W
Case Antec P182
DVD Burner