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Reonhart   03-16-2009 at 07:10:24 PM

Hey, I'm building my first gaming PC. I have a few parts I have a few parts in mind and my budget is around $1550-$1600. I need some feedback of what you think. Maybe suggest some cheaper parts or a few better parts.

 

CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB $269

 

Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Premium ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 4PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound Quad GBLAN 1394 Motherboard $164

 

Ram
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN $95

 

Video Card
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 750MHZ 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI Video Card $299

 

Case
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio $132

 

PSU
Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 140MM Fan $140

 

OS
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM $149

 

Harddrive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive OEM $82

 

DVD writer
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBN 22X Speedplus DVD+-RW SATA DVD Writer OEM $33

 

Mouse and Keyboard
Razer Lycosa and Deathadder $151

 

Total: $1514

 

I also already have speakers and a monitor so I won't be needing any. I'm also thinking of maybe getting 2 sapphire or XFX 4850's in crossfire instead of a 4870 if you guys suggest it.


Message edited by Reonhart on 03-16-2009 at 07:16:56 PM
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MykC   03-16-2009 at 07:35:21 PM
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I'll assume your ordering from Canada? If you are try www.newegg.ca, you can add all this parts to your cart through newegg.com, save it as wish list and then open the wishlist in the canadian site and it'll covert the prices over for you.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827129032 LG DVD Drive $22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218 WD 640GD HD $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137 CM 690 $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005 Corsair 650TX $100 - $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003 Xigma CPU Cooler $36 - $10MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145590 4GB DDR2 800 $45 - $25 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125256 1GB 4870 $200 - $30 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.165025 Phenom II 720BE and Biostar 790GX $212
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.164886 or Phenom II 940BE and Biostar 790GX + $48

720BE $850 - $85 MIR / $765 after MIR or 940BE $900 - $85 MIR / $815 after MIR


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827129032 LG DVD Drive $22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218 WD 640GD HD $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119137 CM 690 $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005 Corsair 650TX $100 - $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233029 Xigma Dark Knight $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125256 1GB 4870 $200 - $30 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227366 6GB OCZ DDR 1333 $130 - $50MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130221 MSI x58 crossfire $190 - $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115202 i7 920 $290

$1125 - 120MIR /1005 after MIR.

I wouldn't suggest getting 4850's in xfire over a 1GB 4870. If you want more GPU power, look at the 2GB 4850X2 or the GTX 285. The prices on the Canadian newegg.ca also don't scale exactly and you'll probably lose some rebate offers.


Message edited by MykC on 03-16-2009 at 07:37:48 PM
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