Hi, I want to have a custom pc built that will be able to play all current generation games on at least medium settings.
It needs to be under 600 Canadian Dollars (Which is about 500 US dollars)
I found a local store that makes custom computers and I'd like to know if the following specifications I chose are decent enough for the price. Stability is VERY important to me as well, the PC can't blow up or fry on me and needs to last at least 2 years without and problems.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ AM2,512KBx2,2.7GHz -$76 CAD
RAM: Kingston 2GB DDR2-6400 800MHz (KVR800D2N5/2G) -$35 CAD
Mobo: ASRock N68PV-GS (VGA&DVI-D,2DDR2,PCI-E,RAID,GbLAN) -$64 CAD
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 160GB 7200RPM 8MB SATA II (WD1600AAJS) -$50
Optical Drive: LG 22X GH22NS30 DVD+/-RW DL SATA Drive (Black) -$35
VG Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 256bit PCI-E 2.0 -$165 CAD
Case: Antec Three Hundred The Versatile Gamer Case (Black) -$75 CAD
PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 500W With 120mm Fan (W0100RU) $75 CAD
TOTAL: $570 CAD (<480 USD)
Free assembly.
The prices of the components are equivalent to what they are on newegg.ca, except minus the shipping and tax which makes them cheaper. I don't even know how these people make a profit given that they are selling it at parts price but they have a legit website, store and an ebay account as powersellers with a high rating...
Is this a good deal? I'd prefer to trim it down to 550$ if possible, and I wouldn't mind buying a cheaper video card to do that, but I want the cheapest card out there still capable of playing most games such as Bioshock, CoD4 on medium to high settings. Is there any cheaper alternative to that Vg card that would do the job?
I also heard that a new ATI card is coming out on April 28th, so I assume the one above will go down in price then. How much of a price drop should I expect? I want to get under 550$ CAD if possible.
It needs to be under 600 Canadian Dollars (Which is about 500 US dollars)
I found a local store that makes custom computers and I'd like to know if the following specifications I chose are decent enough for the price. Stability is VERY important to me as well, the PC can't blow up or fry on me and needs to last at least 2 years without and problems.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ AM2,512KBx2,2.7GHz -$76 CAD
RAM: Kingston 2GB DDR2-6400 800MHz (KVR800D2N5/2G) -$35 CAD
Mobo: ASRock N68PV-GS (VGA&DVI-D,2DDR2,PCI-E,RAID,GbLAN) -$64 CAD
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 160GB 7200RPM 8MB SATA II (WD1600AAJS) -$50
Optical Drive: LG 22X GH22NS30 DVD+/-RW DL SATA Drive (Black) -$35
VG Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 256bit PCI-E 2.0 -$165 CAD
Case: Antec Three Hundred The Versatile Gamer Case (Black) -$75 CAD
PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 500W With 120mm Fan (W0100RU) $75 CAD
TOTAL: $570 CAD (<480 USD)
Free assembly.
The prices of the components are equivalent to what they are on newegg.ca, except minus the shipping and tax which makes them cheaper. I don't even know how these people make a profit given that they are selling it at parts price but they have a legit website, store and an ebay account as powersellers with a high rating...
Is this a good deal? I'd prefer to trim it down to 550$ if possible, and I wouldn't mind buying a cheaper video card to do that, but I want the cheapest card out there still capable of playing most games such as Bioshock, CoD4 on medium to high settings. Is there any cheaper alternative to that Vg card that would do the job?
I also heard that a new ATI card is coming out on April 28th, so I assume the one above will go down in price then. How much of a price drop should I expect? I want to get under 550$ CAD if possible.
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