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$1000 gaming and fun rig challenge - can ye best my build¿

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this week BUDGET RANGE: 900 - 1100 After Rebates, shipping, taxes...

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel i5

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

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Here's my build so far. The only thing I'm really unsure about is the motherboard and the combo deals:

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6827118030
$32.49


Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6811129042
$69.99


Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6822136320
$64.99


OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6817341017
$88.99


Combo:
XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.265556

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.265556
$232.98

Combo:
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.263462

ECS P55H-A(1.0) LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.263462
#333.99


Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 2116677CVF
$142.99

Total (including taxes, shipping...): $1066.51

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This goes to the community : think the poster would be better off with spending an extra ~ $50 and going crossfire with two of these ?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814102824

Reply to seanns

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] F3%20500GB
faster drive for $1 less

You will get a good bit more performance out of CL8 ram but mostly the 4890 for 60 more
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.265564

And dont forget to combo windows with something
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] 22-152-181
that will improve your performance a bit but atleast go with the HDD and windows combo to save yourself $6 and get better performance

Reply to hunter315

Wait until december and everything will be half price LOL

Reply to RONNCALIF

Asus and Gigabyte mobos are much better quality than ECS, consider this combo
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Combo [...] mbo.273294

Reply to Sonic-Boom

RONNCALIF wrote :

Wait until december and everything will be half price LOL



That would rock :].

Reply to DaChicagoBearz
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