APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Today To Next Week Range Dec 18/09
BUDGET RANGE: $750.00 Canadian (Before or After Rebates)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Graphic Design/Gaming/Watching Movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers (Have Windows XP but would like to Go to Windows 7- Not a necessity however)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Tigerdirect.ca or any reasonable place in Canada
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Western Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: Full Tower Case with great cooling, As far as parts I am not sure what is better so this is open i.e AMD vs Intel
Triple or Quad Core if possible, at least 4 gig ram
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe? SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe? I am not a hard core gamer though I do play some games once in a while which include Champions Online/Secondlife/WoW/Aion
MONITOR RESOLUTION: N/A - Keeping Acer Monitor I have
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I do a lot of graphic design in programs like Photoshop and Paintshop Pro as well as a little bit of gaming and watching movies. I am basically looking for a good system that will not be obsolete in the next year though within my price range. I currently have a Asus ENGT220 Video Card I have just purchased within the past 2 weeks, so I am not sure if that is considered a good video card. I am willing to purchase a new one to better suit my needs as well or keep depending on advice given.
BUDGET RANGE: $750.00 Canadian (Before or After Rebates)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Graphic Design/Gaming/Watching Movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers (Have Windows XP but would like to Go to Windows 7- Not a necessity however)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Tigerdirect.ca or any reasonable place in Canada
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Western Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: Full Tower Case with great cooling, As far as parts I am not sure what is better so this is open i.e AMD vs Intel
Triple or Quad Core if possible, at least 4 gig ram
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe? SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe? I am not a hard core gamer though I do play some games once in a while which include Champions Online/Secondlife/WoW/Aion
MONITOR RESOLUTION: N/A - Keeping Acer Monitor I have
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I do a lot of graphic design in programs like Photoshop and Paintshop Pro as well as a little bit of gaming and watching movies. I am basically looking for a good system that will not be obsolete in the next year though within my price range. I currently have a Asus ENGT220 Video Card I have just purchased within the past 2 weeks, so I am not sure if that is considered a good video card. I am willing to purchase a new one to better suit my needs as well or keep depending on advice given.