HI everyone at Tom's Hardware.
I'm looking some help here and hoping a few knowledgable people can set me in the right direction.
I'm planning to go to my local store Canada Computers tomarrow as they have some good deals on some computer parts for boxing day and I would like to build a new pc. I have been planning this for sometime but when I go to this store I don't want to goof.
I know I want to buy the following parts for certain as they are really good prices
1) i950 Intel CPU as its on special for $269.99
2) HAF Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower Gaming Case $129.99
Below are the motherboards I selected. I was going to get the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3 board but found out there are issues for setting it up with raid 0 for solid state drives. Second board I was considering was the P6X58D-E as I know that board has no issues for SSD. Other then this I would like to know if someone can give me some opinions on the rest of the boards I selected on if there is a better choice.
MOTHERBOARDS (NEED HELP):
1) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=028490 $219.99
2) Asus P6X58D-E Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=030576 $199.99
3) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=028506 $269.99
4) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=028511 $359.99
5) Asus Rampage III GENE CrossFire / SLI Socket LGA1366 Intel X58 + ICH9R http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=032569 $204.99
6) Asus Rampage III Formula Socket 1366 Intel X58 + ICH10R Chipset CrossfireX / 3-Way SLI Triple-Channel DDR3 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=0335532200 $309.99
Now the main problem I am having is
1) What motherboard to choose
I am hoping a few people could take a look at the website www.canadacomputers.com and help me make some selections and what is a good board.
Below I have a template listed on what I would like the system to do and what I am willing to spend for this system.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have no clue what is good and what is bad and really need help from the experts.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Boxing Day Dec 26, 2010
BUDGET RANGE: $1500 to $2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
This is what I would like to do on this system
High End PC Gaming
RAID 0/1 would be nice
Games to be played on System:
Counterstrike 1.5
Counterstrike Source
Bad Company 2
Any high graphic game that comes out in the next year
DUAL BOOT SYSTEM (IF POSSIBLE. Would like WIN98/XP/WINDOWS 7/LINUX FEDORA - NOT NEEDED BUT WOULD BE NICE)
Internet Explorer Browsing
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Access, Excel
Outlook Express Email
Regular Email (Example: google, yahoo, etc)
Downloading/Uploading Streaming Video
Music Player
Computer Programming (Visual Basic, C++, Java, Perl, HTML/XHTML)
Viewing youtube videos
Flash player capable
MSN/AOL Messenger
Ventrilo
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speaker, Operating System (Win 98, XP, Fedora, Windows 7)
PARTS REQUIRED:
CPU
Motheboard
Graphics Card
Memory
Hard Drive
Power Supply
Computer Case & Fans
Heat Sink
DVD/CD Burner
Floppy Disk (If possible - Yes I know its not used anymore but would hope for it)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.canadacomputers.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada, Ontario
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel i950 CPU
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Any Monitor resolution that will fit nicely across any LCD monitor for gaming, internet browsing, etc. (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Really need help
I'm looking some help here and hoping a few knowledgable people can set me in the right direction.
I'm planning to go to my local store Canada Computers tomarrow as they have some good deals on some computer parts for boxing day and I would like to build a new pc. I have been planning this for sometime but when I go to this store I don't want to goof.
I know I want to buy the following parts for certain as they are really good prices
1) i950 Intel CPU as its on special for $269.99
2) HAF Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower Gaming Case $129.99
Below are the motherboards I selected. I was going to get the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3 board but found out there are issues for setting it up with raid 0 for solid state drives. Second board I was considering was the P6X58D-E as I know that board has no issues for SSD. Other then this I would like to know if someone can give me some opinions on the rest of the boards I selected on if there is a better choice.
MOTHERBOARDS (NEED HELP):
1) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=028490 $219.99
2) Asus P6X58D-E Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=030576 $199.99
3) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=028506 $269.99
4) Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Socket 1366 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=028511 $359.99
5) Asus Rampage III GENE CrossFire / SLI Socket LGA1366 Intel X58 + ICH9R http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=032569 $204.99
6) Asus Rampage III Formula Socket 1366 Intel X58 + ICH10R Chipset CrossfireX / 3-Way SLI Triple-Channel DDR3 http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_342&item_id=0335532200 $309.99
Now the main problem I am having is
1) What motherboard to choose
I am hoping a few people could take a look at the website www.canadacomputers.com and help me make some selections and what is a good board.
Below I have a template listed on what I would like the system to do and what I am willing to spend for this system.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have no clue what is good and what is bad and really need help from the experts.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Boxing Day Dec 26, 2010
BUDGET RANGE: $1500 to $2000
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
This is what I would like to do on this system
High End PC Gaming
RAID 0/1 would be nice
Games to be played on System:
Counterstrike 1.5
Counterstrike Source
Bad Company 2
Any high graphic game that comes out in the next year
DUAL BOOT SYSTEM (IF POSSIBLE. Would like WIN98/XP/WINDOWS 7/LINUX FEDORA - NOT NEEDED BUT WOULD BE NICE)
Internet Explorer Browsing
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Access, Excel
Outlook Express Email
Regular Email (Example: google, yahoo, etc)
Downloading/Uploading Streaming Video
Music Player
Computer Programming (Visual Basic, C++, Java, Perl, HTML/XHTML)
Viewing youtube videos
Flash player capable
MSN/AOL Messenger
Ventrilo
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speaker, Operating System (Win 98, XP, Fedora, Windows 7)
PARTS REQUIRED:
CPU
Motheboard
Graphics Card
Memory
Hard Drive
Power Supply
Computer Case & Fans
Heat Sink
DVD/CD Burner
Floppy Disk (If possible - Yes I know its not used anymore but would hope for it)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.canadacomputers.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada, Ontario
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel i950 CPU
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Any Monitor resolution that will fit nicely across any LCD monitor for gaming, internet browsing, etc. (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Really need help