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New Gaming System, Need Help In Component Choosing

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Hi Guys I Need Your Help In Setting Up A Gaming Computer

Budget > $1000 CAN (tax included)

Purchasing Date > This Weekend

Preferred Website > www.ncix.com ( Because of Price Match)


CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz ($183) or
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz ($213)

Motherboard : ASUS M4A89GTD Pro AM3 DDR3 AMD 890GX ATX ($135) or
Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H 890GX AM3 ATX ($135)

Memory : G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 ($112) or
Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600 ($118)

Hard-drive : Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache ($90) (ST31500341AS)

PSU : OCZ StealthXStream 700W ($72) (OCZ700SXS)
OCZ Z-SERIES 650W 80+ Silver Certified ($80) (OCZZ650)

Computer Case : Compucase Blitz Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case Black ($40)

DVD Rom : Samsung SH-S223C 22X DVD Writer SATA Black ($18)

Video Card : 2 X XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 ($325)(Crossfire) or
2 X POWERCOLOR AX5770 1GBD5-H Radeon HD 5770 1GB ($305) (Crossfire) or
1 X POWERCOLOR PCS+ AX5850 1GBD5-PPDHG2 Radeon HD 5850 1GB ($305)

Cooling : OCZ Vendetta 2 Triple Heatpipe CPU Heatsink ($10)
4 X Coolermaster R4-L2R-20AC 120MM Blue LED Fan 2000RPM 69CFM 19DBA ($5)
Antec Vcool PCI Slot Cooling for VGA Cards with 3-SPEED Switch ($10)

Final Price $1005 including shipping and taxes.

So Guys If You Can Help Me With Choosing The Parts And If You Guys Have Any Suggestions Please Help Me.

Things I Do Not Need, Hard-drive , Mouse, Keyboard, Monitors.

Thanks


Message edited by rickjosh19 on 05-01-2010 at 12:12:42 AM
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The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz is $213

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OK How about this PSU, OCZ Z-SERIES 650W 80+ Silver Certified (OCZZ650), it is $10 cheaper after MIR, but it is 650 Watts, 80+ Silver Certified. Would that be enough to crossfire also. Thanks

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How about the motherboards, The only difference I can tell between both boards is that the Gigabyte Board has USB 3.0 , other than that both board are pretty much similar. Same warranty, same spec, no difference really. Would which would recommend.You said to choose the Ati 5850, I read in one of the forums that for crossfire an 8X, 8X slot will be just as good as 16X, 16X slot, but if I choose the 5850 and later on when I decide to crossfire the 5850 will it lower the performance of the 5850. Thanks

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Hey also can you tell me which memory would be best

G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 ($110)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820231193

Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9-24 ($119)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820145260

Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 7-8-7-20 ($122)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820145285

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I ordered a computer from NCIX a couple of days ago and they tried to tell me that I couldnt get the free games that came with it OR FREE SHIPPING.

They wouldn't budge on the shipping charges, but after I reminded them that I was buying a $4100 gaming rig from their site and I wanted the "free" games that came with it, they caved. Don't let them talk you out of your free stuff!

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ok so just to sum up, I am buying
OCZ Z-SERIES 650W 80+ Silver Certified
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz
ASUS M4A89GTD Pro AM3 DDR3 AMD 890GX ATX
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600

Thanks

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Hey thanks a lot for all your assistance and great advice.

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you can get all of this for less form newegg, I checked their prices, im a canadian trying to buy a budget PC for around 1000 ive or take a few hundred, so I'd buy from newegg.ca, but thats just me. Some of teh prices are okay form here by give newegg a quick chance, I'm gonna try to match all of my compenents from newegg, gimme a sec ahha

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The Final Price with www.ncix.com is $1100. That includes everything, shipping + tax
You can never get that price with www.newegg.ca. Plus I trust NCIX. For RMA they pay for both way shipping so that is great, and only 5% taxes which is another great bonus. And for this week they have a $6 Shipping Promo once your order is over $100 and less than 100lbs. Great Deal

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