APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This Week Hopefully
BUDGET RANGE: ~1000
SYSTEM USAGE: surfing the internet, gaming, watching movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca (or others that dwelve into the canadian market)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: canada (winnipeg)
PARTS PREFERENCES: don't care (going with AMD base though for financial reasons)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (may buy second card down the road)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 (not sure, it's 19" though)
Note: This is my first build
Here's my build thus far (completely open to change):
Windows 7 home edition 64 bit: $108.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
CM690 II: $109.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache: $109.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136592
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V: $117.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz: $181.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
Radeon HD 5770 or 5850?? would i notice a performance increase worth the extra dough... also what is a good brand of card for each??
Mobo - so many selections, i have no idea what to pick (since this is my first build i'm not sure exactly what slots, features, ect i'll need)
Is this overkill???
ASRock 890FX DELUXE3 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX: 184.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157196
Memory... there are a ton of brands, prices, ect... is there a large difference between them? or can i basically just slap in any DDR3??
Thanks so much for your time,
Riley
BUDGET RANGE: ~1000
SYSTEM USAGE: surfing the internet, gaming, watching movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca (or others that dwelve into the canadian market)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: canada (winnipeg)
PARTS PREFERENCES: don't care (going with AMD base though for financial reasons)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (may buy second card down the road)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 (not sure, it's 19" though)
Note: This is my first build
Here's my build thus far (completely open to change):
Windows 7 home edition 64 bit: $108.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
CM690 II: $109.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216
Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache: $109.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136592
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V: $117.49
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz: $181.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
Radeon HD 5770 or 5850?? would i notice a performance increase worth the extra dough... also what is a good brand of card for each??
Mobo - so many selections, i have no idea what to pick (since this is my first build i'm not sure exactly what slots, features, ect i'll need)
Is this overkill???
ASRock 890FX DELUXE3 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX: 184.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157196
Memory... there are a ton of brands, prices, ect... is there a large difference between them? or can i basically just slap in any DDR3??
Thanks so much for your time,
Riley