APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1-2 months
BUDGET RANGE: 1300-1600*after rebate*
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, music, surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Starting fresh, need everything
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca, ncix, or wherever is cheapest for the specific part
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: I like Nvidia, and intel but am open to AMD.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, not likely. have never done it
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: eventually
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200, going to need a monitor as well.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Probably looking to do the assembly through NCIX or someone else.
Upgrading from a 14 inch laptop with an ati x1600 to something I can play new games on.
GPU
Like the look of the 460 GTX 1 GB, probably MSI, and i can sli later on:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=54624&vpn=N460GTX%20Cyclone1GD5%2FOC&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar
(254.99)
i5 750:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=42499&vpn=BX80605I5750&manufacture=Intel (227.99)
Monitor:??
either a 22 or a 24 inch monitor, i cant decide on this... does response time matter much these days? 5 vs 2? id like to be able to watch at 1080
Samsung F2380 23IN Widescreen LCD Monitor cPVA 1920X1080 16:9 150000:1DC DVI-D 3000:1 Static VGA
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=44317&vpn=LS23NVTABW%2FZC&manufacture=Samsung&promoid=1058 (259.99)
BLU RAY: ASUS BC-08B1ST Blu Ray BD-ROM & DVD Writer Combo Drive SATA Black With Software
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=48875&vpn=BC-08B1ST%20BLACK&manufacture=ASUS (83.15)
MOBO: MSI P55-GD55 ATX LGA1156 P55 DDR3 2XPCI-E16 3XPCI-E1 2XPCI RAID Audio GBLAN CrossFire Motherboard
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=49452&vpn=P55-GD55&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar (89.99)
RAM: OCZ Gold OCZ3G1600LV4GK 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 8-8-8-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit (Gskill worth the 20 bucks?)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42868&vpn=OCZ3G1600LV4GK&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1058 (80.00)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive OEM *3YR MFR Warranty* (80.00)
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=37232&vpn=ST31000528AS&manufacture=Seagate
Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan (79.99)
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=26414&vpn=CMPSU-650TX&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1058
Total= 1156.10 without shopping around for better prices.
plus keyboard, mouse, speakers, assembly costs
Appreciate the help
BUDGET RANGE: 1300-1600*after rebate*
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, movies, music, surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Starting fresh, need everything
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca, ncix, or wherever is cheapest for the specific part
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: I like Nvidia, and intel but am open to AMD.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, not likely. have never done it
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: eventually
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200, going to need a monitor as well.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Probably looking to do the assembly through NCIX or someone else.
Upgrading from a 14 inch laptop with an ati x1600 to something I can play new games on.
GPU
Like the look of the 460 GTX 1 GB, probably MSI, and i can sli later on:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=54624&vpn=N460GTX%20Cyclone1GD5%2FOC&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar
(254.99)
i5 750:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=42499&vpn=BX80605I5750&manufacture=Intel (227.99)
Monitor:??
either a 22 or a 24 inch monitor, i cant decide on this... does response time matter much these days? 5 vs 2? id like to be able to watch at 1080
Samsung F2380 23IN Widescreen LCD Monitor cPVA 1920X1080 16:9 150000:1DC DVI-D 3000:1 Static VGA
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=44317&vpn=LS23NVTABW%2FZC&manufacture=Samsung&promoid=1058 (259.99)
BLU RAY: ASUS BC-08B1ST Blu Ray BD-ROM & DVD Writer Combo Drive SATA Black With Software
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=48875&vpn=BC-08B1ST%20BLACK&manufacture=ASUS (83.15)
MOBO: MSI P55-GD55 ATX LGA1156 P55 DDR3 2XPCI-E16 3XPCI-E1 2XPCI RAID Audio GBLAN CrossFire Motherboard
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=49452&vpn=P55-GD55&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar (89.99)
RAM: OCZ Gold OCZ3G1600LV4GK 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 8-8-8-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit (Gskill worth the 20 bucks?)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42868&vpn=OCZ3G1600LV4GK&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1058 (80.00)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive OEM *3YR MFR Warranty* (80.00)
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=37232&vpn=ST31000528AS&manufacture=Seagate
Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan (79.99)
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=26414&vpn=CMPSU-650TX&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1058
Total= 1156.10 without shopping around for better prices.
plus keyboard, mouse, speakers, assembly costs
Appreciate the help