Hey guys, I am looking to help build a computer for my brother since I already built mine last year. The key thing is he isn't planning to overclock anything soon (never overclocked), but wants the computer to last a long time for gaming. I am buying from NCIX since the shipping is just horrible on newegg.ca (live in Canada). Lastly, he also wants a decent monitor to game on. Here is what I have so far:
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21123&promoid=11...
$89.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked Fermi 763MHZ 768MB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=54475&promoid=11...
$189.99
NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core & MSI X58M mATX SLI DDR3 Motherboard
1 x MSI X58M X58 mATX LGA1366 DDR3 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 1PCI-E4 CrossFire SLI SATA2 GBLAN Motherboard
1 x Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.8GHZ 8MB L3 Cache 130W 45NM Retail Box
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56503&promoid=11...
$419.99
Samsung SH-S223C 22X DVD Writer SATA Black OEM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46792&promoid=11...
$16.99
Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26414&promoid=11...
$89.99
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42745&promoid=11...
$77.99
Samsung 2494SW 24IN Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920X1080 16:9 5ms 50000:1DC VGA DVI-D HDCP
Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=47680&promoid=11...
$199.99
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty
Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34286&promoid=11...
$59.99
The only problem I have is the price is a bit over $1200 CAD. I would preferably like it lowered closer to around $1100. I also think the i7 is kind of a hit or miss, since he's not planning to overclock anytime soon anyway, just play games like Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 on Ultra high settings.
On newegg.ca, I saw a deal for the Rosewill Challeneger case that seemed to have very good reviews at a lower price than the Antec 900. Would you guys recommend getting that instead? Here is the link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Any advice or pointers would be appreciated, thanks for your time.