I posted this under the "home built" section first - not sure what difference is between the 2 forum areas - but not much response there - so thought maybe it belonged here?! If a moderator thinks otherwise - please remove which ever one is incorrectly placed.
Kellie
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Hi There - I posted for a computer system 6 months ago and these forums were a big help. Now I want to order parts for a system for my son.
I am trying to stay under $800 and the system is mainly for gaming. I'm pretty sure I will go with the following - but if there is something I'm not aware of with the compatability or such - PLEASE let me know. Thank you in Advance
Ordering in Canada -> preference is Newegg.
Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week)
Budget Range: (e.g.: $800 Cdn) After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (newegg.ca)
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Canada)
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (I would like to use an AMD CPU)
Overclocking: not to start
Crossfire: Potentially in future
Monitor Resolution: (1920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: (I would like a quiet PC and perfer to go with standard heatsink)
...here is my proposed system:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $69.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" $64.99
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / $89.99
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model $25.99
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $114.99
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core $167.00
GIGABYTE GV-R685D5-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 $189.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $53.99
total: $776.93 (leaving a bit for shipping)
** I liked the Antec case - great ventilation...sadly it doesn't have internal speakers...that threw me on previous build.
...anyone see anything wrong or could be made better for same cost?
Thanks
Kellie
Kellie
-----------
Hi There - I posted for a computer system 6 months ago and these forums were a big help. Now I want to order parts for a system for my son.
I am trying to stay under $800 and the system is mainly for gaming. I'm pretty sure I will go with the following - but if there is something I'm not aware of with the compatability or such - PLEASE let me know. Thank you in Advance
Ordering in Canada -> preference is Newegg.
Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week)
Budget Range: (e.g.: $800 Cdn) After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)
Parts Not Required: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (newegg.ca)
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Canada)
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (I would like to use an AMD CPU)
Overclocking: not to start
Crossfire: Potentially in future
Monitor Resolution: (1920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: (I would like a quiet PC and perfer to go with standard heatsink)
...here is my proposed system:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $69.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" $64.99
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / $89.99
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model $25.99
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $114.99
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core $167.00
GIGABYTE GV-R685D5-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 $189.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $53.99
total: $776.93 (leaving a bit for shipping)
** I liked the Antec case - great ventilation...sadly it doesn't have internal speakers...that threw me on previous build.
...anyone see anything wrong or could be made better for same cost?
Thanks
Kellie
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