- Mar 6, 2011
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First time poster, LONG time lurker (we're talking ~2000 here!).
Would appreciate any suggestions/comments on my build. I have 2 main questions:
i) as this build is right up against my budget cap, is there anywhere you might shift the cost from one component to another to get more capable build (example: spend less on PSU to get a slightly better GPU)?
ii) if I can throw in an extra $100 is it worth getting a 50GB SSD as a boot drive? Or would that $100 be better spent elsewhere?
Here's the situation based on the 'How to ask for help with your build guide':
Approximate Purchase Date: This week.
Budget Range: CAD$1200 + HST (before MIR)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: home office/surfing for my wife, gaming for me.
Parts Not Required: Need everything but speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Using CanadaComputers since there are local stores (so no shipping $$) but TigerDirect has a store nearby as well and will consider online purchase from Newegg.ca or ncix if there's a good reason.
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: None (I'm coming from a Mac so I have no ingrained AMD/Intel or ATi/nVidia fanboi tendencies...yet
)
Overclocking: Likely in future
SLI or Crossfire: Possibly in future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Here is what I have so far (all prices from Canada Computers:
Case: CoolerMaster 690 II Basic $69.99
Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme4 $179.99
CPU: 2500K i5 Sandy Bridge $219.99 (price matched with Newegg)
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz (PC3-12800) 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) $51.99
Video Card: PowerColor (AX6850 1GBD5-DH) $169.99 ($149.99 after MIR)
PUS: Antec TP-750 Blue Truepower New 750W Continuous Power Supply $119.99 ($94.99 after MIR)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) 1000GB (1TB) SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache (OEM) $79.99
DVD Drive: LG GH24NS50 - OEM $25.99
OS: Win 7 Home Premium 64bit $99.99
Monitor: Asus VH236H, 23" Widescreen Full 1080p LCD Monitor $169.99 ($149.99 after MIR)
KB/Mouse: Logitech (920-002565) MK120 USB Wired Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Combo $17.99
Total: $1205.89 + HST ($1140.89 after MIR)
Would appreciate any suggestions/comments on my build. I have 2 main questions:
i) as this build is right up against my budget cap, is there anywhere you might shift the cost from one component to another to get more capable build (example: spend less on PSU to get a slightly better GPU)?
ii) if I can throw in an extra $100 is it worth getting a 50GB SSD as a boot drive? Or would that $100 be better spent elsewhere?
Here's the situation based on the 'How to ask for help with your build guide':
Approximate Purchase Date: This week.
Budget Range: CAD$1200 + HST (before MIR)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: home office/surfing for my wife, gaming for me.
Parts Not Required: Need everything but speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Using CanadaComputers since there are local stores (so no shipping $$) but TigerDirect has a store nearby as well and will consider online purchase from Newegg.ca or ncix if there's a good reason.
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences: None (I'm coming from a Mac so I have no ingrained AMD/Intel or ATi/nVidia fanboi tendencies...yet
)Overclocking: Likely in future
SLI or Crossfire: Possibly in future
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Here is what I have so far (all prices from Canada Computers:
Case: CoolerMaster 690 II Basic $69.99
Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme4 $179.99
CPU: 2500K i5 Sandy Bridge $219.99 (price matched with Newegg)
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600MHz (PC3-12800) 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) $51.99
Video Card: PowerColor (AX6850 1GBD5-DH) $169.99 ($149.99 after MIR)
PUS: Antec TP-750 Blue Truepower New 750W Continuous Power Supply $119.99 ($94.99 after MIR)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) 1000GB (1TB) SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache (OEM) $79.99
DVD Drive: LG GH24NS50 - OEM $25.99
OS: Win 7 Home Premium 64bit $99.99
Monitor: Asus VH236H, 23" Widescreen Full 1080p LCD Monitor $169.99 ($149.99 after MIR)
KB/Mouse: Logitech (920-002565) MK120 USB Wired Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Combo $17.99
Total: $1205.89 + HST ($1140.89 after MIR)
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