I'm about to place an order for a bunch of components for my new system.
Prices are in Canadian dollars
$137.00 1x Chenming 21In Black Aluminum Case
$178.98 1x MSI K8N Neo Platinum
$157.95 1x WD Caviar SE 200GB 7200RPM ATA100
$331.56 2x Corsair CMX512-3200C2 DDR 512MB PC3200 CAS2
$398.95 1x AMD Athlon 64 3200+ S754
$015.95 2x Vantec Stealth Case Fan 80mm 2050RPM
$111.55 1x LiteOn DVD+-RW Dual 8x4x/8x4x Black Internal OEM
$011.40 1x 1.44MB 3.5In Black Floppy Drive
This comes to a total of $1343.40 Canadian. The only thing I'm uncertain of is the video card. Right now the front-runner is the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro ($300), but with floodgates set to open on the X800s, I can't help but wonder if I should wait to see if the prices come down.
What do you guys think? Should I just grab the 9800 Pro now, order the stuff minus the video card, or hold off on the whole thing?
This system will be used primarily for graphic design. I will also be doing some light 3D rendering and video editing. Gaming is somewhat important. Thanks!
Prices are in Canadian dollars
$137.00 1x Chenming 21In Black Aluminum Case
$178.98 1x MSI K8N Neo Platinum
$157.95 1x WD Caviar SE 200GB 7200RPM ATA100
$331.56 2x Corsair CMX512-3200C2 DDR 512MB PC3200 CAS2
$398.95 1x AMD Athlon 64 3200+ S754
$015.95 2x Vantec Stealth Case Fan 80mm 2050RPM
$111.55 1x LiteOn DVD+-RW Dual 8x4x/8x4x Black Internal OEM
$011.40 1x 1.44MB 3.5In Black Floppy Drive
This comes to a total of $1343.40 Canadian. The only thing I'm uncertain of is the video card. Right now the front-runner is the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro ($300), but with floodgates set to open on the X800s, I can't help but wonder if I should wait to see if the prices come down.
What do you guys think? Should I just grab the 9800 Pro now, order the stuff minus the video card, or hold off on the whole thing?
This system will be used primarily for graphic design. I will also be doing some light 3D rendering and video editing. Gaming is somewhat important. Thanks!