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Hanif

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- Gaming, home business use, web design.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- $800 including taxes and LCD monitor.
3) Where do you live?
Toronto, ON
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
- AMD (or Intel?) CPU, 8GB RAM minimum, 500GB HD 7200RPM, keyboard, LCD or LED, motherboard, wireless PCI card or wireless USB whatever cheaper. I
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
have speakers (M Audio Av30s, and a mouse (Logitech Mx518) already.
6) Will you be overclocking?
- Nah
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
- I want at least a 20" LED…or LCD?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- After I sell my macbook pro 15"…trying to get $1200 at least out of it
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
USB 3…I will not be RAIDing
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
- I got a license for Windows 7 Ultimate

Prices in CAD please. I prefer shopping at www.canadacomputers.com. The case I am looking at is a Thermaltake VL90001W2Z Armor A90 Mid Tower Case

Please advise. Looking to buy this after I sell my 15" macbook pro but I still want to stick with a $800 CAD budget if possible. Thank you
 
Hanif said:
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- After I sell my macbook pro 15"…trying to get $1200 at least out of it
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Ok that's not very helpful: Your build date could be anywhere from a week from now to a two months from now. And even if you say that you will be selling that MacBook this month, there's a good chance that may not happen within that timeframe or at all and therefore all of the hardware advice given for this month will be a waste of time.

In other words, bump this thread up when you've actually sold the Macbook. By then we'll know for sure whether or not you'll actually have $800 for said build and when exactly you can start buying the parts for this PC.
Hanif said:
The case I am looking at is a Thermaltake VL90001W2Z Armor A90 Mid Tower Case
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Not a good choice for a case. These are all better cases than that Thermaltake:
$60 - Cooler Master HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 ATX Case
$70 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K58W ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K56 ATX Case
$90 - Cooler Master CM690 II Advance ATX Case
$90 - Lian Li Lancool PC-K7B ATX Case
$100 - Lian Li PC-7B Plus II ATX Case
$100 - Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$110 - NZXT Whisper WHI - 001BK ATX Full Tower Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-60FN ATX Case
$110 - Lian Li PC-7FN ATX Case
$120 - Velocity Micro GX2-W Silver Classic Aluminum Case with Side Window
$127 - Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Case
$140 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - Lian Li PC-9F ATX Case
$143 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-002OR Black Finish w/Orange Trim Full Tower ATX Case
$150 - Corsair Graphite Series 600T ATX Case
$155 - Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$160 - Silverstone RV02B-W ATX case
$178 - Silverstone RV02B-EW ATX case
$190 - Corsair Obsidian Series 650D ATX Case
 
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Hey Danny,

I got an offer of $1100. I will be selling it today.

Thanks,

Hanif
 
Still gonna wait till you've actually sold that laptop.
 
well I have sold the macbook pro for $1200 - I'll miss it!!

my budget is $850

Thank you
 
I guess I never asked, what games are you looking to play? I have a bunch of parts in my cart at Canada Computers that I'll post shortly, but depending on your answer to that my recommendation could change.
 
Okay, so I'm making the assumption that you can go to their store and get some of the parts cheaper.

$135 - Acer P236HBD (REFURBISHED) 23" Widsescreen LCD Monitor, 1920x1080, 5ms, 50000:1(DCR), VGA, DVI
$200 - Intel Core i5-2500
$95 (before $10 MIR) - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 Intel Z68 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 2x PCI-Express GLAN 7.1-CH HD Audio 2x SATA 6.0Gb/s 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s 10xUSB 2.0 2xUSB 3.0 ATX
$63 - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1333MHz (PC3-10666) 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL)
$55 - Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)
$15 - Logitech (920-002478) K120 USB Keyboard
$60 - Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 500 Watt 80 PLUS� Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXV2)
$20 - TP-LINK TL-WN781ND, 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter
$35 - Seagate Barracuda (ST3500413AS) 7200.12 SATA3 6.0Gb/s 500GB
$23 - LG GH22NS70 Black SATA DVD-Writer 22xDVD+/-R 6xDVD+R DL 48x CD-R
$160 - PNY GeForce GTX 460 1GB (VCGGTX4601XPB-OC) nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Chipset (765MHz) 1GB GDDR5 (3700Mhz) Dual DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Subtotal: $861 (can't calculate shipping or tax without an account.) You could drop down to a Core i5-2300 or Core i3-2100 but if you can stretch, the 2500 is a great CPU.
 
tonytnnt said:
Okay, so I'm making the assumption that you can go to their store and get some of the parts cheaper.

$135 - Acer P236HBD (REFURBISHED) 23" Widsescreen LCD Monitor, 1920x1080, 5ms, 50000:1(DCR), VGA, DVI
$200 - Intel Core i5-2500
$95 (before $10 MIR) - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 Intel Z68 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 2x PCI-Express GLAN 7.1-CH HD Audio 2x SATA 6.0Gb/s 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s 10xUSB 2.0 2xUSB 3.0 ATX
$63 - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1333MHz (PC3-10666) 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL)
$55 - Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)
$15 - Logitech (920-002478) K120 USB Keyboard
$60 - Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 500 Watt 80 PLUS� Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXV2)
$20 - TP-LINK TL-WN781ND, 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter
$35 - Seagate Barracuda (ST3500413AS) 7200.12 SATA3 6.0Gb/s 500GB
$23 - LG GH22NS70 Black SATA DVD-Writer 22xDVD+/-R 6xDVD+R DL 48x CD-R
$160 - PNY GeForce GTX 460 1GB (VCGGTX4601XPB-OC) nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Chipset (765MHz) 1GB GDDR5 (3700Mhz) Dual DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Subtotal: $861 (can't calculate shipping or tax without an account.) You could drop down to a Core i5-2300 or Core i3-2100 but if you can stretch, the 2500 is a great CPU.
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I like your configuration a lot. I play Crysis 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and waiting for the new Batman game.

if the subtotal if $861 then the final price is *1.13 which is 972 :S not bad though
I would change the Acer LCD to maybe an LG LED? and the keyboard sucks...I'd get the Microsoft Curve keyboard
 
tonytnnt said:
Okay, so I'm making the assumption that you can go to their store and get some of the parts cheaper.

$135 - Acer P236HBD (REFURBISHED) 23" Widsescreen LCD Monitor, 1920x1080, 5ms, 50000:1(DCR), VGA, DVI
$200 - Intel Core i5-2500
$95 (before $10 MIR) - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 Intel Z68 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 2x PCI-Express GLAN 7.1-CH HD Audio 2x SATA 6.0Gb/s 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s 10xUSB 2.0 2xUSB 3.0 ATX
$63 - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1333MHz (PC3-10666) 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL)
$55 - Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)
$15 - Logitech (920-002478) K120 USB Keyboard
$60 - Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 500 Watt 80 PLUS� Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXV2)
$20 - TP-LINK TL-WN781ND, 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter
$35 - Seagate Barracuda (ST3500413AS) 7200.12 SATA3 6.0Gb/s 500GB
$23 - LG GH22NS70 Black SATA DVD-Writer 22xDVD+/-R 6xDVD+R DL 48x CD-R
$160 - PNY GeForce GTX 460 1GB (VCGGTX4601XPB-OC) nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Chipset (765MHz) 1GB GDDR5 (3700Mhz) Dual DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Subtotal: $861 (can't calculate shipping or tax without an account.) You could drop down to a Core i5-2300 or Core i3-2100 but if you can stretch, the 2500 is a great CPU.
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Should I up the power supply? the 500W might not be good enough for the i5 and PNY GeForce GTX 460 according to a friend of mine?
 
Hanif said:
Should I up the power supply? the 500W might not be good enough for the i5 and PNY GeForce GTX 460 according to a friend of mine?
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The 500 Watt should work fine, especially since you're not overclocking.
 
I have updated the config and ordered the following (LCD has been changed to a Samsung LED and RAM changed to a 8GB Patriot RAM since the G Skill is out of stock)

 
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