1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming/Photoshop/Lightroom
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$800-900CAD
3) Where do you live?
Canada!
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word
CPU/Board/RAM/Case/PSU/Videocard
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have a 1TB WD drive to drop in, as well as an existing kb/mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
23" 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
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.
Fast USB is nice.. possibly eSATA and a later upgrade to a faster ssd drive (when prices permit)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Have a win7 pro 64bit license already
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB
209.99
Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Z68 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 HDMI DVI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
129.99
Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 XMP Dual Channel Memory Kit
54.99
XFX Radeon HD 6950 800MHZ 2GB 5.0GHZ DDR5 2XDVI HDMI 2x Mini DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
224.99
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT Front USB Audio No PSU
39.99
Antec Earthwatts 750W Modular Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V Active PFC 80PLUS 135mm Fan
84.99
TP-Link TL-WN851N Wireless N Dual Antenna Network Adapter Card 802.11B/G/N 2.4GHZ MIMO PCI
31.99
$776.93 + tax = $870.16
Thoughts/Suggestions?
Gaming/Photoshop/Lightroom
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$800-900CAD
3) Where do you live?
Canada!
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word
CPU/Board/RAM/Case/PSU/Videocard
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have a 1TB WD drive to drop in, as well as an existing kb/mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
23" 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
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.
Fast USB is nice.. possibly eSATA and a later upgrade to a faster ssd drive (when prices permit)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Have a win7 pro 64bit license already
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB
209.99
Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Z68 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 HDMI DVI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
129.99
Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 XMP Dual Channel Memory Kit
54.99
XFX Radeon HD 6950 800MHZ 2GB 5.0GHZ DDR5 2XDVI HDMI 2x Mini DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
224.99
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT Front USB Audio No PSU
39.99
Antec Earthwatts 750W Modular Power Supply ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V Active PFC 80PLUS 135mm Fan
84.99
TP-Link TL-WN851N Wireless N Dual Antenna Network Adapter Card 802.11B/G/N 2.4GHZ MIMO PCI
31.99
$776.93 + tax = $870.16
Thoughts/Suggestions?