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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
90% gaming, for sure. Might watch some 720/1080 rips but have a PS3 for movies.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500-2000 CAD. Does not matter as I'm not trying to max it out.
3) Where do you live?
Victoria, BC, Canada.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Can't really be specific, as I essentially need everything. Do want an aftermarket CPU heatsink though.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Soundblaster X-Fi Xtrememusic (PCI)
6) Will you be overclocking?
Plan to do it for CPU, not so much for GPU (not planning to buy an aftermarket cooler)
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
32" 1080p (1920x1080)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
To be safe, around a month. Not concrete though, could be sooner or a bit later, but not very far off.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Crossfire/SLI depending on mobo recommended. Not planning to immediately but will explain below.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
No.
I plan on purchasing from NCIX. This is my projected build, though many things are not concrete yet (my reason for posting).
CPU - i7 920
Motherboard - Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
RAM - Corsair XMS3 TR3X6G1600C9
PSU - Corsair HX620W CMPSU-620HX
GPU - Radeon 4890/GeForce GTX 275
Case - Antec Nine Hundred (Two?)
Optical Drive(s) - 2x LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1500GB 1.5TB
CPU Heatsink - Undecided.
OS - Windows Vista x64
Okay, so time to go in-depth. This is my first computer I plan on building (though I have very experienced help - shouldn't be many building issues). I've been a long-time 'browser.' However, I've been out of the loop since around the GeForce 9800 series time. What I want to do is build a computer I suppose is the equivalent of what may have been the 'E6600/8800GT' build from a while back. I don't really plan on spending more than I need to if the performance to price ratio doesn't call for it.
To be honest, the only concrete part of the build is the i7. I really just chose the cheapest mobo and RAM that seems fitting. This is where the help comes I suppose. The one thing I do want, is the option to SLI/Crossfire later down the road. This is why I chose the PSU I listed. I want to choose the GPU based on the mobo recommended.
Another thing is if there may be an issue with the case and mobo. I heard the Antec Nine Hundred has the PSU on the bottom, so I want to be prepared if cable length will be an issue.
Again, any suggestions is welcomed. Thanks.
90% gaming, for sure. Might watch some 720/1080 rips but have a PS3 for movies.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500-2000 CAD. Does not matter as I'm not trying to max it out.
3) Where do you live?
Victoria, BC, Canada.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Can't really be specific, as I essentially need everything. Do want an aftermarket CPU heatsink though.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Soundblaster X-Fi Xtrememusic (PCI)
6) Will you be overclocking?
Plan to do it for CPU, not so much for GPU (not planning to buy an aftermarket cooler)
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
32" 1080p (1920x1080)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
To be safe, around a month. Not concrete though, could be sooner or a bit later, but not very far off.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Crossfire/SLI depending on mobo recommended. Not planning to immediately but will explain below.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
No.
I plan on purchasing from NCIX. This is my projected build, though many things are not concrete yet (my reason for posting).
CPU - i7 920
Motherboard - Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
RAM - Corsair XMS3 TR3X6G1600C9
PSU - Corsair HX620W CMPSU-620HX
GPU - Radeon 4890/GeForce GTX 275
Case - Antec Nine Hundred (Two?)
Optical Drive(s) - 2x LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1500GB 1.5TB
CPU Heatsink - Undecided.
OS - Windows Vista x64
Okay, so time to go in-depth. This is my first computer I plan on building (though I have very experienced help - shouldn't be many building issues). I've been a long-time 'browser.' However, I've been out of the loop since around the GeForce 9800 series time. What I want to do is build a computer I suppose is the equivalent of what may have been the 'E6600/8800GT' build from a while back. I don't really plan on spending more than I need to if the performance to price ratio doesn't call for it.
To be honest, the only concrete part of the build is the i7. I really just chose the cheapest mobo and RAM that seems fitting. This is where the help comes I suppose. The one thing I do want, is the option to SLI/Crossfire later down the road. This is why I chose the PSU I listed. I want to choose the GPU based on the mobo recommended.
Another thing is if there may be an issue with the case and mobo. I heard the Antec Nine Hundred has the PSU on the bottom, so I want to be prepared if cable length will be an issue.
Again, any suggestions is welcomed. Thanks.
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