Hi there, I built my current baby about 3 years ago and named it "Powerbeast". It served me well but the old dog is dying and can't play the games I want it to anymore. This christmas I'm building a new computer and here are the specs and their prices in Canadian $. Don't be surprised if the components are a hell lot more expensive than you lucky yankees down south Please provide your advice in terms of this machine's price/performance and compatibility. Please keep in mind that I'm a budget gamer.
Specs:
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Case:
NZXT Apollo ATX Tower Case 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT No PS Front Audio USB Firewire Silver ($82.11)
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 1.86GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail ($235.40)
Motherboard
ASUS P5B ATX LGA775 Conroe 965P DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI 6 SATA2 Sound Motherboard ($166.75)
Memory
Kingston HyperX 1GB 2X512MB PC2-5400 DDR2-675 CL4-4-4-10 240PIN DIMM Memory ($171.35)
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB Cache 8.9MS Hard Drive ($61.65)
Video Card
EVGA E-GEFORCE 7900 GS 450MHZ PCI-E 256MB 256BIT 1.32GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card ($231.71)
Power Supply
Coolermaster Extreme Power 600W ATX 12V V2.01 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan ($78.54)
DVD Writer
Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL-8X DVD Writer IDE Black OEM W/ Software ($43.73)
Speaker
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker System Black 70W RMS 140W W/FDD2 ($80.92)
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Total: $1,202.16 (before gigantic Canadian taxes, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc)
Please let me know what you think and whether you think it will handle the latest games (also what kind of 3dmark I can expect on all stock settings).
Thanks!
Specs:
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Case:
NZXT Apollo ATX Tower Case 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT No PS Front Audio USB Firewire Silver ($82.11)
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 1.86GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail ($235.40)
Motherboard
ASUS P5B ATX LGA775 Conroe 965P DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI 6 SATA2 Sound Motherboard ($166.75)
Memory
Kingston HyperX 1GB 2X512MB PC2-5400 DDR2-675 CL4-4-4-10 240PIN DIMM Memory ($171.35)
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB Cache 8.9MS Hard Drive ($61.65)
Video Card
EVGA E-GEFORCE 7900 GS 450MHZ PCI-E 256MB 256BIT 1.32GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card ($231.71)
Power Supply
Coolermaster Extreme Power 600W ATX 12V V2.01 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan ($78.54)
DVD Writer
Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL-8X DVD Writer IDE Black OEM W/ Software ($43.73)
Speaker
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker System Black 70W RMS 140W W/FDD2 ($80.92)
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Total: $1,202.16 (before gigantic Canadian taxes, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc)
Please let me know what you think and whether you think it will handle the latest games (also what kind of 3dmark I can expect on all stock settings).
Thanks!