Help building a new PC.

diesiel

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Im sorry if this is in the wrong section but i honestly didn't know where to put it and just decided to stick it here....


Yeah so I'm wanting to upgrade to a new computer, I've been out of the loop for a while now and don't know what the best components are.

I live in Canada and have like a 750$ budget.

I am really looking for the 'bang for your buck' components (I also don't mind overclocking ;) )

I dont need a keyboard / mouse / monitor / case / sound card i have all of that covered.


So can anyone list any good hardware that isn't necessarily expensive? (I don't like 500$ CPUS and 600$ video cards)
 
I picked a Canadian store which I use, www.infonec.com as the www.canadacomputers.com seems to be down at the moment, so all prices CDN.

Seasonic S12 430 watts - $93 http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=202487
Gigabyte DS3 - $159 http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=147240
E4300 - $207 http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=331898
Sapphire X1950 Pro - $209 http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=309891
OCZ PC2-6400 (2x1gb) - $208 http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=129732

comes to $876 CDN.
 
Here's some ideas (I choose AMD just because they are so cheap right now, though you could wait for intel price drops):

Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2-667 (135.99)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index....X2048-5400C4&manufacture=CORSAIR&promoid=1006

EVGA 8800 320MB (319.99 after rebate)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22688&vpn=320-P2-N811-AR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1006

Asus M2N-E (115.98)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18885&vpn=M2N-E&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1006

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (86.98)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21937&vpn=ADO3600DDBOX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1006

Corsair HX520W (109.99 after rebate)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19832&vpn=CMPSU-520HX&manufacture=CORSAIR&promoid=1006

Should be able to overclock well I would think, but I can't say because I don't know enough about AMD processors.
Will you need a harddrive/dvd drive to?

Total: 768.99
Could opt for a cheaper power supply though.
 
thanks for the tips guys!

im probably going to opt for the intel route, i'll probably also need 800 ram cause i wanna be able to oc the e4300.

I'll probably end up waiting for some price drops though.
 
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