Need help building a system

McRackin

McRackin

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hey guys I've been out of the loop for a few years... my last computer I built was over 5 years ago.

I want a new system to be around $1000-1100 including mouse/kb.... a quad core amd with ATI graphics with the potential of dueling my video card in a few months. Tell me if I'm wrong but I think Im looking for an AM2+ XCrossfire mobo?

What are some common setups with this type of system with a relatively cheap price tag?
 
$1,000-$1,100 can you build you a pretty solid system for that amount. But, what will this pc be primarily used for? If gaming, is there anything else you do on the pc? What size lcd to you have right now? What parts do you require in this build? Do you also need an O/S for this build? You can go either Intel or AMD build but, for that budget, I would go with an Intel Q9550 build. It should be a very solid upgrade from where you are coming from. Even a Q6600 Quad build will be major upgrade. You must either be on an old Intel P4 or AMD Athlon 64 cpu system.
 
Please answer HardwareGuru's questions or we cannot help you better. Just for the hell of it, here's another list of questions to answer in addition to hardwareGuru's questions:

3) Where do you live?
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
 
It will be used for gaming primarily.
I already have a samsung 24" 1920x1200 monitor
I live in Western Canada
I need all parts... excluding monitor and speakers
I will not be overclocking, but I would like the possibility if I chose to do so later on
i plan on buying it this month, or in the next couple weeks

like I isaid, i would like a mobo that supports quad core AMD with an ATI video card and the potential of duelling up the same video card in a month or two. i believe that technology is called crossfire with ati??

thanks guys
 
I was thinking of www.a-power.com
its the cheapest LOCAL place I can find
yeah its in canadian dollars
i suppose i could stretch the budget to 1200-1250 after tax
 
The following is from A-Power.com, with all components in their "regular prices" (in CAD):

$82.39 - Cooler Master Centurion 590 ATX mid-tower case
$114.25 - BFG LS-680 680W PSU
$188.93 - Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H
$178.54 - AMD Phenom X4 9650
$73.17 - OCZ Fata1ity Edition 2x2GB DDR2 800 dual channel kit
$90.97 - Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB HDD
$28.83 - Samsung SH-S223F SATA DVD burner
$202.52 - Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB PCI-E 2.0 video card
$150.37 - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM version
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$1109.97 - Subtotal (not including shipping, VAT, or other charges/rebates)

Some of your parts, like the motherboard, are in limited supply. You may have to consider another retailer (either local or online) to find some of the parts that you'll need. I designed the build around the motherboard, since you wanted an AMD-based CrossFire-supporting board. The LS-680 power supply can handle a dual HD4850 CF setup, as well as any single card up to the GTX 280. (It can also handle the dual-GPU HD4850X2, though I'm not entire sure on whether it can support the HD4870X2 or the GTX 295.)

In my attempts to keep everything below $1200 CAD before taxes, I skimped on the video card. For medium visual settings on most games, you should look at the 1GB HD4870... but most of those cards (that I found) were over $350 CAD.

To cut costs, I didn't pursue an aftermarket CPU cooler, and I went with a cheap 4GB kit of DDR2 800 RAM. You'll need to look for a decent CPU cooler and faster RAM if and when you decide to start overclocking.
 
Thanks a lot tiraides. I'm likely going to go with that exact setup. I just wish I had a few hundred more dollars to spend =( I still need a new mouse/kb as well...so that setup with mouse/kb plus taxes is going to push $1300

I think I can handle that though, there's nothing I am really willing to sacrifice....any downgrading from there would make a minimal impact on price.

Thanks a shit load though eh!
 
System bought =D should get it on Monday
Only thing I changed was the RAM, a little faster
And I got a new bluetooth keyboard and mouse....figured i'd try it out
this keyboard has too many dorito's and doobie bits in it D=
 
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