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manny_17

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heres what I have less far... let me know what to change!

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Web, processing, email, movies, music, gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500 before taxes and shipping
3) Where do you live?
Canada
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget?
Everything but keyboard and mouse.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
Reusing keyboard, mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Getting a 22/23" Samsung
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
next few weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I'd like the option for Crossfire/SLI in the future, good support and stability.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
yes
 
duhhh sorry heres what I plan to get :

CPU: Intel i5
RAM: 4 gig G. skill
PSU: 620 enermax
card: Nvidia GTX 260
case: Antec three hundred
Mobo: Asus Sabertooth 55i
monitor: 22"/23" Samsung
keyboard/mouse: Logitech
 
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Which Enermax 620W PSU are you talking about?
What site will you be planning to buy from?

Oh and ditch the GTS 260. You can find the equally fast HD 4870 for less and the faster HD 4890 for not much more. Not much reason to get the GTX 260 besides so-called company loyalty and fanboyism.

Oh and paying more than $160 for a P55 motherboard is insane IMO since you can get an X58 motherboard for the same price as that Asus Sabertooth. So I'd recommend going with a cheaper P55 motherboard out there.
 
/me agrees with Danny.

/me also wonders if you'll be running a live OS, since there's no HDD listed. Then again, there's no optical drive listed either, lol. If you need a HDD, get a Samsung F3 500GB or 1TB, or a WD Caviar Blue/Black 640GB or 1TB. For optical, get the cheapest SATA DVDRW drive you can find. Samsung and Asus drives tend to be quieter than Lite-On. NEC/Sony and LG are fine, too. Just don't buy an overpriced Plextor, as it uses the same parts as the cheaper drives (you're just paying for the brand name).
 
The only real issue with Hossdaddy's build is the PSU: It's of the TR2 line which is Thermaltake's very low quality line. In addition, there is no info whether or not that PSU can actually provide its rated 600W of power. As such, I recommend this Antec EA650 PSU instead:
http://infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=352967

Other than that, looks good to me.
 
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