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Phewl

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Hello everyone,

So I am looking to build a system for my brother for X-mas, I'm looking to get him something he will be able to use for a few years with minimal upgrades. He's is into gaming mostly, so I am looking for suggestions on the following components.

Processor, Motherboard, Video Card, RAM, Hard Disk, Power Supply

He won't be using the system to it's fullest extent, so I'd think anything like SLI or RAID is unnecessary.

Lastly, I won't want to buy top of the line everything, but not too far off. Cost is of course an issue.

I like to deal with NCIX

Any suggestions you guys have are appreciated, thanks in advance.
 
You live in canada or us?

if so link to where you plan on buying and how much cash you plan to spend.
 
canadian prices are confusing me, how much is that in usd? ill build one for that price on a different site and prices should translate similar
 
I was thinking


SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D - OEM 29.99

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 57.99

BFG Tech BFGR7950512GTOCE GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail 269.99

Antec NeoHE 500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail 99.99

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Standard System Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ 209.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail combo 357.98


$1,025.93
- 10 mir
1015.93 + shipping

also you need a case, im sure you can shave off cost with a cheaper mobo, different ram, psu ect but this should get you in the direction you want to go.
 
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