$1000 CAN Build( including shipping and tax)

[joeperson]

oops, that was a mistake was going for a 500gb

Price post updated.

I'll say wait to buy or try price matching all the components through ncix to drop the prices some.

[Jon_di2]

Pricematch!! Check out Pricebat.ca and use the price compare on HWC. For instance your price on the Palit Radeon HD 4850 is $226.15... while you should be writing $186.16 (found at Palit Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E Video Card - DirectCanada.)

So this build is overpriced, look around, don't just use NCIX prices, and it wont be so expensive. So you can afford a better case!

Originally Posted by joeperson

Your probably better waiting till late November around black Friday. Rebates and sales should be pretty good this year. Suggestions anyway:

Sony AD-7200S 20X SATA DVD Writer Black DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 8X/12X Dual Layer OEM No SW $32.25
Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 LGA775 S754 S939 S940 W/120MM Fan $47.61
Mushkin HP PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-4-4-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit $90.18
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty $99.99
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard $140.75
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box $272.50
Palit Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E Video Card $226.15
Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan $144.61

$1,054.04
Find this sort of stuff on sale; it's all expensive right now leading to some less then ideal choices (the case for instance).

[joeperson]

Course it's overpriced what with the recent currency exchange rates. I'm not finding the deals just throwing out a parts list. (with ncix referenced prices)

Added a note about rough shipping costs.

Using this sites price comparison to find the cheapest price and use ncix price matching to get reduced rate from there. (make sure the item is actually in stock at the cheap price where ever it is)

[joeperson]

Saved $35 on everything up until the q6600. q6600 can save $50, 4850 save $25, case save $10. All using pricebat and all rather uninteresting with the exception of the cpu. A whole $120 using five sites. The ncix prices are good enough to throw a system together on. The guys buying it can do the leg work to find $10 off deals.

[xghostz]

would a 9800GTX be better then a 4850? it's like 20 bucks cheaper I think...possibly a E8400 instead of the Q6600?

[joeperson]

I think people side with the 4850 here for it's anti aliasing capabilities. If you shop around you should be able to close if not reverse the $20 gap. The 8400 would save you $40-50 and clock higher. Having the quads extra cores for any sort of multi-tasking is great though. I'd spend the money there.

[xghostz]

I see...how cheap do stuff get if I wait till black friday? are we talking bout a few bucks or like 100 bucks off the total price?

[joeperson]

From a couple posts back; you can strip the better part of $100-150 just shopping around and then using those links in the ncix price match to get ncix to give you a better price. Oh, and I didn't include any mail in rebates (which kinda sorta saves money). As for waiting I can't talk from experience there. I'm listening to older wiser people where longer term sales are concerned. I can say prices have jumped the last few weeks.

Let some others post here over night. There may be some good info out there in the sleeping people.

Anyone else care to comment on sales?

[joeperson]

Save 100 if you go e8400 on the stock cooler. You miss out on the overclocking that will make the processor relevant slightly longer. The q6600 would probably oc to 3.2-3.5ghz and the e8400 should get close to 4ghz. (need the sunbeam cooler for those #'s though)