I'm sorry for the really long post!
I have never built a computer before, so I would greatly appreciate your advice. Using the guides on this site, this is what I've decided on but I need to know if you guys would suggest switching any components. The goal is to aim is to shoot for a decent gaming rig that will last a long time.
Use: The computer will be for lots of multimedia and some avg gaming.
Location: Toronto
Build time: in the next week or two
Overclocking: right now no plans but may consider it if I find a game that requires it.
Budget: target is $1000 but MAX is $1500.
OPTION 1 NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item#:N82E16811146025 $103.99 Antec EA650 650W ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817371015 $85.75 ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item#:N82E168131312994 $181.49 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail Item#:N82E16819115017 $239.74 SAPPHIRE 100257L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail Item#:N82E168141027974 $324.25 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail 3_.Item#:N82E168202311454 $89.50 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $109.99 ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail $35.49 SUPER TALENT INTAIN1MCR All-in-one Card Reader - Retail $10.49 Components to be reused from my current computer: Monitor Samsung SycnMaster 930B Floppy drive: NEC DVD+RW from my old dell computer - still works great. 2nd HD: WDC WD1600JB-00CRA0 3nd HD: WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 Speakers: Harman/Kardon 3 speaker system with sub - again from my dell. Keyboard and mouse from my current computer till I find something I like at the local electronics store... GRAND TOTAL from NewEgg.ca Subtotal: $1,167.70 Canadian sales taxes paid on your behalf: $151.97 Shipping: $55.02 Grand Total: $1,374.69 (Seems to be about 200 cheaper after shipping and taxes from directcanada.com) As for software, this is what I was thinking: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (32-Bit OEM Full Version) $130.00 Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (Retail) $111.00 ----------- Total after taxes and shipping: $276.68 So the total with everything (and I'm sure you guys will point out what I'm missing) is 1651.37 CND.
Or of course the option of buying a prebuilt as mentioned in my other tread is still available and a little cheaper.
OPTION 2 Dell XPS 630: 1649.78 after taxes http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0108126&catid= Base Features Processor Type Intel Quad 2 Duo Processor Q9300 Processor Speed 2.5GHz RAM 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 500GB 7200RPM Optical Drives 16X DVD+/-RW Graphics 512MB Dual NVIDIA 8800GT Pre-loaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Card Reader 19-in-1 Media Card Reader with Bluetooth Keyboard Standard Modem 56K V.90 Mouse Optical USB 2.0 Yes - 2 Front & 4 Back Power Supply 750 Watts Processor Cache 6MB L2 System Bus 1333MHz Software English/French Software English Only Loaded Software 1 Roxio Creator Basic Loaded Software 2 Adobe Reader 8.0 Loaded Software 3 Microsoft Works 9 Loaded Software 4 Not Applicable Product Features OPTION 3 HP Pavilion Elite Intel Core2 Q9300 Quad Core 2.5GHz Computer (M9450F) $1468.99 http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0111873&catid= Base Features Processor Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor Speed 2.5GHz RAM 8GB Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 750GB Optical Drives SuperMulti DVD Burner With LightScribe Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Pre-loaded Operating System Wnidows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit SP1 Graphics Dedicated Video Memory Yes Shared Video Memory 2303MB TV Tuner No Video Memory 512MB Audio Audio Output HD Audio, 8-Speaker Surround Speakers HD Audio, 8-Speaker surround Integrated WiFi Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n Card Reader Yes Keyboard HP Multimedia Keyboard Mouse HP Optical Mouse Power Supply 460W Processor Cache 6MB L2 Cache System Bus 1333MHz Front Side Bus Software English/French Software English Loaded Software 1 Microsoft Works 9 Loaded Software 2 Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe Loaded Software 3 muvee autoProducer