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I plan on building a gaming computer in a couple weeks. I've been getting builds together, and this is what I've narrowed them down into. Right now it stands at $800CAN, but that does not include a video card. I don't know a whole lot about hardware, so most of this build has been a mixture of recommendations.
Also I'd like to use NCIX, not NewEgg. As well, prices have to be CAN.
PCU: NCIX.com - Buy Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail - BX80570E8400 In Canada.
Mobo: NCIX.com - Buy ASUS P5QL Pro ATX LGA775 P43 DDR2 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard - P5QL Pro In Canada.
RAM: NCIX.com - Buy G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit - F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ In Canada.
PSU: NCIX.com - Buy Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan - CMPSU-750TX In Canada.
Case:NCIX.com - Buy Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case 300 ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB & Audio - THREE HUNDRED In Canada.
HDD: NCIX.com - Buy Samsung Spinpoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB SATA2 7200RPM 8.9MS 16MB 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM 3YR MFR Wrnty - HD501LJ In Canada.
DvD: NCIX.com - Buy LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA OEM - GH22NS30 BLACK In Canada.
The PSU might go down to 500watts, although I do plan on upgrading on a somewhat regular basis, and I figured I might as well spend the money now. Also I was told not to spend under $100 on it.
I was also told to go with 800MHz RAM instead of the 1000 I chose, since the extra speed won't be utilized even if I OC (I plan to OC once I'm a little more confident with tampering).
For video card, I was looking at these two. Will these run most games coming out on higher graphics? From looking at my friends rigs, I'd say they should. Or should I wait and spend closer to $500?
NCIX.com - Buy BFG GeForce 9800GTX+ OC REV.B 760MHZ 512MB 2.25GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - BFGE98512GTXPOCBE In Canada.
NCIX.com - Buy EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GTX+ 740MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ 256BIT DDR3 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - 512-P3-N879-AR In Canada.
Also I'd like to use NCIX, not NewEgg. As well, prices have to be CAN.
PCU: NCIX.com - Buy Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail - BX80570E8400 In Canada.
Mobo: NCIX.com - Buy ASUS P5QL Pro ATX LGA775 P43 DDR2 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard - P5QL Pro In Canada.
RAM: NCIX.com - Buy G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit - F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ In Canada.
PSU: NCIX.com - Buy Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan - CMPSU-750TX In Canada.
Case:NCIX.com - Buy Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case 300 ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB & Audio - THREE HUNDRED In Canada.
HDD: NCIX.com - Buy Samsung Spinpoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB SATA2 7200RPM 8.9MS 16MB 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM 3YR MFR Wrnty - HD501LJ In Canada.
DvD: NCIX.com - Buy LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA OEM - GH22NS30 BLACK In Canada.
The PSU might go down to 500watts, although I do plan on upgrading on a somewhat regular basis, and I figured I might as well spend the money now. Also I was told not to spend under $100 on it.
I was also told to go with 800MHz RAM instead of the 1000 I chose, since the extra speed won't be utilized even if I OC (I plan to OC once I'm a little more confident with tampering).
For video card, I was looking at these two. Will these run most games coming out on higher graphics? From looking at my friends rigs, I'd say they should. Or should I wait and spend closer to $500?
NCIX.com - Buy BFG GeForce 9800GTX+ OC REV.B 760MHZ 512MB 2.25GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - BFGE98512GTXPOCBE In Canada.
NCIX.com - Buy EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GTX+ 740MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ 256BIT DDR3 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - 512-P3-N879-AR In Canada.