Hey Guys, so I finally decided to build my own PC instead of buying pre-built one.
Today I went to Tiger Direct and asked them to build a system similar to the one I was going to purchase.
Here is what they gave me(its not build yet)
Tiger DIRECT GUY RECOMMENDED PC
Motherboard: Asus P5Q - $175
Processor: Intel Quad Core Q9300- $309.00( I don't understand why this is so expansive, I can get I7 for $319)
CPU FAN
Ram : OCZ 4GB RAM - $69.99
Video Card: GTS 250 512 MB - $175
Optical Drive: DVD Burner- $40
Case: Mid Tower, 80
Power Supply: Ultra P/S 650 W - $ 70
On the sheet they gave me, there was no price for sound card for some reason.
OK Here is what I want to built after doing some research. I want to know if the parts below will work together and if the componets they recommened above any good.
MY NEW PC
Processor
Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - 2.66GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8GTs QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, HyperThreading, Bloomfield, Retail in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Motherboard:
Asus P5Q Motherboard - Intel P45, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, SPDIF, Gigabit LAN, Firewire, USB 2.0, SATA, RAID in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Video Card
XFX GeForce GTS 250 Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, SLI Ready GS250XYDFC in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Memory
OCZ Dual Channel Platinum 4GB PC8800 DDR2 1100MHz Memory - 2x2048MB OCZ2P11004GK in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Power Supply
Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty ULT-LSP750 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Case
Ultra X-Blaster ATX Black Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports ULT33179 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
OR
Hitachi 7K1000.B Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM 0A38016 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
OR
Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Optical Drive
LG GH22NS50 DVD Writer - DVD+R 22x, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6x, DVD-RAM 12x, SATA (OEM) in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
OR
LG GH22NP20 22x Super Multi Black Dual Layer DVD+RW Writer GH22NP20 (BLACK) in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Cooling
Thermaltake TR2-R1 AMD Socket AM2939754 Aluminum 92mm Fan CPU Cooler A4022 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Sound Card
Sabrent SBT-SP6C 6-Channel 5.1 Surround Sound 3D PCI Sound Card - Vista Ready in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Whether I said OR, I am not sure which one is better, like for hard-drive.
BTW: If you see any other components that I can get for my PC within a similar price as my NEW PC components please let me know.\
PS: Is Q9300 costs $ 309 or the guy messed up his calculation. And is i7 much better?
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE RESPONCE. LAST TIME your responses were very helpful as you convinced me to build my own PC.
Today I went to Tiger Direct and asked them to build a system similar to the one I was going to purchase.
Here is what they gave me(its not build yet)
Tiger DIRECT GUY RECOMMENDED PC
Motherboard: Asus P5Q - $175
Processor: Intel Quad Core Q9300- $309.00( I don't understand why this is so expansive, I can get I7 for $319)
CPU FAN
Ram : OCZ 4GB RAM - $69.99
Video Card: GTS 250 512 MB - $175
Optical Drive: DVD Burner- $40
Case: Mid Tower, 80
Power Supply: Ultra P/S 650 W - $ 70
On the sheet they gave me, there was no price for sound card for some reason.
OK Here is what I want to built after doing some research. I want to know if the parts below will work together and if the componets they recommened above any good.
MY NEW PC
Processor
Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - 2.66GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8GTs QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, HyperThreading, Bloomfield, Retail in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Motherboard:
Asus P5Q Motherboard - Intel P45, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, SPDIF, Gigabit LAN, Firewire, USB 2.0, SATA, RAID in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Video Card
XFX GeForce GTS 250 Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, SLI Ready GS250XYDFC in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Memory
OCZ Dual Channel Platinum 4GB PC8800 DDR2 1100MHz Memory - 2x2048MB OCZ2P11004GK in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Power Supply
Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty ULT-LSP750 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Case
Ultra X-Blaster ATX Black Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports ULT33179 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
OR
Hitachi 7K1000.B Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM 0A38016 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
OR
Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Optical Drive
LG GH22NS50 DVD Writer - DVD+R 22x, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6x, DVD-RAM 12x, SATA (OEM) in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
OR
LG GH22NP20 22x Super Multi Black Dual Layer DVD+RW Writer GH22NP20 (BLACK) in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Cooling
Thermaltake TR2-R1 AMD Socket AM2939754 Aluminum 92mm Fan CPU Cooler A4022 in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Sound Card
Sabrent SBT-SP6C 6-Channel 5.1 Surround Sound 3D PCI Sound Card - Vista Ready in Canada at TigerDirect.ca
Whether I said OR, I am not sure which one is better, like for hard-drive.
BTW: If you see any other components that I can get for my PC within a similar price as my NEW PC components please let me know.\
PS: Is Q9300 costs $ 309 or the guy messed up his calculation. And is i7 much better?
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE RESPONCE. LAST TIME your responses were very helpful as you convinced me to build my own PC.