I want a system that will give me the best bang for my buck for gaming with $2000 CAD. I'm gonna buy from NCIX.com because from what I've seen they are the most reliable store that has a good selection in Canada.
Stuff what I want to port over from my current computer instead of buying are:
1 IDE DVD ROM DRIVE
1 IDE CDRW DRIVE
1 IDE Hard Drive
1 Monitor
1 OS
1 Floppy Drive
I was thinking of buying these parts originally:
1 x AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T-BK ATX Mid Tower Case Black 25CM Side Panel Fan 4X5.25 8X3.5INT No PS
1 x Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper CPU Heat Sink 92MM Fan 1350-2600RPM 18-27.5DBA W/ Blue LED
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.13GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail *Limit 1 / Cust*
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe ATX LGA775 975X DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Sound Motherboard
1 x Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB 2X1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory
1 x Zalman ZM-F3 120MM Sleeve Bearing Case Fan Black 900/1800RPM 20/34DBA 3PIN Connector
1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT KO 580MHZ 256MB 128BIT 1.5GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
1 x OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
They don't seem to have the case I wanted anymore so I might have to buy that elsewhere. From my best recollection of the case price this system would cost me ~$1488 CAD if I buy the parts by editing a Netlink system (parts seem to be more expensive at that site if bought individually).
What should I upgrade to get the cost up to $2000 CAD? Most specifically I am wondering what would make the most sense in terms of upgrading the RAM, GPU, and CPU from the parts I've listed.
Stuff what I want to port over from my current computer instead of buying are:
1 IDE DVD ROM DRIVE
1 IDE CDRW DRIVE
1 IDE Hard Drive
1 Monitor
1 OS
1 Floppy Drive
I was thinking of buying these parts originally:
1 x AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T-BK ATX Mid Tower Case Black 25CM Side Panel Fan 4X5.25 8X3.5INT No PS
1 x Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper CPU Heat Sink 92MM Fan 1350-2600RPM 18-27.5DBA W/ Blue LED
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.13GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail *Limit 1 / Cust*
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe ATX LGA775 975X DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Sound Motherboard
1 x Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB 2X1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory
1 x Zalman ZM-F3 120MM Sleeve Bearing Case Fan Black 900/1800RPM 20/34DBA 3PIN Connector
1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT KO 580MHZ 256MB 128BIT 1.5GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
1 x OCZ GameXStream 600W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black
They don't seem to have the case I wanted anymore so I might have to buy that elsewhere. From my best recollection of the case price this system would cost me ~$1488 CAD if I buy the parts by editing a Netlink system (parts seem to be more expensive at that site if bought individually).
What should I upgrade to get the cost up to $2000 CAD? Most specifically I am wondering what would make the most sense in terms of upgrading the RAM, GPU, and CPU from the parts I've listed.