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12-17-2006, 09:59 PM
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New Member
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Please Help / New System / Need Advise
Hello World.
This is my first gaming system for Canada. This is what I found so far: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe ATX AM2 Nforce 590 SLI 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E4 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 1394 Motherboard http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS $254.22 CAD ------------------------------ AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Socket AM2 Orleans 2.4GHZ 512KB 90NM 62W Retail Box http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...anufacture=AMD $135.70 CAD ------------------------------- Ultra / X-Finity / 600-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / SATA-Ready / SLI Ready / Black / Power Supply http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...273341&CatId=0 $101.99 CAD ------------------------------------ Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...ufacture=ANTEC $133.23 CAD OR Antec P180 ATX Advanced Mid Tower Aluminum Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS W/ USB & Audio Ports http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...ufacture=ANTEC $161.00 CAD - in the combo with HD (the one below) - $149.98 CAD OR I might get one for around $60, because of the budget… I’d like to spend around 1000 CAD in total. If you have any advice on the cheaper cases, with fine cooling for my system, please advice. ------------------------------------ Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=Seagate $129.40 CAD - in the combo with the case (the one above) - $119.27 CAD this is my old HD, if it will work with a new system, then maybe i will not buy new one  ------------------------------------ I need advice on RAM and Video Card, I want to buy a 1 Gig now and add another later; also I have my old ram, not sure if it'll work  ------------------------------------ As for the Video Card, I’d like to get something that I can play all new games with medium-high settings at 1280x1024 (my LCD won’t support more I think). I want to get one so later I can add another better one (old and ne together - SLI it's called, i think =)). Also I will be upgrading my CPU to dual AMD Do I need a CPU Heatsink? What else do I need (not thinking about burners yet)? Will this system perform well? Is it Future Proof? Thanks. |
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12-17-2006, 10:29 PM
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Diamond Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Age: 17
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spend less on a mobo and get a Core 2 Duo system
find a better PSU, ultra isn't that great, try to get a OCZ, Antec, or any other major PSU brand the cases are nice, but the 900 can get a little loud you will most likely want or need a new HDD, but I'm not sure your ram will most likely not work, probably isn't 240 pin like most new mobos take now as for a GPU you might want to look into a 7900GT/GS or a 7600GT. the 7900GT/GS should play most games at 1280x1024 at mid/high setting the system you have now isn't going to be that future proof but most systems aren't totally future proof. with a C2D system it should last a pretty long time good luck and happy building edit: if you buy the CPU retail it will come with a heatsink, if you buy oem it will not |
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12-17-2006, 10:50 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Somewhere in Hell !!!
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For video card get one of these
eVGA 7900GS KO http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=eVGA eVGA 7950GT KO http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=eVGA |
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12-18-2006, 07:38 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
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revisited
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Windsor 2.2GHZ 2X512KB 89W 90NM Retail Box
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18458 225.72 CAD ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AM2 Nforce 570 SLI 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18777 170.66 CAD Mushkin HP-550 550W ATX 12V 24PIN SLI Ready ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19508 99.82 CAD OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-5-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18494 299.99 CAD EVGA E-GEFORCE 7950 GT KO 560MHZ PCI-E 512MB 1.45GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out RoHS Video Card http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=20665 336.30 CAD Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18409 129.40 CAD Samsung SH-S182 DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL-8X DVD Writer IDE Lightscribe Black OEM W/ Software http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21331 48.25 CAD D-LINK DFE-538TX 10/100 ETHERNET ADAPTER PCI http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=5162 13.05 CAD Last edited by digows; 12-19-2006 at 12:00 AM. Reason: update |
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