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KJS · Apr 12, 2009

I need a new desktop, and I'm going to build one this time around. Currently working with a P4, 250GB Hard Drive, 512MB Ram with integrated graphics computer and I hate it to death.

Expectations:

At least 4GB of Ram, Quad-Core, 500GB Hard Drive and I'd like a video card that can handle some of the newer games. Mostly going to be using it for music, online browsing/researching, homework, etc etc. I'm going to be using some Photoshop on it (just for fun, nothing professional). In the build include the OS, no monitor. Want the computer to last me a few years.

Budget: $800 CANADIAN

*Build from this site www.ncix.com *
(I prefer this over newegg or anywhere else, don't ask why)

If you aren't familiar with the ncix site, then simply use newegg and then make it into canadian prices.

$800.00CAD = $652.335 USD (thanks bodaggit23)
Thanks guys =D

Bodaggit23 · Apr 13, 2009

I'm not sure that's doable, with a quad core and an OS.

$800.00 CAD = $652.335 USD

Let's see...

Droogie · Apr 13, 2009

Bodaggit23 said:
I'm not sure that's doable, with a quad core and an OS.

$800.00 CAD = $652.335 USD

Let's see...

yea that should definitely be doable. you may run right up to $800 CAD, but still i think it's doable.

Bodaggit23 · Apr 13, 2009

Whew. Just made it.

Here's my effort. These are all Newegg items, but you can cross them with
the site of your choice. I know how to find things on Newegg quickly. I didn't
feel like fumbling.

AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Quad-Core Black Edition ($149.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103291

EVGA 113-M2-E113 AM2+/AM2 ATX Motherboard ($89.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188036

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 RAM ($44.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184

EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card ($69.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130378

CORSAIR 650TX 650W Power Supply ($99.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Sony Optiarc Black 20X DVD Burner ($24.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118011

Antec Three Hundred Black Computer Case ($54.95)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit ($99.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

Grand Total: $634.88 USD = $779.734

bomberboysk · Apr 13, 2009

Just a suggestion to the OP, you might wanna think about the tri core phenom II's, overclock better than original phenoms and perform almost as good if not better than the standard phenom quad core

Also, above build looks great but you should probably have priced it on newegg.ca, and i would change a few things. For convenience ill just post the above list with links to newegg.ca plus the edits

Cpu, Phenom tri core 710: ($149.99 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648

Gigabyte GA-M770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 Mobo: ($89.99 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376

Memory(same as above): ($61.99 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184

PSU, 750watt vs 650watt, plus its a few dollars cheaper than the 650watt, same manu: ($129.99 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Lite-On Sata Dvd burner with lightscribe: ($32.49 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106288

Rosewill case, if theres one place its easier to save some money for use elsewhere in a rig without sacrificing performance its the case, has decent ratings and good price

$35.49 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147074

EVGA 9600gso(basically renamed 8800gs): ($99.99)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130437

750gb Western Digital HDD: ($79.99 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136150

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit: ($149.99 CAD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488CVF

Btw, above build doesnt have a hdd in the list, so theres one in this list

Total cost before rebates:--------------------$829.91
Rebates:------------------------------------------$65.00 USD, ~$80 CAD
Total cost after rebates:----------------------$~749.91

As said before, since you prefer ncix over newegg you can look them up on there, but newegg has easier sorting and better pricing etc.

Bodaggit23 · Apr 13, 2009

bomberboysk said:
Btw, above build doesnt have a hdd in the list, so theres one in this list

Ahh cr@p!

I have no problem whatsoever with you critiquing my build.

KJS · Apr 13, 2009

KJS · Apr 13, 2009

Changed a few things here and there.
$890CDN
YES YES YES.
Thank you, particularly bodaggit23 and bomberbysk.
(Wow, I'm quite stupid you guys are the only two that replied.)

Btw bomberbysk, I'll make changes to my build once I get to it, gotta do something else.

Bodaggit23 · Apr 13, 2009

I'll suggest Bomber's CPU and Board, but looks like you'll have no
problem fitting a new killer system into your budget.

I thought it would be harder.

KJS · Apr 13, 2009

Thanks guys

2048Megabytes · Apr 13, 2009

You sure the Gigabyte GA-M770-UD3 motherboard will work with a Phenom II Tri-Core 710 processor without having to flash the BIOS Bomberboysk?

I also favor the Phenom II processors. The are a good price and are great central processing units.

KJS · Apr 13, 2009

StrangleHold · Apr 13, 2009

2048Megabytes said:
You sure the Gigabyte GA-M770-UD3 motherboard will work with a Phenom II Tri-Core 710 processor without having to flash the BIOS Bomberboysk?

How would anybody know untill they get the board and know how recent the bios is, they update the bios to the recent one when they are made, so it depends on how long the board was in stock you get?

Dont get the 9950, runs hot and doesnt overclock that well.
Get the Phenom II 710 or 720 BE or even the Phenom II 920

Bodaggit23 · Apr 13, 2009

StrangleHold said:
Dont get the 9950, runs hot and doesnt overclock that well.

He's said he's not going to overclock, but speaking of heat:

I forgot to mention that the Antec case only comes with two 120mm fans
but has room for two more in the front.

Necessary? Probably not, but thought I'd mention it.
http://ncix.com/search/?categoryid=2-1164&q=antec

StrangleHold · Apr 13, 2009

Doesnt matter or not if your overclocking, building a computer right now. The 920 for around 20 bucks more is a better pick all the way around over the 9950. Or for that matter the 710 or 720 is too.

2048Megabytes · Apr 13, 2009

The Phenom II processors are better than the first generation Phenoms. I suggest you go with a Phenom II.

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard will work with the following Quad-Core Phenom II processors:

Phenom II 925
Phenom II 910
Phenom II 810
Phenom II 805

StrangleHold · Apr 13, 2009

2048Megabytes said:
The GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P

Good board but its a Crossfire board. The other Gigabyte is a single slot and they are getting a Nvidia card. So for 25 more its a waste of money since they could not crossfire.

But I do agree they need to get a Phenom II.

bomberboysk · Apr 13, 2009

KJS said:
Check my build:
I stuck with the Quad-core Phenom because I won't be doing any overclocking.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 Mobo
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=35762&vpn=GA-MA770-UD3&manufacture=Gigabyte
$100.75 - $10 rebate

CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Quad-Core Black Edition
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36177&vpn=HD9500WCJ4BGD&manufacture=AMD
$149.99

RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 RAM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25228&vpn=TWIN2X4096-6400C5&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1029
$58.99 -$30 rebate

Power Supply: Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 140MM Fan
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=26415&vpn=CMPSU-750TX&manufacture=Corsair
$139.99 - $20 rebate

Case: Antec Three-Hundred
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29812&vpn=THREE HUNDRED&manufacture=ANTEC&promoid=1029
$68.99

HDD: Western Digital Caviar 500GB SATA2 7200RPM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30192&vpn=WD5000AACS&manufacture=Western Digital WD
$76.76

Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium:
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=22438&vpn=66I-01939&manufacture=Microsoft
$138.99

DVD Drive: LG GH22NP20 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB IDE OEM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30286&vpn=GH22NP20 (BLACK)&manufacture=LG Electronics
$32.87

Video Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 9600GSO 512MB 1.8GHZ
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=37330&vpn=512-P3-N963-TR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1029
$89.99 – $20 rebate

I would still recommend the phenom II even if you arent overclocking, because you may decide you want to overclock it in the future, and its a much more effecient cpu than the 9950. this page has some pcmark vantage results showing the tri core faster than 9950:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2009/02/11/amd-phenom-820-810-720-710-am3-cpus/9

StrangleHold · Apr 13, 2009

KJS said:
Check my build:
I stuck with the Quad-core Phenom because I won't be doing any overclocking.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 Mobo
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=35762&vpn=GA-MA770-UD3&manufacture=Gigabyte
$100.75 - $10 rebate

CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Quad-Core Black Edition
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36177&vpn=HD9500WCJ4BGD&manufacture=AMD
$149.99

RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 RAM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25228&vpn=TWIN2X4096-6400C5&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1029
$58.99 -$30 rebate

Power Supply: Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 140MM Fan
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=26415&vpn=CMPSU-750TX&manufacture=Corsair
$139.99 - $20 rebate

Case: Antec Three-Hundred
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29812&vpn=THREE%20HUNDRED&manufacture=ANTEC&promoid=1029
$68.99

HDD: Western Digital Caviar 500GB SATA2 7200RPM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30192&vpn=WD5000AACS&manufacture=Western Digital WD
$76.76

Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium:
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=22438&vpn=66I-01939&manufacture=Microsoft
$138.99

DVD Drive: LG GH22NP20 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB IDE OEM
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30286&vpn=GH22NP20 (BLACK)&manufacture=LG Electronics
$32.87

Video Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 9600GSO 512MB 1.8GHZ
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=37330&vpn=512-P3-N963-TR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1029
$89.99 – $20 rebate

Pretty good setup. But change the 9950 to a Phenom II 710/720/920 or 810 . If your going to be getting a 9600GSO the Power Supply is pretty much overkill, you could save some money for the processor and get a good quality 500/600W power Supply. Corsair/PC Power&Cooling/Silverstone/OCZ

Bodaggit23 · Apr 13, 2009

Doesn't the Phenom II bump him up to DDR3?

That'll be out of his budget.?

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