Family Computer Confirmation!

KJS

New Member
I myself have been in the whole computer building scene for quite a while now, and I'm looking to build a cheap, but decent family computer for them to use for the new year. Dad purely uses the computer for archiving videos, photos and younger brother primarily uses it for music, internet browsing and perhaps some gaming on the side. From what I know, he doesn't use it for any intensive gaming, but would like to play some FPS games, like COD4 etc.

I have a budget of $700 CDN, so please use ncix.com or newegg.ca (as I can simply price match NCIX with newegg). I would build the computer myself, but I simply have too much on my hands recently, so include a $50 assembly fee.

Key points:
- $700 CDN budget
- Quad-core
- 4GB Ram
- 500GB HDD
- Decent gaming
- include Windows 7 Home Premium into budget
- include $50 assembly fee

Thanks guys.
 

Analizer

New Member
What you have there is good although here are some changes:

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=40118&vpn=GA-MA770T-UD3P&manufacture=Gigabyte

Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=38047&vpn=HDZ955FBGIBOX&manufacture=AMD

RAM
OCZ OCZ3G1333LV4GK
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=42870&vpn=OCZ3G1333LV4GK&manufacture=OCZ Technology

GPU
ATi Radeon HD4850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131163&cm_re=hd4850-_-14-131-163-_-Product

PSU
Corsair VX550W 550W
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=25984&vpn=CMPSU-550VX&manufacture=Corsair



OR if you want Intel



Motherboard
ASUS P5E Deluxe - $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_re=asus_p5e_deluxe-_-13-131-317R-_-Product

Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 - $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=core_2_quad_q9400-_-19-115-131-_-Product

RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit - $136
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=corsair_ddr2_1066-_-20-145-215-_-Product

HDD
Seagate Barrucada 500GB - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...95&cm_re=seagate_500gb-_-22-148-395-_-Product

DVD
LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X - $29
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ.../-r_sata_cd/dvd_burner-_-27-106-289-_-Product

Case
Antec Three-Hundred - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...129042&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-042-_-Product

PSU
Corsair VX550W 550W - $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004&Tpk=corsair 550

GPU
ATi Radeon HD4850 - $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131163&cm_re=hd4850-_-14-131-163-_-Product


The Intel kit will come up to $780
 
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Analizer

New Member
If you are after AMD go for what I gave you which is: motherboard, processor and RAM. You can mount the rest
 
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