1. The PC im building will be used for a lot of gaming, a solid amount of video editing/after effects, as well as some mapping for games (might get into modelling too), and then the simple stuff obviously (word processing, browsing, music, dvd watching).
2. My budget is 1300$CAD, i can go as far as 1400$ but i would rather not.
3. I will be buying my parts from Canada, specifically NCIX.com
4. I'm not a fanboy per say but i have had good experiences with Seagate (2 drives never failed on me) and ATi (cause they used to be Canadian).
5. I intend on keeping my keyboard, mouse, monitor, sound system and headphones. All i need is the box.
6. I have been reading pretty constantly for the past long while. Even when im not in the market i try to keep my knowledge up to date.
7. I will overclock if its easy, but have never done it before and am not big on it (dont like voiding warranties and taking risks with things i spend money on and wont have the means to buy again in the near future
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What ive put together so far is this:
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box...268.88
-Visiontek Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDMI HDTV Out...239.99
-G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit...129.99
-Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64BIT DVD OEM...212.25
-Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard...203.49
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive...144.16
-Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan...124.80
this comes to *at the moment* 1323.56$CAD (not including tax and shipping etc...), i say at the moment because ill be waiting for the boxing day week at NCIX where some things should prove to be cheaper etc...
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My questions are:
Whats the deal with Penryn (Q1 2008), ie should i wait for it cause i know that if i wait ill always be waiting for the next thing.
Is there any reason for me to push for a mobo with pci-e 2.0 since the GPU is?
What do u think about my choice of memory, i dont know all that much about timings or memory brands ive always gone with Kingston but it doesnt seem to be an option this time.
Should i be thinking about SSE4 or any new developments similar to it? I know i need a mobo AND a CPU to support it.
Anyway thats it so far if i think of anything else, i think ive covered all my bases though ill fill u guys in.
critique away!
2. My budget is 1300$CAD, i can go as far as 1400$ but i would rather not.
3. I will be buying my parts from Canada, specifically NCIX.com
4. I'm not a fanboy per say but i have had good experiences with Seagate (2 drives never failed on me) and ATi (cause they used to be Canadian).
5. I intend on keeping my keyboard, mouse, monitor, sound system and headphones. All i need is the box.
6. I have been reading pretty constantly for the past long while. Even when im not in the market i try to keep my knowledge up to date.
7. I will overclock if its easy, but have never done it before and am not big on it (dont like voiding warranties and taking risks with things i spend money on and wont have the means to buy again in the near future
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What ive put together so far is this:
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box...268.88
-Visiontek Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDMI HDTV Out...239.99
-G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit...129.99
-Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64BIT DVD OEM...212.25
-Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard...203.49
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive...144.16
-Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan...124.80
this comes to *at the moment* 1323.56$CAD (not including tax and shipping etc...), i say at the moment because ill be waiting for the boxing day week at NCIX where some things should prove to be cheaper etc...
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My questions are:
Whats the deal with Penryn (Q1 2008), ie should i wait for it cause i know that if i wait ill always be waiting for the next thing.
Is there any reason for me to push for a mobo with pci-e 2.0 since the GPU is?
What do u think about my choice of memory, i dont know all that much about timings or memory brands ive always gone with Kingston but it doesnt seem to be an option this time.
Should i be thinking about SSE4 or any new developments similar to it? I know i need a mobo AND a CPU to support it.
Anyway thats it so far if i think of anything else, i think ive covered all my bases though ill fill u guys in.
critique away!