First self build for gaming (approx. 1600$ cnd)

[ProjectSinister]

Hi! First im new here , hello All!

Im Planning to build a new gaming computer in the range of 1600$ cnd. Right now im stuck with a old pIII 450mhz 128 ram and a screen in the process of dying lol

Im gonna buy my parts at this 2 places :CIPC and Microbytes

My goal is to make a computer that im gonna use for gaming ( hl2, guild wars, Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, FEAR and games like this) surf the net , listen mp3's and somtime movies.(no heavy multitasking)

It makes one year i research and wait to have the money for this, my budget is approx. 1600$ cnd and planning to overclock. Heres my list of parts tell me if you have better suggestion please :


Case: Antec SLK3000B (no PSU) 70.95$

Case Fan(for the Front): 120MM ANTEC TRICOOL 39CFM 25DB 24.99$(Don't know a lot about case fan....maybe some help here)

PSU: OCZ Power Stream 420W 112.95$

Hard Disk: Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA 7200.7/NCQ 79.95$

Memory: OCZ 2 x 512MB PC3200 OCZ Dual Channel Value Series 133.95$ (maybe 2g if i have the money)

MOBO: AMD64 S939 DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 ULTRA-D PCIE 159$

DVD+-RW: LG GSA4167B DL 16/16/4 BLK OEM 65$

Floppy: Panasonic 8.95$

CPU: Athlon 64 3000+ / 1.8 GHz / S939 / 512KB Cache (VENICE) 189.95$

GPU: Radeon X800XL - 256MB - PCI-E - DVI/VGA 367.95$

Screen: 17IN VIEWSONIC G75F+B 208.95$

Keyboard: Logitech Media Keyboard 32.95$

I already have the mouse , don't need speakers and gonna use the audio card of the mobo.

TOTAL with tax: 1674$

 

[Ike0069]

Looks very good. You can get a cheaper PSu though if you'd like. The Powerstreams are very good, but an Enermax or Fortron will be cheaper and just as good IMO.
I know the prices are Canadian, but $25 for a fan is outrageous. After a quick check of those two sites, it looks as though your choices are limited for fans though.

Is there a reason you won't buy from NCIX, tigerdirect.ca, or other Canadian dealers? It would seem you can get better prices at other stores.

Edit: BTW, welcome to AT.

 

[Crescent13]

Hello.

Buy a X800GTO^2 because you can unlock it to x850XT speeds.

I think you can find a cheaper floppy

Get a SATA II hard drive

If you can afford it 2GB of ram is very very good right now.

The rest of your rig owns

EDIT: 80GB goes very fast nowadays. I thought 160GB would be way too much for me, but now I'm considering getting an extra drive.

 

[Unkno]

assuming you live in canada...(i also live in canada), you cannot currently buy the X800GTO^2. Where are you planning on buying the parts (B&M, internet)? You can get much better deals on parts at NCIX.com, then pricematch anything you see cheaper. NCIX has very good customer service.


edit: for example, i can get (all in CAD):
3000+ Venice: $175
X800XL: $310
OCZ 2x512mb PREMIER (better than value): $119
DFI lanparty ultra-d: $145
Viewsonic G75F+B: $198
Logitech Media: $10


i would also recommend you getting the antec sonata II case...it comes with a good quality 450W psu

 

[Unkno]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
Looks very good. You can get a cheaper PSu though if you'd like. The Powerstreams are very good, but an Enermax or Fortron will be cheaper and just as good IMO.
I know the prices are Canadian, but $25 for a fan is outrageous. After a quick check of those two sites, it looks as though your choices are limited for fans though.

Is there a reason you won't buy from NCIX, tigerdirect.ca, or other Canadian dealers? It would seem you can get better prices at other stores.

Edit: BTW, welcome to AT.

fans in canada cost around $18...everything is so much more expensive than in US. Just compare the 7800GTX in Canada and the one in US....

 

[ProjectSinister]

I watch NCIX.com and the pricematch thing is cool im gonna watch for it. With some little work I could save some more money :thumbsup:

For the SATA II hard drive I don't think it makes a big difference vs Sata but at what I see the price seems to be the same so why not

Just too bad there's no GTO2 in Canada....

On my hard drive (40gig) I don't stock a lot's of things, I rarely goes near is limit so with a 80gig I think I would be ok.

The PSU in the SonataII (SmartPower 2.0 450W) maybe im wrong but he don't seem solid like the OCZ powerstream I choose.Maybe im wrong again but I read the dfi mobo need a solid psu to work properly and with some overclocking the powerstream gonna help better and be more stable I think.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Get a cheaper PSU. There are some really nice Fortron and Enermax models for ~$50 USD. OCZ PSU's are pretty overpriced.

If you can wait maybe a couple more weeks, try to get the Opteron 144 Socket 939. It's a San Diego core @ 2.0 Ghz, so it's basically an underclocked FX-57 for the same price of a 3000+ Venice. People are saying they overclock very well too. Tankguys has them on pre-order already.

 

[stevty2889]

Looks good. Like he said above, you could get a high quality PSU for less than the OCZ, like a Fortron, but nothing wrong with what you picked either.

 

[ProjectSinister]

I check some topic about the Opteron 144 Socket 939 and im gonna continue looking at it in the upcoming days. I never heard about it before but seem to be a good Oveclocker, thx for the info!

For the PSU I admit the price of the Fortron's are nice and they have great review's and feedback, Im gonna head toward this!

 

[Unkno]

an antec is also a high quality psu...but if you REALLY want the highest quality, it's gonna cost A LOT more than the sonata II since the sonata already comes with a quality psu and case.

btw the prices i listed five posted above this one are actual prices taken from ncix and other stores in canada

 

[forumposter32]

http://www.canadacomputers.com

http://www.shoprbc.com

I've ordered from both places and they're both cool.

 

[Mokmo418]

a 8.95$ new floppy ? Montrealers always get the lowest prices
You're ordering a nice machine. Unkno is right: you should look up prices online, order a few parts from the same place. I'm writing to you from a rig built up on parts bought, except the Hard drives, at 3 dealers in less than a week: Got the case on a special order from where i bought my previous machine, the CPU, mobo, DVD burner at ncix (the provincial taxes you don't pay come to about the price of shipping, and they sometimes make it 5,99$ for orders under 200 lbs) and my floppy at the local mom and pop store.

BTW, never trust price garantees from Staples and FutureShop, they don't include ncix.com, but ncix does include them in their pricematch

 

[haveblue]

A local store in my city (Halifax, NS) has GTO^2's, for $260.. I'm sure they'd ship one out to you, they have great service.. PM me for more details I guess..

 

[ProjectSinister]

Im gonna buy my parts online like some of you have said, this way with the money saved im gonna upgrade to 2gig of memory.

 

[Mokmo418]

Project Sinister

Gigs of memory are like the ad for milk

one's good two's better

Or as we might see it on bill boards
1 Gig de Mem c'est bien, mais 2 c'est mieux

 

[ProjectSinister]

Originally posted by: Mokmo418
Project Sinister

Gigs of memory are like the ad for milk

one's good two's better

Or as we might see it on bill boards
1 Gig de Mem c'est bien, mais 2 c'est mieux

Loll! Yeah im going to buy 2, for games like bf2 it helps for a more smoother gaming experience I read and there's surely a couple of games to be release these years that gonna take advantage of more than 1gig.