Hello, I am building a new computer to coincide with the release of the new Phenom processor from AMD. I have the parts mostly picked out, however it would be appreciated if I could get input and suggestions, especially with regards to the compatibility of the various parts.
The computer I am building is based around Phenom and AMD's new 790FX chipset. The main use for the system will be gaming, as well as homework typical of a Computer Science student in university. I plan on doing a bit of overclocking, but I am not going to do anything extreme. Also, I live in Canada, so NCIX.com, Tigerdirect.ca, and Canadacomputers.com are essentially my only choices for retailers. Anyway, here is what I am looking at, along with roughly what I want to spend for each part (all prices exclude taxes):
Power Supply: $120 (Currently looking at buying the Antec Truepower Trio 650W)
CPU Heatsink: $50 (Currently looking at buying the Thermalright ULTIMA-90)
Case and CPU Heatsink Fan: $25 * 2 (Currently looking at buying 2 Antec TriCool 120MM DBB Case Fans)
Motherboard: $225 (Currently looking at buying the Gigabyte MA790FX-DS5 AM2+ Motherboard)
CPU: $320 (Currently looking at buying the Phenom 9700 Quad-Core)
RAM: $130 for 2 GB (Currently looking at the Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB)
Main Harddrive: $100 (Currently looking at the Western Digital SE-16 320GB 3.5IN SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive)
I have already bought the following:
Speakers: $75
Optical Drive: $40 (A typical DVD/CD burner)
Case: $120 (The Enermax Uber Chakra ECA5001B)
Videocard: $240 (The HIS Radeon 3870)
In total, for the parts I still need to buy I don't want to spend much more than $1025 (excluding shipping and taxes).
Thank you in advance for your help
The computer I am building is based around Phenom and AMD's new 790FX chipset. The main use for the system will be gaming, as well as homework typical of a Computer Science student in university. I plan on doing a bit of overclocking, but I am not going to do anything extreme. Also, I live in Canada, so NCIX.com, Tigerdirect.ca, and Canadacomputers.com are essentially my only choices for retailers. Anyway, here is what I am looking at, along with roughly what I want to spend for each part (all prices exclude taxes):
Power Supply: $120 (Currently looking at buying the Antec Truepower Trio 650W)
CPU Heatsink: $50 (Currently looking at buying the Thermalright ULTIMA-90)
Case and CPU Heatsink Fan: $25 * 2 (Currently looking at buying 2 Antec TriCool 120MM DBB Case Fans)
Motherboard: $225 (Currently looking at buying the Gigabyte MA790FX-DS5 AM2+ Motherboard)
CPU: $320 (Currently looking at buying the Phenom 9700 Quad-Core)
RAM: $130 for 2 GB (Currently looking at the Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB)
Main Harddrive: $100 (Currently looking at the Western Digital SE-16 320GB 3.5IN SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive)
I have already bought the following:
Speakers: $75
Optical Drive: $40 (A typical DVD/CD burner)
Case: $120 (The Enermax Uber Chakra ECA5001B)
Videocard: $240 (The HIS Radeon 3870)
In total, for the parts I still need to buy I don't want to spend much more than $1025 (excluding shipping and taxes).
Thank you in advance for your help
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