I just ordered my new system yesterday from www.ncix.com (they really have the best deals I think, at least for Canadian customers).
Here are the parts that I got. Many I am reusing from my old computer.
-Thermaltake Kandalf Aluminum (Already had this)
-OCZ GameXStream 850W (Already had this)
-ASUS P5K Deluxe - $235 CAD
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 - $571 CAD
-Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooler - $65 CAD
-4GB (1GB x4) Corsair XMS2 800MHz 4-4-4-12 - $95 CAD for each 2GB set after MIR
-EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (Already had this)
-LG DVD-RAM SATA Black w/ Lightscribe (x2) - $55 for each but I had a gift certificate from where I got them for -$50
-SoundBlaster Audigy 2 (Already had this but will soon upgrade to Auzentech Prelude when the bank refills a little)
-Seagate 7200.9 250GB Hard Drive (Already had this)
-Seagate 7200.8 120GB IDE Hard Drive (Already had this)
-Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB IDE Hard Drive (Already had this)
A few things... I realise many of you will say that I could have gotten a better cooler for a much better price, and yes, I realise that. The reason I went with the MaxOrb was because I didn't want to have a huge heatsink like the Tuniq or the Ultra Extreme in my case. I don't really plan on heavy overclocking so there's no need for the absolute best cooling. I just wanted something that would cool the Quad a little better than the stock heatsink since I know they can get hot. I liked the look of the MaxOrb (it's big but not too big) and it has a nice blue LED which will illuminate my case a little more.
I realise the Q6600 is a better bang for the buck, and the Q6700 is kinda expensive, but I decided to spend a little more since I don't really overclock that much and I didn't need all of the other components, not to mention I didn't want to gamble on getting a G0 or not as NCIX still ships plenty of B3's apparently. From benchmarks I see the Q6700 has a 10-20% increase over the Q6600 depending on the application so I hope it will be worth it and last me a while. And if I do overclock when I start needing it I'll be starting at a higher clock.
As for the motherboard, I know many of you wanted me to get the Abit IP35 Pro but I went with the P5K Deluxe because it was only $25 more with the special and I kept hearing from a lot of other forums that Abit has a reputation of not supporting their boards with BIOS updates. Plus I've always just had a thing for ASUS boards, they've always been good to me. Hopefully this one will too.
Lastly, I didn't get any new hard drives because I am waiting on the Seagate 7200.11 series that is supposed to be out any time now but I still haven't seen any in stock in the 500GB variety. So I will be using my old IDE hard drives until they come out and then I will snatch one up. Do you think that this might effect my performance that much? I really can't wait to get rid of my IDE drives but so far it seems I will have to wait a bit longer for those drives. If anyone has info on an ETA that would be nice, cause the last I heard was September.
Also, I plan on upgrading to the 9800GTX when it comes out. Other than that, the 7200.11 hard drives and the Auzentech Prelude, I should be good for a while, no? I just hope those hard drives won't hinder the performance too much until then. I can't wait to get rid of those IDE ribbons either...
Everything will probably come to around 1500$ excluding the 9800GTX but that will be out in a while still.
Here are the parts that I got. Many I am reusing from my old computer.
-Thermaltake Kandalf Aluminum (Already had this)
-OCZ GameXStream 850W (Already had this)
-ASUS P5K Deluxe - $235 CAD
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 - $571 CAD
-Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooler - $65 CAD
-4GB (1GB x4) Corsair XMS2 800MHz 4-4-4-12 - $95 CAD for each 2GB set after MIR
-EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (Already had this)
-LG DVD-RAM SATA Black w/ Lightscribe (x2) - $55 for each but I had a gift certificate from where I got them for -$50
-SoundBlaster Audigy 2 (Already had this but will soon upgrade to Auzentech Prelude when the bank refills a little)
-Seagate 7200.9 250GB Hard Drive (Already had this)
-Seagate 7200.8 120GB IDE Hard Drive (Already had this)
-Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB IDE Hard Drive (Already had this)
A few things... I realise many of you will say that I could have gotten a better cooler for a much better price, and yes, I realise that. The reason I went with the MaxOrb was because I didn't want to have a huge heatsink like the Tuniq or the Ultra Extreme in my case. I don't really plan on heavy overclocking so there's no need for the absolute best cooling. I just wanted something that would cool the Quad a little better than the stock heatsink since I know they can get hot. I liked the look of the MaxOrb (it's big but not too big) and it has a nice blue LED which will illuminate my case a little more.
I realise the Q6600 is a better bang for the buck, and the Q6700 is kinda expensive, but I decided to spend a little more since I don't really overclock that much and I didn't need all of the other components, not to mention I didn't want to gamble on getting a G0 or not as NCIX still ships plenty of B3's apparently. From benchmarks I see the Q6700 has a 10-20% increase over the Q6600 depending on the application so I hope it will be worth it and last me a while. And if I do overclock when I start needing it I'll be starting at a higher clock.
As for the motherboard, I know many of you wanted me to get the Abit IP35 Pro but I went with the P5K Deluxe because it was only $25 more with the special and I kept hearing from a lot of other forums that Abit has a reputation of not supporting their boards with BIOS updates. Plus I've always just had a thing for ASUS boards, they've always been good to me. Hopefully this one will too.
Lastly, I didn't get any new hard drives because I am waiting on the Seagate 7200.11 series that is supposed to be out any time now but I still haven't seen any in stock in the 500GB variety. So I will be using my old IDE hard drives until they come out and then I will snatch one up. Do you think that this might effect my performance that much? I really can't wait to get rid of my IDE drives but so far it seems I will have to wait a bit longer for those drives. If anyone has info on an ETA that would be nice, cause the last I heard was September.
Also, I plan on upgrading to the 9800GTX when it comes out. Other than that, the 7200.11 hard drives and the Auzentech Prelude, I should be good for a while, no? I just hope those hard drives won't hinder the performance too much until then. I can't wait to get rid of those IDE ribbons either...
Everything will probably come to around 1500$ excluding the 9800GTX but that will be out in a while still.
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