Required stuff:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This month BUDGET RANGE: 500-600 After Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet, minor picture editing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, HDD's, CD/DVD drive
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.NCIX.com, newegg and tigerdirect.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: none, although bad parts are obviously not wanted.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not certain, no real difference but dont need it for my performance level.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Do not care about looks, noise is not paramount but no jet engines please.
Hello all, First post here!
Ive been building PC's for a few years now but I rarely get a chance to build something cutting edge and as such have no idea were the top of the line hardware is at. The top of the line stuff i was last dealing with is now looked upon like dirt, worth nothing and not good at doing much either.
I want to build a new PC for myself, my current specs follow and I would more then likely keep my current hard drive and DVD/CD reader/writer. I also would be transferring some fans and their controllers from my current case. I will also be keeping my OS.
Specs of old machine:
OS: Vista (32-Bit)
MOBO: Biostar TF570 SLI
HDD: 140GB Seagate, 100GB of which i use with a marginal amount of photo's.
RAM: 4GB of OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 (1GB per stick) 5-5-5-12 DDR2
CPU: AMD 64 X2 5600+ OC'd to 3 GHz
GPU: 1x - XFX Gefore 8600 XXX series (OC'd a bit, not much.)
PSU: Corsair 650W Modular, forget the name.
My budget would be within the ballpark of 500-600$ (Canadian, ~500 US) including a new MOBO, CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU and hopefully a case, I could re-use but i would rather get a new one. I dont need screaming performance but being able to play most if not all recent games with acceptable frame rates at high settings without compromising reliability and life with extreme OC'ing.
Any suggestions?
PS:
Canadian sites...
www.NCIX.com
www.tigerdirect.ca
www.newegg.ca
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This month BUDGET RANGE: 500-600 After Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet, minor picture editing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, HDD's, CD/DVD drive
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.NCIX.com, newegg and tigerdirect.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: none, although bad parts are obviously not wanted.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not certain, no real difference but dont need it for my performance level.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Do not care about looks, noise is not paramount but no jet engines please.
Hello all, First post here!
Ive been building PC's for a few years now but I rarely get a chance to build something cutting edge and as such have no idea were the top of the line hardware is at. The top of the line stuff i was last dealing with is now looked upon like dirt, worth nothing and not good at doing much either.
I want to build a new PC for myself, my current specs follow and I would more then likely keep my current hard drive and DVD/CD reader/writer. I also would be transferring some fans and their controllers from my current case. I will also be keeping my OS.
Specs of old machine:
OS: Vista (32-Bit)
MOBO: Biostar TF570 SLI
HDD: 140GB Seagate, 100GB of which i use with a marginal amount of photo's.
RAM: 4GB of OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 (1GB per stick) 5-5-5-12 DDR2
CPU: AMD 64 X2 5600+ OC'd to 3 GHz
GPU: 1x - XFX Gefore 8600 XXX series (OC'd a bit, not much.)
PSU: Corsair 650W Modular, forget the name.
My budget would be within the ballpark of 500-600$ (Canadian, ~500 US) including a new MOBO, CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU and hopefully a case, I could re-use but i would rather get a new one. I dont need screaming performance but being able to play most if not all recent games with acceptable frame rates at high settings without compromising reliability and life with extreme OC'ing.
Any suggestions?
PS:
Canadian sites...
www.NCIX.com
www.tigerdirect.ca
www.newegg.ca
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