APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week. BUDGET RANGE: <$800
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Starcraft 2, surfing internet, watching movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.newegg.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: don't really have a preference, but was leaning towards an AMD build just because of cost.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900?
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: starting from scratch here since i've always used mac products before. I've already selected parts just wanted to make sure they're compatible and if anybody has any suggestions.
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers - Retail
XFX PVT98GYDLH GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (The Official Memory of the Championship Gaming Model OCZ3F13332GK - Retail
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail and AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDZ550WFGIBOX - Retail combo
what do you think?
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Starcraft 2, surfing internet, watching movies
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.newegg.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: don't really have a preference, but was leaning towards an AMD build just because of cost.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900?
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: starting from scratch here since i've always used mac products before. I've already selected parts just wanted to make sure they're compatible and if anybody has any suggestions.
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - OEM
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Hanns·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers - Retail
XFX PVT98GYDLH GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (The Official Memory of the Championship Gaming Model OCZ3F13332GK - Retail
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail and AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDZ550WFGIBOX - Retail combo
what do you think?