Help putting together new comp

[Rainman45]

Hello all.

I have $1500 CDN to spend on a new system. I have been out of the loop completely on hardware. I started putting 1 together at NCIX but i can't keep it under $1500. I just don't know what to look for and what is good and what is not.

The rig will be strictly for gaming. Need the whole deal cpu, mobo, ram, vid card, psu, case, hd.

Here is what i started putting together but as you can see i was quickly heading for $1500 and not even at the vid card yet. I could do without the raptor i suppose.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...ufacture=A MD

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...cture=Kingston

I have to order the parts from this place so am limited to what they have, but they have quite a good seletion.

hopefully you guys can help me out as i am waiting to build this comp...just itchin to spend the money lol. When done i can retire my current comp to folding which will be cool

 

[imported_fx]

Wrong link?

 

[bamacre]

Links not working.

Try this...

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000 Aluminum Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS Black
$121.49
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...&vpn=VA3000BNA&manufacture=THERMALTAKE

Fortron FSP SAGA AX450-PN 450W ATX12V 20/24PIN Power Supply
$71.21
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...AX450-PN&manufacture=FSP%20GROUP%20USA
Asus P5ND2-SLI nForce4 SLI Intel Edition P4/Pentium D/Celeron 1066FSB LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard
$113.85
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...u=15855&vpn=P5ND2-SLI&manufacture=ASUS

Intel® Pentium® D Processor 940 3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775, 2x2MB Cache, Dual Core Retail
$295.26
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...17448&vpn=BX80553940&manufacture=INTEL

Mushkin EM PC2-4200 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-533 CL3-2-2-8 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
$197.54
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...u=15989&vpn=991362&manufacture=MUSHKIN

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer
$105.00
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...WD2500KS&manufacture=Western%20Digital

NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A
$54.83
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...3550A-BLACK&manufacture=NEC-MITSUBISHI

eVGA e-GeForce 7900 GT CO PCI Express 256MB GDDR3 Video Card w/DVI-I Retail
$336.30
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...50&vpn=256-P2-N563-AX&manufacture=eVGA

Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Music 24BIT Sound Card
$138.00
http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde...B046000008&manufacture=Creative%20Labs

Total Price $1443.48 + shipping

 

[TSCrv]

nifty specs, but if for gaming, why not AMD?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: TSCrv
nifty specs, but if for gaming, why not AMD?

Trying to keep the price of the cpu and memory down to fit a high-end video card. Besides the 940 is right up there with an AMD X2 3800, and significantly cheaper.

 

[EagleEye]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: TSCrv
nifty specs, but if for gaming, why not AMD?

Trying to keep the price of the cpu and memory down to fit a high-end video card. Besides the 940 is right up there with an AMD X2 3800, and significantly cheaper.

why not get an 805, then up the mobo and ram and oc the hell out of it?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: EagleEye

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: TSCrv
nifty specs, but if for gaming, why not AMD?

Trying to keep the price of the cpu and memory down to fit a high-end video card. Besides the 940 is right up there with an AMD X2 3800, and significantly cheaper.

why not get an 805, then up the mobo and ram and oc the hell out of it?

Because once you spend the extra money on ram, mobo, and psu, it's not worth it. Money is better spent on the video card.

 

[Aznguy1872]

FYI, you can find a 7900 gt at newegg for about 250 dollars, even cheaper. After rebates though

 

[Rainman45]

Thanks for the help guys

bamacre nice list. I am a AMD fan and all my systems have been AMD but for the sake of keeping the price down i can handle going intel.

Unfortunately newegg is not a option for me

Thanks Again
Rainman