Hi guys,

I have approximately $1250-1300 to build a new PC. I need everything included except the speakers. What would you suggest? I would prefer a 22" monitor.

Thanks,
Kenneth

Quote from racer hero :

I need everything including except the speakers.

Please clarify this sentence for me lol.

Anyway, here's the basic computer with how much you should spend on wach part:

Core 2 Duo E8400 : $200
Motherboard with P35 or P45 chipset: no more than $200
2GB RAM: less than $100 from respected brand, don't buy "value" ram
Case, power supply: no more than $150 combined
22" monitor: $250

The rest depends on your needs. If you need this system for gaming then you gotta invest $200-300 for a good video card. If you want good sound invest another $50-100 for a good sound card. You may also want a good keyboard and mouse, another $100 at least.

Quote from racer hero :

I need everything including except the speakers.

Fail. I think he meant everything included except :P.

Quote from evilpimp :

Fail. I think he meant everything included except :P.

Yes Sorry.

Hi guys, I have spent the last week trying to research and pick out some parts. What do you think of these?

$129.99-XFX GeForce 9800GT (PV-T98G-YDLU) - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=4209965&CatId=3585

$349.99-Intel DG35EC Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor 3.0GHz Retail - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 4&Sku=MBM-G35EC-E8400

$56.99-Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... =3228139&Sku=C13-6082

$167.99-Apevia X-Plorer Black w/Xilence 600w Gaming Power Supply Bundle - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 4259693&Sku=TC3J-2383

$199.99-Acer X223WbD Widescreen 22" LCD Black 1680 x 1050 - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 20Black%201680%20x%201050

$27.99-Logitech Deluxe 250 Desktop Keyboard And Mouse Combo - Optical, PS/2, Black - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=3421818&CatId=1482

$27.99-Masscool 8W501B1M3G / Socket 775 / Intel Prescott / Copper Core / CPU Cooling Fan - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 1272112&Sku=S457-1036

$97.99-Seagate Barracuda (ST3500320AS) 7200.11 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... A%20NCQ%203.0Gb/s%20500GB

$34.99-HP dvd1035i DVD Writer (Retail) - 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW, 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD=RW, 6x DVD-RW, IDE - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... =3901538&Sku=L12-1164


Thanks,
Kenneth

Looking good, looks like Tiger have lowered their prices. When I bought my computer I bought everything from Canada Computers as their prices were much cheaper, but now they're about the same.

You probably don't need to buy that CPU fan as the processor already comes with the Intel stock fan which is pretty much identical to that one. I'm using the Intel stock fan and my CPU is around 40C all the time, so it's not bad at all.

Also, you better use a 64-bit OS if you have 4GB of RAM, I've had some really bad experiences when I put 4GB of RAM in my 32-bit system (read: endless blue screens of death).

What if I replace with this RAM?

$29.99-Crucial 2048MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz Memory - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=3424793&CatId=1554


Thanks,
Kenneth

I suggest you get 1066 MHz RAM, not 800 or 667 MHz.

$44.99-Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066Mhz Memory (2 x 1024MB) - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=2458327&CatId=1990


Ok, thanks for the suggestion. How about this one then?

Thanks,
Kenneth

I changed everything around because I realised the motherboard I had picked would not fit my case Here is what I chose now

$129.99-XFX GeForce 9800GT 512mb - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=4209965&CatId=3585

$195.99 Asus P5N-D Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS

$62.99 OCZ Platinum Revision-2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 x 1024MB) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=2882686&CatId=2368

$167.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Processor BX80571E7300 - 2.66GHz, 3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Wolfdale-3M, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=4089657&CatId=2396

$167.99-Apevia X-Plorer Black w/Xilence 600w Gaming Power Supply Bundle - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 4259693&Sku=TC3J-2383

$199.99-Acer X223WbD Widescreen 22" LCD Black 1680 x 1050 - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 20Black%201680%20x%201050

$27.99-Logitech Deluxe 250 Desktop Keyboard And Mouse Combo - Optical, PS/2, Black -
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=3421818&CatId=1482

$97.99-Seagate Barracuda (ST3500320AS) 7200.11 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... A%20NCQ%203.0Gb/s%20500GB

$34.99-HP dvd1035i DVD Writer (Retail) - 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW, 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD=RW, 6x DVD-RW, IDE - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... =3901538&Sku=L12-1164

What do you think?

Thanks,
Kenneth

I think you're trying too hard to fit everything you want in your small budget. Do you have spare parts you can use? If so, use them till you get more money. There's no reason to buy a low-end system with a lot of bells and whistles when you can get a high-end system for just a little more money. E7300 is a low-end CPU (get at least an E8200) and motherboards using Nvidia chipsets are horribly overpriced for what they offer.

Btw you can find the motherboard and CPU for cheaper price here and here.

Cheaper and better RAM here. (Don't worry, RAM is backwards compatible, so it will work fine at 800 MHz).

Cheaper hard drive here.

Alright, I am going to go try and find some better parts at CC for under my budget, will edit back in a bit.

Ok, so here is what I have:

Tiger Direct:

$129.99-XFX GeForce 9800GT 512mb - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=4209965&CatId=3585

$195.99 Asus P5N-D Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS

$62.99 OCZ Platinum Revision-2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 x 1024MB) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=2882686&CatId=2368

$199.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 211&Sku=CP1-DUO-E8400

$167.99-Apevia X-Plorer Black w/Xilence 600w Gaming Power Supply Bundle - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... 4259693&Sku=TC3J-2383

$199.99-Acer X223WbD Widescreen 22" LCD Black 1680 x 1050 - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3498665&sku=A180-M008%20CA&srkey=Acer%20X223WbD%20Widescreen%2022"% 20LCD%20Black%201680%20x%201050

$27.99-Logitech Deluxe 250 Desktop Keyboard And Mouse Combo - Optical, PS/2, Black -
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... No=3421818&CatId=1482

$97.99-Seagate Barracuda (ST3500320AS) 7200.11 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... rracuda%20(ST3500320AS)%2 07200.11%20SATA%20NCQ%203.0Gb/s%20500GB

$34.99-HP dvd1035i DVD Writer (Retail) - 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW, 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD=RW, 6x DVD-RW, IDE - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl ... =3901538&Sku=L12-1164

Total No Tax: $1117.91
Total With Tax: $1263.24



Canada Computers:

$173.99-XFX GeForce 9800GT 512mb - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... 19957&cid=999.243.390

$173.99 Asus P5N-D Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... pid=017296&cid=MB.157

$39.99 OCZ (OCZ2RPR10662GK) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2x1024MB) EPP Dual Channel Kit - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... 13545&cid=RAM.346.754

$199.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... pid=017075&cid=CPU.84

$115.99 NZXT GUARDIAN 921 Crafted Series Gaming case - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... pid=019522&cid=CS.664

$71.99 Cooler Master Extreme Power 600W SLI ATX 12V V2.01 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... pid=012228&cid=PS.808

$184.99 Acer X223WbD Widescreen 22" LCD Black 1680 x 1050, 5ms, 300cd/m2 2500:1 (DCR) VGA/DVI - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... pid=016881&cid=MT.282

$19.99 Logitech (967972) Internet 350 Desktop - Keyboard - USB - mouse - black - (OEM) - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... 013439&cid=PE.146.159

$74.99-Seagate Barracuda (ST3500320AS) 7200.11 SATA NCQ 3.0Gb/s 500GB - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... 014525&cid=HD.443.877

$29.99-Samsung SH-S223F/BEBS SATA Black 22X DVD-Writer OEM - http://www.canadacomputers.com ... pid=020095&cid=CR.184

Total:$1227

Which do you figure is a better bang for my buck?

Thanks,
Kenneth

Well you don't have to buy everything from one store, do you? The video card is clearly much cheaper at Tiger.

Well..no I don't I guess. Maybe I can find a builder outside of the actual companies. Then I could buy the parts cheaper at either store

Thanks for your advise.
Kenneth

Hey guys. This is what I just ordered I stretched my budget a lot

85.97 -Seagate 500gb Hard Drive
139.99-NZXT Tempest Blk ATX Mid Tower
69.99-ZEROtherm Butterfly CPU Cooler
307.99-EVGA nForce 780i SLI Socket 77
62.99-OCZ Platinum Rev 2 2048MB RAM
111.98-Ultra LSP750 750w Power Supply
27.99-Logitech Deluxe 250 Desktop Keyboard/Mouse
159.99-XFX GeForce 9800 GT 512mb
34.99-20x DVDRW IDE Internal
199.99-Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3gh
414.99-BenQ 24" GTG 4000:1 Monitor

Thanks for helping me to pick what parts to buy.
Kenneth

Nice, nice.