Computer Build for a grand, what ya think?

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

and as far as those 640gb hard drives from WD you recomended, are they any different from the 750gb ones cause theres not a huge difference in price or anything

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

so having a 750w or even 1000w wont have any negetive effects?

the only issue is size, some of those power supplys can get rather large and wont fit in some cases

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

the only issue is size, some of those power supplys can get rather large and wont fit in some cases

any preference on processor cause I know you know what your doing and local?

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

as far as PSU, get a reputable brand. Antec is good, Thermaltake is what I'm using now. I have a toughpower 750 watt power supply. Power supply is probably the most overlooked part of the whole build. Get what you can afford from a decent company.

If you got caviar money, get a power pc and cooling psu. Buy a couple of Maximum pc magazines every now and then too. Lots of good info in those.

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

as far as PSU, get a reputable brand. Antec is good, Thermaltake is what I'm using now. I have a toughpower 750 watt power supply. Power supply is probably the most overlooked part of the whole build. Get what you can afford from a decent company.
If you got caviar money, get a power pc and cooling psu. Buy a couple of Maximum pc magazines every now and then too. Lots of good info in those.

budget on the computer is right around a grand give or take a little, I already have a new 22" LG monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse, for sound I this connected to my 7.1 Sony amp.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

budget on the computer is right around a grand give or take a little, I already have a new 22" LG monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse, for sound I this connected to my 7.1 Sony amp.

Crosair is better then any of those brands and 650W is plenty. I still say get that one

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Get a better card, and better mobo.

Just my opinion.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Crosair is better then any of those brands and 650W is plenty. I still say get that one

Never used Corsair, but i wouldn't say it was better than my trusty Thermaltake or my backup 550 watt neo. I don't do all of that bench testing and all of that. I let tomshardware.com do all of that. As long as it powers my computer, it's doing it's job.

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

Get a better card, and better mobo.
Just my opinion.

id love some pointers that are similarly priced please //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

both card and board were reviewed very well and are in my range, if you could find better Id surly consider

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

I love the case you picked out,pretty **** slick.

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

the only issue is size, some of those power supplys can get rather large and wont fit in some cases

+ Noise ... Higher-end power supplies tend to have higher speed fans which can make more noise (note this does not apply to all high-power PSUs, some 1000W units can be very quiet).
This is what I would do for $1000:

Case - Antec Three Hundred

Power Supply - Corsair CMPSU-450VX

Motherboard - Asus P5QL-E

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

CPU Cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

Memory - 4 GB (2 x 2GB) OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-8500

Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB

Optical Drive - Lite-On LH-20A1S 20X DVD-RW

Graphics Card - Visiontek Radeon HD 4850 512 MB

Operating System - Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit OEM

Anti-Virus - ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus OEM

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

Is it just me or does Newegg have ridiculously high prices ? I can get that same system in Canada for at least $100 less ...

After adding it all up:

Newegg.com = $1020.85

NCIX.com = $931.25 CAD ($924.01 USD)

Difference = $96.84

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

will they ship to Wisconsin for same price though?

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

will they ship to Wisconsin for same price though?

NCIX is Canadian ... so I'm guessing no ...
It's just surprising that the #1 computer store in Canada has lower prices than the #1 computer store in the US ... Plus they have more regular sales and a pricematch policy compared to Newegg. Of course, Newegg has a far superior website, though.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

damn cheeseheads