New PC in the works. Thoughts, sudgestions?

A few things to watch for

1. CPU - Seems rather expensive. I would personally either pay the bit of extra money for the Q6600 (just had it on sale for $249cdn in a few places), or go with something in the 4000 series. But this is mostly personal preference.

2. Motherboard - As render stated, unless you are gonna crossfire (which with a 8800GT, you obviously are not), go with a P35. The GA-P35-DS3L like Render said is solid, and you can always go with the DS3R if you need more options, save yourself a $100.

3. Power Supply - I'd think about getting a better powersupply.. Aim for something over 520watts+, especially with that 8800GT and 2xHDD's and 2xDVD Roms etc.. Make sure it is a good quality one with enough +12v amps.

4. Why IDE Dvd drives? Just get the SATA drives for like $3 more.

5. RAM - Like Render said, get something better for that price. Kingston is value ram... which is good while RAM is high priced.. but right now all RAM is dirt cheap.

6. You could probably save a few bucks by building this yourself, know anyone who could do that for you?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

It depends how finicky you are and what you are willing to pay. Some people are willing to pay an extra $400, just to get no word of a lie, 160fps instead of 150fps, or 85fps instead of 82fps.

Do you do a lot of encoding or anything? Or just mostly games/web stuff?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

How much of a discount are you getting? Some of their stuff is rather outdated or overpriced (RAM and Motherboards especially)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Wait, this is all Canadian? Then go ncix. Much better prices. They just had the 8800GT on for $209, just as an example of the price difference.

Edit: There we go

There is a $20 MFR on the video card to bring it to $209
And a $25 MFR on the RAM.

You can also opt for the Q6600 for $264 if you want instead of the E6750, $90 more for a Quad core is worth a thought. That would take you up to about $900. so $900 + 6% GST (you don't pay PST if you don't live in BC), and shipping would bring it to about $1000. Closer to $900 if you get the E6750 dual core instead.

This all gives you a computer that is not only cheaper than your original price, but better as well (especially if you get the Q6600)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

My Prices are based on the special prices they have for this week. As soon as you enter NCIX.com - Canada's Premier Computer Store - Great Technology, Service and Selection., you will see a banner near the top for boxing week sales. They list all the items and their sale price there, they have different items every week.

If you want, by all means play with the hdd configuration, that completely up to you. I have a WD Raptor 74gb myself for my OS, then 2x 500GB for storage.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Kimchi

DC and NCIX is owned by same person.

I meant in comparison to typical Tiger Direct prices, which I always found to be 10-15% higher. However, Tiger Direct does have more products.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?