So I've been wanting to upgrade from my powerbook G4 for awhile now. It's a good computer but getting to be slow so I've been looking at my options. I priced out new Imacs and even with the student discount they are just too expensive. So instead I opted to build my own for a everyday OSX system as well as gaming under vista. I looked at what other people have built and closely followed their system builds. It wasn't designed to be really fast, just something well-spec'd for my purpose while being cheaper than the lowest end Imac. Here are the specs
(please note prices are canadian, we pay more than americans)
motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R $115 after $20 MIR
cpu: Intel Q6600 Quad Core $198 <- I was torn between the q6600 and the e8400 and i really could of gone either way. I went with the q6600 just because from what I read it would be slightly better in the long run.
ram: GSKILL PC2-8000 2x2gb $75
video card: ASUS Geforce 8800gs 384mb $53 after $30 MIR <- bought mainly because it was cheap and most nvidia cards work well with osx. I will upgrade this to something better when the price is right.
dvd drive: Pioneer 216DBK $27
hdd: 500gb 7200rpm Seagate $60
case: Antec Sonata Designer White w/ 500w PSU $87
other: two 92mm fans for the front of the case. $12
total including tax was $740 (so after MIRs it will be $690 all in for the system).
Still shopping around for a 20-22 inch lcd display.
I will post pics when I get everything this week and keep this thread updated with my progress. I also look forward to playing left4dead with you guys when it comes out. :)
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