| Garcian Smith said: Because you're using your PC for CPU- and RAM-intensive work as well as gaming, your needs will be different from someone who just wants to play games. Thankfully, you seem to have the budget to match those needs. Here's what I'd recommend: ...which should bring you to a little over $1200 before shipping. |
I've been reading through your thread, it's freakin awesome. Very helpful, and really made me realize what a bunch of crap the PC's sold at Future Shop are. Sadly, this means I can't buy a PC without looking at the specs and realizing they almost all contain some suspect components.
I'll try that combo you've got there and see what it comes to in Canada. Looks promising though. I think I'd be better off with that processor and video card, as the 5850 I was gonna buy is too expensive for what you get I think. Thanks for the help!
