poroporo said:
Vetteman94 said:
Epoch said:
I built my i7 machine for $1200 CAD ( tax) about 8 months ago, and things have come down in price a bit since then, so you should be able to build a good machine for $1000. You may want to wait until after the holidays to see what kind of deals are on as well.
The quad core i5 is a good processor, and will most likely suit your needs. But if you're looking at upgrading in the future you may want to consider an i7 with the 1366 chipset. This is the likely platform for future intel processors, and allows more GPU bandwidth if you're looking at dual GPU's in the future. This is a ton of processing power though, and most games are more GPU heavy, so its probably unnecessary. Up to you really.
For video cards I think the 5850 has a good price/performance ratio. I have one and have no problems running games at high/max. In the future you could buy another card and put it in sli/crossfire, but it doesnt scale 0 and is inefficient. You'd have to decide at the time.
I'd recommend the Corsair 650tx power supply. Its a good unit and leaves enough power for extra HDD and a second GPU if you want it in the future.
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Thanks for the info, I am looking into building an i7 computer, so the 1366 chipset is the way to go then huh?
As for the GPU I am leaning towards ATI Cards, dont know which one as of right now
Corsair is the power supply brand I was looking at, it seems to be a good one with good praise from others.
I think the toughest part for me is finding the right motherboard, and not forgetting to get the little things, whatever they may be since this is my first build.
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Corsair is the best when it comes to PSUs, get yourself a tx650/hx650 or higher and you won't regret it.
As far as motherboards go, anything made by ASUS or Gigabyte will be fine.
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Those are the 2 brands I have been looking through trying to find the right one, but it is confusing.
I have also switched to looking at an i5 instead, since I started to build my i7 and realized I was at $1000 for only a Processor, MB, Video Card and Case.
I will post my proposed build soon, but I think its around $1200 with everything I will need for sometime to come. Maybe somone here can help me streamline it a bit and shave some bucks off it
