$1000 Budget Build

nhlrocker · Nov 9, 2007, 11:28 PM

Ok so my friend wants me to build him a gaming rig with a $1000CAD MAX budget.
i would like all the parts from www.ncix.com
can someone make me a list

thank you

JC316 · Nov 9, 2007, 11:30 PM

Is everything required? Monitor, keyboard, mouse, or just the system?

Hawk1 · Nov 9, 2007, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhlrocker

Ok so my friend wants me to build him a gaming rig with a $1000CAD MAX budget.
i would like all the parts from www.ncix.com
can someone make me a list

thank you

Does he have anything? Monitor/Keyboard/mouse/speakers?

Edit: Beat me too it JC.

nhlrocker · Nov 9, 2007, 11:31 PM

just the system

JC316 · Nov 10, 2007, 12:19 AM

E6750

Gigabyte Ga-P35-DS3L

8800GT

2gb OCZ Gold

Arctic Freezer pro

That equals $713, so that leaves some room for his case, hard drive, and DVD rive.

Chewy · Nov 10, 2007, 12:25 AM

Gooble up the savings week they have a nice dvd burner for $27..
http://www.ncix.com/promo/promosale....bid=gobble2007

Also Nicx does pricematch so use http://www.shopbot.ca/ to find the best prices than get them to match it

If you get the q6600 you get free ground shipping which should save you like $60.. I'll try and get you a config going just have to remove this damm wheel off my desk :P

Chewy · Nov 10, 2007, 12:40 AM

Ocz Reaper 6400
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1008

Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Anyone know if the ram works in this mobo?http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...0&promoid=1008

other option for mobo Asus Premium p35 $212
http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...9&promoid=1008

Q6600 quad core cpu (free ground ship with this item)
http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...1&promoid=1008

extra 120mm fan for the cases front intake 3.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...5&promoid=1008

Case Antec Sonnota III
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1008

Cpu cooler
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1008

Wd 500 gb hard drive $97
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1008

A dvd burner.. they have a pioneer one on sale for $27.. a little cheaper but I cant add it to my cart since I already ordered 2...
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...9&promoid=1008

your total comes to $913 with express RMA shipping.. not counting the like $50.00 mail in rebates for 2 of those items..

what do you think of that case? and if you want the Giga board I know it works good with crucial ram and there is a promo code for you to get that ram real cheap that some one posted on tpu.. I'll get you a link to it..

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=42883 <<<theres a promo code in there.. great ram too and it will deff work flawlessly on the gigabyte boards. (nvm they sold out of that ram..)

Edit oh dont forget to look for better prices on that stuff with shopbot.ca... that will prob knock $40-50 off the price.

edit.... hahha I forgot to addd a video card.... put in a 8800gt for 270 + taxes... oh future shop had the 8800gt on sale for $250 + taxes rigth now.. get it while thier in stock... yeah this is a bit over budget now but look at that rig :P I'll make a new cleaner looking post.

nflesher87 · Nov 10, 2007, 01:01 AM

chewy I'd recommend dropping to dual core from the quad, it's still just not worth it if he wants to keep under budget, also the P5K prem. is overkill for the price premium he'd pay, then I'd put the savings into a more efficient cpu cooler

Chewy · Nov 10, 2007, 01:03 AM

Q6600 $283.00. you can get this pricematched to $275.00 just make sure its on there still before you place the order it gets bumped back up to the sale price when you update a price match for some reason...

Q6600 quad core $283.00
http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...1&promoid=1008

Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R $138.98
http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...0&promoid=1008

Ocz Reaper 6400 $93.98 (comes with a $35 MIR)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1008

Scythe Ninja Plus REV.B (comes with a 120mm fan)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1008

Wd 500 gb hard drive $97.00
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1008

Case Antec Sonata III $109.99 (comes with a $20 MIR)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1008

Pioneer DVR-212D Black $27.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1008

Yate Loon D12BL-12 120MM Quiet Cooling Fan 1200RPM $3.99 (for your cases front intake)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...5&promoid=1008

Nicx does pricematch so use http://www.shopbot.ca/ to find the best prices than get them to match it

it will save you 40 or more dollars.

so atm its $913.00 shipped with express RMA.. knock some of that off with price matches.. and than count your mail in rebates and your looking at $820 after all is said and done on that..

with the rest of the money get a evga 8800gt at futureshop.ca $250.00 + taxes... get it before its sold oout.. they just went on sale today.
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...gon=&langid=EN

Chewy · Nov 10, 2007, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nflesher87

chewy I'd recommend dropping to dual core from the quad, it's still just not worth it if he wants to keep under budget, also the P5K prem. is overkill for the price premium he'd pay, then I'd put the savings into a more efficient cpu cooler

yeah but with the quad he gets free shipping which would pay for the quad.. they did have some ram that gave free shipping for the whole order but its not on thier deal anymore

teh quads free whole order shipping saves him $50.. they been releasing g0 stepping this month too.. I ordered but I dont really care too much if I get a g0 cause I got a nice hefty PSU coming lol

g0's use less power but I hear that it does not make that much of a diff in OC'in.. just in temps though lol.

nflesher87 · Nov 10, 2007, 01:58 AM

yeah I didn't realize the quad took care of all the shipping!
and about Q6600 stepping, the difference between G0 and B3 is exaggerated it's not as big a deal as people make it out to be

B1gg3stN00b · Nov 10, 2007, 03:41 PM

If you don't get the quad, get one of the Black Box AMD 6000+ or 6400+ (dunno if they make it in black box form), overclock the fvck out of it, add on a tough cooler!

Chewy · Nov 10, 2007, 04:32 PM

An amd 6400 (3.2ghz) runs quite hot, theres not much overclocking potential in it you'll be lucky to get 3.4ghz without water cooling or some other form of exotic cooling, even than I donno how whigh it would go.. they really started maxing the performance with that cpu design on the 6400 black box and stock for stock vrs the 6750 (2.66ghz) the e6750 is faster with massive OC potential left and uses less power/puts out less heat.

I was going to get the 6400 black box for my bosses system since she dident want any overclocking.. I figured the amd @ 3.2ghz was faster than the e6750 and that it had some serious OC potential left.. but the thing needs very good cooling even stock, thats why it dont come with a hsf.

The quad is only costing him $20 more than an e6750 since the q6600 gives free ground shipping on the entire order.

To the topic starter. I hope you can get the 8800gt.. its the best bang for your buck atm. oh and you can use the stock intel HSF (heatsink) to save yourself $32... but if you want to do any real overclocking you should get that HSF right away.. it'll be better for your case temps even if your not overclocking... why pay shipping down the road for a heavy HSF when you can just add it to your cart now :P

B1gg3stN00b · Nov 10, 2007, 05:15 PM

Well that's a good deal then on the Quad, even though I'm probably one of AMD's biggest fans, a Q6600 isn't a bad processor by any means!

Nov 9, 2007, 11:28 PM	#1
nhlrocker Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 64 (0.03/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	$1000 Budget Build Ok so my friend wants me to build him a gaming rig with a $1000CAD MAX budget. i would like all the parts from www.ncix.com can someone make me a list thank you __________________ Gaming Rig #1 ;Core 2 Duo 2.33GHZ;Arctic Cooling Pro; ;8800GTS 640MB;3GB DDR2 RAM;Nzxt Trinity; ;Gigabyte DS3L;Logitech G11;Logitech G9; Gaming Rig#2 (in progress) ;P4 4.0GHZ;Ati X1950 Pro 512mb AGP; ;1GB DDR RAM;320GB HD;

Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E6650
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P35-DS3L
Cooling:	Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro, 1x80mm side intake, 1x80mm rear exhaust, 1x120mm Intake, 1x80mm Intake
Memory:	Corsair XMS 3GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	EVGA 8800GTS 640MB
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2
Optical Drive:	LG 16X Black DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM
CRT/LCD Model:	Viewsonic G790 + NEC AccuSync70
Case:	NZXT Trinity
Sound Card:	OnBoard
PSU:	OCZ ModStream 520W
Software:	Windows XP

Nov 9, 2007, 11:30 PM	#2
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.26/day) Thanks: 714 Thanked 912 Times in 696 Posts System Specs	Is everything required? Monitor, keyboard, mouse, or just the system? __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

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Sound Card:	Stock onboard
PSU:	Lepa 500W
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Processor:	E6600@3.6Ghz (8x450)
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Nov 9, 2007, 11:31 PM	#4
nhlrocker Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 64 (0.03/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	just the system __________________ Gaming Rig #1 ;Core 2 Duo 2.33GHZ;Arctic Cooling Pro; ;8800GTS 640MB;3GB DDR2 RAM;Nzxt Trinity; ;Gigabyte DS3L;Logitech G11;Logitech G9; Gaming Rig#2 (in progress) ;P4 4.0GHZ;Ati X1950 Pro 512mb AGP; ;1GB DDR RAM;320GB HD;

Nov 10, 2007, 12:19 AM	#5
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.26/day) Thanks: 714 Thanked 912 Times in 696 Posts System Specs	E6750 Gigabyte Ga-P35-DS3L 8800GT 2gb OCZ Gold Arctic Freezer pro That equals $713, so that leaves some room for his case, hard drive, and DVD rive. __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

Nov 10, 2007, 12:25 AM	#6
Chewy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 2,616 (1.04/day) Thanks: 325 Thanked 151 Times in 140 Posts System Specs	Gooble up the savings week they have a nice dvd burner for $27.. http://www.ncix.com/promo/promosale....bid=gobble2007 Also Nicx does pricematch so use http://www.shopbot.ca/ to find the best prices than get them to match it If you get the q6600 you get free ground shipping which should save you like $60.. I'll try and get you a config going just have to remove this damm wheel off my desk :P __________________ BUGABUGABUGABUGAAAAA! From_Nowhere's perspective on Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Promoting Windows Vista. “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere

Processor:	Q6600 G0 @ 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus p5k-Premium/Black Pearl
Cooling:	Luna Block, 240mm rad
Memory:	Patriot Extreme PC2-6400 2x2GB
Video Card:	Saphire 5850 1GB
Hard Disk:	60GB SSD + 2x500GB/1TB/2TB
Optical Drive:	2 Pioneer DVR-212D
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Case:	Silverstone TJ-09
Sound Card:	X-fi Prelude
PSU:	Enermax Galaxy Dxx 850watt
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Benchmarks:	Super Pi 1M 14.333

Nov 10, 2007, 12:40 AM	#7
Chewy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 2,616 (1.04/day) Thanks: 325 Thanked 151 Times in 140 Posts System Specs	Ocz Reaper 6400 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1008 Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Anyone know if the ram works in this mobo?http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...0&promoid=1008 other option for mobo Asus Premium p35 $212 http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...9&promoid=1008 Q6600 quad core cpu (free ground ship with this item) http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...1&promoid=1008 extra 120mm fan for the cases front intake 3.99 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...5&promoid=1008 Case Antec Sonnota III http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1008 Cpu cooler http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1008 Wd 500 gb hard drive $97 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1008 A dvd burner.. they have a pioneer one on sale for $27.. a little cheaper but I cant add it to my cart since I already ordered 2... http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...9&promoid=1008 your total comes to $913 with express RMA shipping.. not counting the like $50.00 mail in rebates for 2 of those items.. what do you think of that case? and if you want the Giga board I know it works good with crucial ram and there is a promo code for you to get that ram real cheap that some one posted on tpu.. I'll get you a link to it.. http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=42883 <<<theres a promo code in there.. great ram too and it will deff work flawlessly on the gigabyte boards. (nvm they sold out of that ram..) Edit oh dont forget to look for better prices on that stuff with shopbot.ca... that will prob knock $40-50 off the price. edit.... hahha I forgot to addd a video card.... put in a 8800gt for 270 + taxes... oh future shop had the 8800gt on sale for $250 + taxes rigth now.. get it while thier in stock... yeah this is a bit over budget now but look at that rig :P I'll make a new cleaner looking post. __________________ BUGABUGABUGABUGAAAAA! From_Nowhere's perspective on Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Promoting Windows Vista. “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere Last edited by Chewy; Nov 10, 2007 at 12:50 AM.

Nov 10, 2007, 01:01 AM	#8
nflesher87 Staff Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Posts: 4,279 (1.81/day) Thanks: 411 Thanked 480 Times in 428 Posts System Specs	chewy I'd recommend dropping to dual core from the quad, it's still just not worth it if he wants to keep under budget, also the P5K prem. is overkill for the price premium he'd pay, then I'd put the savings into a more efficient cpu cooler

System Name:	Chameleon
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Motherboard:	eVGA E-757 X58 SLI
Cooling:	Laing D5 Vario + Swiftech MCR320 + D-Tek Fuzion + 3x120mmx38mm Panaflo
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Video Card:	HIS HD6870
Hard Disk:	3x 320GB 7200.10 16MB RAID 0
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Dell Ultrasharp 2208WFP TFT @ 3360x1050
Case:	Personally-Modded Rocketfish
PSU:	Corsair HX1000 Modular

Nov 10, 2007, 01:03 AM	#9
Chewy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 2,616 (1.04/day) Thanks: 325 Thanked 151 Times in 140 Posts System Specs	Q6600 $283.00. you can get this pricematched to $275.00 just make sure its on there still before you place the order it gets bumped back up to the sale price when you update a price match for some reason... Q6600 quad core $283.00 http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...1&promoid=1008 Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R $138.98 http://secure.ncix.com/products/prod...0&promoid=1008 Ocz Reaper 6400 $93.98 (comes with a $35 MIR) http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1008 Scythe Ninja Plus REV.B (comes with a 120mm fan) http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1008 Wd 500 gb hard drive $97.00 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1008 Case Antec Sonata III $109.99 (comes with a $20 MIR) http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1008 Pioneer DVR-212D Black $27.99 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1008 Yate Loon D12BL-12 120MM Quiet Cooling Fan 1200RPM $3.99 (for your cases front intake) http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...5&promoid=1008 Nicx does pricematch so use http://www.shopbot.ca/ to find the best prices than get them to match it it will save you 40 or more dollars. so atm its $913.00 shipped with express RMA.. knock some of that off with price matches.. and than count your mail in rebates and your looking at $820 after all is said and done on that.. with the rest of the money get a evga 8800gt at futureshop.ca $250.00 + taxes... get it before its sold oout.. they just went on sale today. http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...gon=&langid=EN __________________ BUGABUGABUGABUGAAAAA! From_Nowhere's perspective on Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Promoting Windows Vista. “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere

Nov 10, 2007, 01:58 AM	#11
nflesher87 Staff Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Posts: 4,279 (1.81/day) Thanks: 411 Thanked 480 Times in 428 Posts System Specs	yeah I didn't realize the quad took care of all the shipping! and about Q6600 stepping, the difference between G0 and B3 is exaggerated it's not as big a deal as people make it out to be

Nov 10, 2007, 03:41 PM	#12
B1gg3stN00b Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 672 (0.33/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 111 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	If you don't get the quad, get one of the Black Box AMD 6000+ or 6400+ (dunno if they make it in black box form), overclock the fvck out of it, add on a tough cooler!

System Name:	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor:	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard:	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling:	Random big fans!
Memory:	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
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Sound Card:	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
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Nov 10, 2007, 04:32 PM	#13
Chewy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 2,616 (1.04/day) Thanks: 325 Thanked 151 Times in 140 Posts System Specs	An amd 6400 (3.2ghz) runs quite hot, theres not much overclocking potential in it you'll be lucky to get 3.4ghz without water cooling or some other form of exotic cooling, even than I donno how whigh it would go.. they really started maxing the performance with that cpu design on the 6400 black box and stock for stock vrs the 6750 (2.66ghz) the e6750 is faster with massive OC potential left and uses less power/puts out less heat. I was going to get the 6400 black box for my bosses system since she dident want any overclocking.. I figured the amd @ 3.2ghz was faster than the e6750 and that it had some serious OC potential left.. but the thing needs very good cooling even stock, thats why it dont come with a hsf. The quad is only costing him $20 more than an e6750 since the q6600 gives free ground shipping on the entire order. To the topic starter. I hope you can get the 8800gt.. its the best bang for your buck atm. oh and you can use the stock intel HSF (heatsink) to save yourself $32... but if you want to do any real overclocking you should get that HSF right away.. it'll be better for your case temps even if your not overclocking... why pay shipping down the road for a heavy HSF when you can just add it to your cart now :P __________________ BUGABUGABUGABUGAAAAA! From_Nowhere's perspective on Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Promoting Windows Vista. “Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere

Nov 10, 2007, 05:15 PM	#14
B1gg3stN00b Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 672 (0.33/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 111 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	Well that's a good deal then on the Quad, even though I'm probably one of AMD's biggest fans, a Q6600 isn't a bad processor by any means!

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