Im building a new computer for myself.. any suggestions?? buying locally at Canada Computers
$87 - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H Socket AM2+
$35 - Mushkin HP2-6400 DDR2-800 2GB (2x1GB) CAS 4-5-4-11
$90 - amd 7750 black edition 2.7ghz easy oc to 3+ghz
$115 - ATI 4830
Total (after tax) = 370 $$

and i have a power supply, case, and sata HD & DVD RW already... I figure i will eventually buy a second gfx card and crossfire it with a new mobo (prob the asus M4A79 once the price comes down), and use this mobo for a home theatre box... Can't justify getting one of the new Phenom II's yet, too expensive and not that great yet. Intel = too expensive...

-Kevin

Antec 300 series case

Anyone have this case? Any good ?? (durable/easy to work with?) I might get it later to go with this build, looks better then my current one...

ya I got the antec 300 for my parents computer. It is durable. It has the fan filters in the front and extra places for extra fans.


I have the antec nine hundred. I find the side panels feel more sturdy on it. As well The design makes it a plus. con: No fan filters.


Also for your pc I don't know what you do on it but I find if you want to run windows Vista (64-bit specifically) I find a min of 4gb and a quad core (q6600 is real nice) enables vista to run at fast speeds. But I suppose it depends on your budget.

Originally Posted by thedog123123

ya I got the antec 300 for my parents computer. It is durable. It has the fan filters in the front and extra places for extra fans.

Thanks, good to know how strong it is, i port my pc all over the place.

I do a lot of everything, from multimedia editing, playing music/videos, and of course, a decent ammount of gaming, (although graphics isnt everything, *cough* crysis). Im a strickly Windows XP kind of guy, so 2gb is fine for now, maybe 4gb later (even though it will limit ~3gb). Im looking to play Left4Dead, Unreal Tournament 3, and NeverWinterNights2:SO Z (which my pc can't play comfortably @ >=1280 res)... so im stuck playing UT2004 & Half Life 2 @Max settings...)

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My Current Rig: 2.1 Ghz AMD (oc from 1.8), 1.5 GB ram, 660 GB SATA hd, 256 MB ATI x1300 pro AGP 8X, connected to samsung 22in monitor and Logitech Z-5500.

I took your advice, and ended up getting 4gb of ram, in case i wanted to dual boot xp and windows 7.

The pc is all built though, i will make a thread later with some pics