Help with building a decent gamming desktop
 

So I have look over NCIX and Antic pre build system and with the budget I can only afford a system that seems to be out dated. I am looking to spend about $650 to $700 and the system I came up with are

Vesta Gamer Z2400
Configuration Detail (2754217) @ Mar 19, 2010
Category Description Quantity Price
Processors (CPUs) Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 2.8GHZ 1066FSB 3MB Retail

CPU Heatsinks Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro REV.2 CPU Heatsink Cooler LGA1366 LGA1156 LGA775 AM2 AM3 W/ 92MM Fan

Motherboards Gigabyte EP43-UD3L ATX LGA775 P43 FSB 1600 OC 1PCI-E 2PCI DDR2 SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard

DDR2 Desktop Memory Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN Memory Kit

Video Cards GeForce 9800GT 600MHZ 512MB GDDR3 1.8GHZ PCI-E Dual DVI-I

Computer Cases Compucase 6C28B ATX Case Black 4X5.25 2X3.5 4X.3.5INT W/ Front USB & Audio No PS

Power Supplies Seasonic SS-400ET 400W EPS12V 20/24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 80PLUS 6PIN PCI-E 120MM Fan OEM

Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB 3.5IN Hard Drive SATA 7200RPM 8MB OEM

CD & DVD Drives LG GH22NS50 Black 22X SATA DVD Writer OEM 1

Sound Cards Please Use The Onboard Sound Card Integrated On My Motherboard
Network Adapters Please Use The Onboard Network Ethernet Card Integrated On My Motherboard
Assembly Options PC Assembly and Testing with 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty (PRE-CONFIG WIN. OS If Purchased)
Assembly and testing requires an additional 4-5 business days to ship your order once all parts are in stock. Does not include any water cooling or server CPU installation. 1 Year Limited Warranty on system components assembled by NCIX.
Warranty Options Standard 1 Year Limited Warranty - Extended Warranty Options Are Available in The Checkout

Your Price:
$722.37

AMD [HDZ955FBGMBOX] Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz AM3 w/ Fan (Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Quad-Core Socket AM3 - 2.0GHz HT - 4x512KB L2 Cache - 6MB L3 Cache - AMD64 - AMD-V - 125W TDP - Unlocked Multiplier - Retail Box w/ Heatsink & Fan)
Asus [M4A77D] M4A77D Motherboard (AMD Socket AM3 for Phenom II (1600/2000/5200MT/s) - AMD 770 - ATI SB710 - 4x DDR2-1200(OC)/1066/800/667/533 Dual-Channel (Max 16GB) - 1x PCIEx16 - 2x PCIEx1 - 3x PCI - 6x SATA 3.0Gbps (RAID 0/1/10) - 1x ATA133 - Gigabit LAN - 7.1 HD Audio - 12x USB 2.0 Ports - ATX (Price Before $10 Mail-In Rebate til 03/31/2010))
Kingston [KVR800D2N6K2/4G] 4GB DDR2-800 Kit (2x2GB) 240pin (KVR 4GB Kit (2x 2GB) 240pin 256Mx64 Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Timing CL6)
Seagate [ST3500418AS] Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 7200rpm 16M 3.5" (Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gbps 3.5" w/ 16MB Cache - 4.16ms Avg Latency)
LG [GH24NS50] 24X SATA DVDRW Int. 5.25" Black (LG Super Multi Internal 24X SATA DVDRW Writer w/ Software)
Asus [EN9600GT/DI/512MD3] GeForce 9600GT 512MB PCIEx16 (nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB PCI-Express x16 w/ VGA - DVI-I - HDMI - Glaciator Fansink)
NZXT [GAMING-CASE] Gaming Case w/ 550W (NZXT Gaming Case w/ 550W Power Supply)
Logitech [967972-0403] Internet Desktop 350 USB Keyboard & USB Mouse (Logitech Internet 350 USB Keyboard & USB Optical Wheelmouse ( Black)

Sum : $767.87
PST : $53.75
GST : $38.39
Total : $860.01

I was hopping I could get a decent system with my budget. What I am basically looking is mainly for gamming and web surfing of coz. Just needs to handle medium setting on games. Any good suggestions from fellow RS?

How about something like this:

Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon II X3 435 Triple Core Processor Socket AM3 2.9GHZ 1.5MB Cache 95W Retail Box

Motherboard Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 AMD770 ATX AM3 DDR3 1PCI-E 4PCI RAID HD Sound GBLAN SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

DDR3 Memory (RAM) G.SKILL F3-10666CL7D-4GBECO Eco PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL7-7-7-21 1.35V

Video Cards XFX Radeon HD 4770 750MHZ 512MB 3.2GHZ GDDR5 Dual DVI TV Out PCI-E Video Card

Computer Case Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case 300 ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB & Audio

CPU Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro REV.2 CPU Heatsink Cooler LGA1366 LGA1156 LGA775 AM2 AM3 W/ 92MM Fan


Power Supply Antec Basiq BP500U 500W 24PIN ATX 12V Power Supply Active PFC

System Warranty Standard 1 Year Limited Warranty - Extended Warranty

Optional Fans Evercool RSF-14 12CM to 14CM Fan & Adapter 140 X 140 X 40 mm / 12 Vdc / 1200RPM/22DBA


Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS 3.5IN NCQ Hard Drive OEM 3YR MFR Warranty

DVD Writer LG GH22NS50 Black 22X SATA DVD Writer OEM

Full assembly and testing of the system. $50.00
YOUR TOTAL
All quoted prices are in CANADIAN DOLLARS $761.66

i like this one i might actually take it
do you know if ncix will biuld the comp for you if u supply your own parts?
i kinda want to do that exact biuld minus the case and video card

Doubt they'll do that for you.

i would suggest using www.pricebat.ca , www.shopbot.ca and www.pricecanada.com to check the prices.

You can usually save at least another 10% off the total build if you buy separately.

IRC..the phenom II is better suited for gaming....benchmark usually shows dual core Phenom II will out perform quad core athlon 2 of similar clock speed

And if you ain't overlocking, don't waste your money on after market heatsink..spend the money on better GPU or CPU.