Thread: First PC build

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    First PC build

    Hi everyone,

    First time poster long time reader. Well second time poster, first time was in someone elses thread. Was not sure if i should make my own or not.
    After readind through the stickies i feel its time that i try build my own computer. I have about 1000 CAD to spend so this will be more of a budget build.

    Things i would like to do with it are run wow pvp battlegrounds and a little raiding while running a couple addons. I also stream to my Ps3/Xbox 360, run music in the background
    and if at all possible try some of the new Fps games out now.

    I've managed to put together somewhat of a list that can more than likely use a little feedback or suggestions.

    - Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case (RC-912-KKN1)
    - Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Socket AM3 AMD 880G + SB850 Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4250 Graphics DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 Mhz CrossFireX 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 8-Channel HD Audio Gigabit LAN 2x USB 3.0+12x USB2.0 5x SATA 6Gb/s ATX
    - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (125W) Quad Core Socket AM3, 3.2GHz, 8Mb Cache, 1800MHz HT, 45nm (HDZ955FBGMBOX)
    - G.SKILL NQ Series DDR3 1600MHz (PC3-12800) 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ)
    - Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 700W v2.3 Power Supply (RS700-PCAAE3-US)
    - Asus EAH6850 DC/2DIS/1GD5/V2 DirectCU ATI Radeon HD 6850 Chipset (790MHz ) 1GB (4.0Ghz) GDDR5 Dual Display DVI/DisplayPort PCI-Express 2.1 Graphics Card
    - Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) 1000GB (1TB) SATA3 7200RPM 64MB Cache (OEM)
    - Pioneer DVR-219LBK (Black) SATA 24x DVD-Writer OEM
    - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM)

    I have a feeling the ram and gpu would not work with my motherboard but the guy at my local cpu shop says its fine. I dont plan on overclocking untill i learn more about it, probably on a future build.

    Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

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    How much is CAD in US dollars? If we go with that, I may be able to give you a rough estimate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoobasteve1226 View Post
    How much is CAD in US dollars? If we go with that, I may be able to give you a rough estimate.
    About 1000 US, canadian currency here. The setup i made so far would cost 950 US.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoobasteve1226 View Post
    How much is CAD in US dollars? If we go with that, I may be able to give you a rough estimate.
    1 CAD = 1.02226 USD or so
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoobasteve1226 View Post
    How much is CAD in US dollars? If we go with that, I may be able to give you a rough estimate.
    No offense, but, Googling a converter for currencies isn't all that hard. D:
     

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    Don't go AMD, go intel. Until bulldozer, nothing compares to Sandy Bridge CPUs.
    Go the i5 2500K and P67 MoBo, should all fit into your budget fine.

    (It is also the easiest CPU to OC ever, so you may as well get this and OC it when necessary)

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