Looking for a new motherboard and CPU

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:15 am

Anyone else familiar with TigerDirect? There's one only a 15-minute drive from my house and I think it's one of only two TD stores in all of Canada :icon32:

Since my computer is still dead, I have no choice but to buy a mobo+CPU combo. I found this one which would suit my needs well:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... CatId=1599

It's a nice 775-Socket Mobo with a 3.06ghz OEM Intel P4 CPU. Anyone else have good experiences with ASUS? I've heard they're the best mobos out there.

My specs:

Intel Pentium 4 2.6ghz
Intel 865GBF ATX 478-Socket Motherboard
Retail Star 465W PS
1024MB (2x512) Kingston ValuRam DDR400 PC3200
Western Media 80GB HD
eVGA Nvidia GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 AGP 8x
Creative SoundBlaster Live! 24-Bit with EAX HD

The motherboard and CPU would be quite a nice upgrade in the end. Might as well make the best of a shitty situation.

Post by **Foo** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:34 am

I can't help thinking you'd get a better deal on an AMD chip, especially since that bundle seems to require a heatsink/fan.

I dunno, mebbe the days of AMD being the cheaper option are becoming a thing of the past, but that still seems overpriced for a 3gig setup.

EDIT: Retail Athlon XP 3000+ listed online here for £65 WITH retail HSF...

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:55 am

i deal with Tigerdirect alot ( considering i am a little east of hamilton )

they are a good company to deal with.

also, Asus is one of the Top Tier motherboard makers so they rarly make a shit product.

Anyway, i would rather see you go with this combo though:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... No=1834188

and then this:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... CatId=1577

yes, its a few bucks more, but that gets you a Dual core CPU and the same mobo.

and i point to the 805 for this reason:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/10/ ... ghz_cores/

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:00 am

Foo wrote:I can't help thinking you'd get a better deal on an AMD chip, especially since that bundle seems to require a heatsink/fan.

I dunno, mebbe the days of AMD being the cheaper option are becoming a thing of the past, but that still seems overpriced for a 3gig setup.

EDIT: Retail Athlon XP 3000+ listed online here for £65 WITH retail HSF...

i would normally agree, but if he is allready going to pony up $300 for that "bundle", i think my option is a little beter of a route... all in all he gets a Dual core and the new Intel Socket ( if he wants to upgrade it later )

Meh, to each its own.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:07 am

actually, i have ONE upped my self...

check this out.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=CPU.84

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=CPU.84

total: 250 + $10 online fee

damn, that is a temping setup..

and the only issue with that thread is if you are O/cing the Cpu there has been a "Vcore Drop" Noted.

MEaning, the Voltige to the Cpu drops off a little sometimes causing instability.
Bumping the Vcore up fixes it though.

( edit: Canada computers is on PAr with Tiger.. and sorry for spamming this thread

)

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:20 pm

No spam at all Amidy, thanks a whole bunch for the info, bud! :icon14:

That last bundle is brilliantly tempting to me as well...

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:26 pm

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... 72c8b7b40c

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=CPU.84

Great bundle :icon14:

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:58 pm

gah! sorry! i ment to post the link to the mobo but i guess i dident press Ctrl X hard enough

And yea, that is a killer combo for the price, it kinda makes me want it... but the last thing i need is another computer

anyway, Keep me updated on what you decide and etc mang!

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:13 pm

Canada Computers is an online store, right? I'll see what I can do.

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:20 pm

Added them both to my cart, I'll see if I can make the purchase tonight

Post by **obsidian** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:30 pm

Canada Computers has several stores Ontario, most in the GTA. I know there is one in downtown Toronto, (College & Spadina) and one in North York (Finch and Yonge).

I almost never shop at TigerDirect. Don't know why... their store is a bit far for me to travel to and I usually get same or better prices from other stores.

Favourite computer part shop... NCIX.com. Located in B.C. so you have to pay for shipping, but you don't pay the PST (which makes up for the shipping on larger purchases). They usually have shipping deals and they have excellent prices. Check them out for comparable products.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:57 pm

tiger direct
canada computers
etccomputers

all good stores, close to me aswell

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:02 pm

as was said, yes canada computers has a few locations...
as well as online

Also, i have delt with Ncix a few times now and i have to say that i did not enjoy the experance at all, they where lacking on the payment end ( credit card issues ) and when i had an issue with a product ( Recived faulty ) i had to pay shipping there and pack to get a replacement part and living in southen ontario it wasent cheap and took a little over 2 weeks and i was waiting on that part for my computer.

not to mention the 4 hours on the phone trying to get a RMA Number and etc.

that is why i stopped using ncix.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:53 pm

Bundles from tiger direct..

No way.. Every bundle ive ordered for myself, customers, or family, turned into bait and switch..

Once ordered a Asus package with a AMD chip.. Got the right amd chip, BUT the motherboard, some knockoff korean thing..

I called.. In broken english, they said "Thats the deal we sold you, To bad, no return without restock fee"

What they did, they took a few 100 orders, changed the website, used a vague discription for the item itself, and sent everyone bogus shit..

Ive gotten 1 order from them that was RIGHT....

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:09 pm

so whats up with this?

are you getting it?

Post by **Captain** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:27 pm

I hope so

Bait-and-switch is very true in TigerDirect. I bought an 80mm chassis fan from them a month ago. The website had advertised it for $3.99 but sold it for $10.99 at the store

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:50 am

Captain Mazda wrote:Added them both to my cart, I'll see if I can make the purchase tonight

yo canada computers is two blocks from where i live. there's a strip of about 20 computer stores along college street. you should brave the big city and go from store to store looking for the best deal on the components you want. Although canada computers usually has the best price, they don't always... other good stores near c.c. are alpha plus computers, filtech, sonnam, inmax.

tell them the Mississauga Jew sent ya.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:08 am

BWahahhahaha, how the hell did you get the mississauga jew nic name?

Actually, i think i know.. but i want to hear it from you

Post by **obsidian** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:15 am

It's scary how many of you are talking about stores in Toronto... it's like I may have bumped into one of you guys on the street but didn't it was you.

I order a lot of stuff from NCIX but never had issues. So does my brother and cousin.

Inmax tried to rip me off once. Tried to pull a fast one on my processor by charging me more than advertised.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:19 am

obsidian wrote:It's scary how many of you are talking about stores in Toronto... it's like I may have bumped into one of you guys on the street but didn't it was you.

I order a lot of stuff from NCIX but never had issues. So does my brother and cousin.

Inmax tried to rip me off once. Tried to pull a fast one on my processor by charging me more than advertised.

there's a whole lotta toronto peeps on this board. you should attend zark's bachelor party. we'll send ye the info

and the inmax thing must have been an honest mistake. those people are saints.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:29 am

im actually in burlington, But i do make trips to Mississauga about ~8 times a week.. and toronto maby 2 times a month..

i was at Tigerdirect's headquarters about ~3 months back and i wasent that inpressed at all. i went down the street to canada computers ( beleve it or not tiger refered it to me ) and i saved $30 on my water cooling setup.

and whats this i hear about Zark's Partah?

Post by **obsidian** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:36 am

I have a fellow gamer friend who lives in Burlington... you wouldn't happen to be a big BF2 fan who recently got married now would you?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:00 am

big bf2 fan yes, MArried? No....

i cant say that i know anyone that has gotten married and is a gamer atm.

Whats the name of said gamer?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:23 am

I might have to start investing in a new gaming rig. Probably start buying the parts seperately when I get some money.
Just not sure what I want exactly. Probably need a new gfx card also if I go with pci express.
I have a BFG geforce 6800 GT at the moment.
It's be nice to play BF2 on high settings.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:10 am

the 6800 is a nice card..

im still kickin a 9800 pro ( w00t! ) and i play bf2 @ 1440x900 @ 70Hz everything on Med with drawdistance at about 85%.

what kinda proc are you sporting?