Putting together a PC for the fahza

[Captain]

Trying to keep it well under $1000. He'll be doing mostly 3D architecture modeling using the latest Autodesk Revit and ArchiCad.

Gigabyte EP45-UD3R ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 1366+ 1PCI-E SATA2 RAID HD Sound GLAN 1394A Motherboard - $149.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34004

Coolermaster CAC-T05 Centurion 5 Aluminum ATX Tower Case 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT SILVER-BLACK No PS - $68.25
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=13954

XFX GeForce 9800GTX+ 738MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - $229.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=32200

Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive OEM 3YR MFR Warranty - $94.80
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30004

Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan - $124.06
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26414

OCZ XTC Platinum Edition PC2-8500 DDR2 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-18 Dual Channel EPP Memory Kit - $109.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29623

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box - $251.20
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22211

I'm iffy about the video card and CPU. I think the 9800GTX would be overkill for a non-gaming system and I doubt the difference between Quad and Duo would be too noticeable in 3D work. Any thoughts/suggestions?

[AmIdYfReAk]

Dont put a gigabyte in it....

[Captain]

ASUS P5Q-E ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN eSATA 1394 Motherboard - $198.36
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... cture=ASUS

Much better mobo, thanks Spamidy

[obsidian]

If he's doing any architectural rendering, the quad will be a huge improvement.

The video card will likely be overkill for architectural work, though a little overhead isn't a bad thing.

[SoM]

you know that if u checked some stores downtown u'd get a better deal

[obsidian]

NCIX has some great deals on certain parts (plus no PST usually offsets the shipping costs), but if you shop around, you'll find cheaper deals on other parts elsewhere, so yeah, check out prices downtown too.

[Scourge]

If you're not against using Tiger Direct, you can get that video card for a lot less.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=3670

Also:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... No=2905631

[Captain]

I was just using NCIX to round up the parts. Filtech in downtown TO usually has the best prices.

@Scourge: I fucking hate Tigerdirect, but thanks for the links

[AmIdYfReAk]

thats not what you said to me on MSN...

You wouldnt listen, but Ncix is an american company working in canada.. so when the US takes a shit dive, their prices go up... when our Looney Gets Closer to the USD price, the prices stay up for them... its funny how that works, innit?

[Captain]

What did I say? I've used NCIX almost religiously for the past year, but bought the bulk of my own rig from Filtech.

[Scourge]

Mind if I ask why you hate them? Just curiousity.

[Captain]

Terrible prices and incompetent sales staff just to name a couple. As a result I haven't even gone near them for over a year.

I was thinking about this for the PSU:

OCZ StealthXStream 600W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black - $104.12
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... Technology

[AmIdYfReAk]

yes, they do.. but then again, the information is out there for you to make your own choices without listening to them.

They have the prodies, and the service... thats all i look for in them.

As for the PSU, i would give it a thumbs up... and i think hardocp gave that one a high score as well.

[Captain]

But the thing is, last time I relied on their services was about two years ago and I wasn't as tech-savvy as I am now. I know what you mean though.

[Captain]

Ordered everything from NCIX, will be here in a couple days.

Coolermaster CAC-T05 Centurion 5 Aluminum ATX Tower Case - $49.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail - $199.99
OCZ StealthXStream 600W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan - $79.99
OCZ XTC Platinum Edition PC2-8500 DDR2 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-18 Dual Channel - $79.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive - $69.99
ASUS P5Q-E ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN eSATA 1394 Motherboard - $173.99
Pioneer DVR-216DBK Black 20X SATA OEM DVDRW - $33.22
XFX GeForce 9800GTX+ 738MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E - $184.99

Total comes down to $970. Free RMA with my VIP membership too.

Gotta love NCIX and their amazing price matching

[AmIdYfReAk]

post when you get the thing together, it will be interesting to see how it turns out...

[Captain]

[Survivor]

How many people on Q3W don't have or know that case?

[Scourge]

Don't have and never been near one. Seen em on TD though.

[AmIdYfReAk]

Don't have and never *GO* near one. Seen em on TD though.

And FixT

[axbaby]

we have the same PSU

farger?

[Captain]

[Glockg]

I have that exact case.

wish I had your parts in mine but id like the gtx 260 or 280.

if your dad is doing 3d rendering wouldn't he be better off using a workstation card instead of a gaming card.

[AmIdYfReAk]

I thought the same when i first read this, but Almost all of the Apps around have switched from there Native API to DirectX, so *ANY* Card can do the work on it, rather then the workstation only ones ( Quatro, FireGL, ETC).

So that card will be able to render it no problem, and have a bit of overhead for Future projects/apps.

[Captain]

^^what he said