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I am currently in the midst of building a new gaming PC and have for outlined most of the parts I want. Since I live in the GTA, I have only shopped from CC and NCIX before but I also heard that ME is good with computer parts pricing and stuff. Now I'm lazy and willing to pay the extra $50 (in NCIX's case) to assemble and test the system out. With that said, which of the three stores should I get to build my computer? Any suggestions or anyone with past experience with these 3 stores building a custom PC? Or even other stores maybe (I did look at cyberpowerpc but they don't ship to Canada).
Feedback will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Jul 2nd, 2012 02:36 AM #1
Building custom gaming PC through NCIX, CC or ME?
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Jul 2nd, 2012 07:56 AM #2
I would go NCIX but don't pay $50 for the assembly option you can pricematch the assembly option down to $25. Use the below link from Infonec Computer services to pricematch it. I do it all the time and it's accepted.
http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php...RT_RMA_SERVICE Reply With Quote
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Jul 2nd, 2012 12:15 PM #3
how can you forget newegg?
personally id go with CC or NCIX.. at least they have GTA locations in case something goes wrong. its much easier to talk to someone in person to get what you want. Reply With Quote
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Jul 2nd, 2012 02:48 PM #4
Want the cheapest option?
Price match everything over memory express. Reply With Quote
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Jul 2nd, 2012 03:50 PM #6If you could do that that would be great, I want to build a gaming pc for 800 or less and am kinda lost at the moment, dont know anything about current gen motherboards.
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Jul 2nd, 2012 07:24 PM #8
ME is pretty good, you can PM every components
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Jul 2nd, 2012 11:56 PM #9
Thanks for all the suggestion so far folks. After doing a bit more research myself, I am starting to lean towards NCIX. Even though ME has better PM policy than NCIX, the $50 assembling fee from NCIX (which a previous poster said could be reduced to $25) includes an OEM Windows OS whereas it seems like a separate purchase on ME. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
As for specs, here's what I have so far, processor and motherboard might change but will either be an i5 or i7 (I'm being cheap and waiting for either ME or NCIX to have a nice bundle deal
). As it stands, approx $1.2k for the build. I'm a newb when it comes to putting the whole system together so feel free to make comments on how I could improve it (without spending too much extra money). Here's my list for now based on my NCIX list...
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail
MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 3PCI SATA3 DVI HDMI VGA DX11 USB3.0 Motherboard
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 880MHZ 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI DX11 PCI-E Video Card
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display
Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 600W ATX 12V V2.3 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
Crucial M4 SSD Micron C400 128GB 2.5IN Solid State Disk Flash Drive SATA3 6Gbps (may exclude this depending on budget)
G.SKILL F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL Ripjaws X 16GB 2X8GB Kits 240PIN DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366/1155/1156/2011 120MM
ASUS BW-12B1ST Blu-Ray Writer 12X BD-R 16X DVD+R SATA Black Retail
One thing I am concerned about is if the 600W power supply would be sufficient or not. Reply With Quote
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Jul 3rd, 2012 09:39 AM #10That was my first thought. If you ever want to add a 2nd video card, 600W will likely give you grief down the road. Fine for what you're doing now, but that's about it. Personally, i'd go for a 750-850 or so. Originally Posted by LivingSoul
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Jul 3rd, 2012 10:02 AM #11Deal Fanatic
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what? 600 is fine for what is in that case.
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Jul 3rd, 2012 10:07 AM #12Looks good except: Originally Posted by LivingSoul
Thanks for all the suggestion so far folks. After doing a bit more research myself, I am starting to lean towards NCIX. Even though ME has better PM policy than NCIX, the $50 assembling fee from NCIX (which a previous poster said could be reduced to $25) includes an OEM Windows OS whereas it seems like a separate purchase on ME. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
As for specs, here's what I have so far, processor and motherboard might change but will either be an i5 or i7 (I'm being cheap and waiting for either ME or NCIX to have a nice bundle deal). As it stands, approx $1.2k for the build. I'm a newb when it comes to putting the whole system together so feel free to make comments on how I could improve it (without spending too much extra money). Here's my list for now based on my NCIX list...
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail
MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 3PCI SATA3 DVI HDMI VGA DX11 USB3.0 Motherboard
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 880MHZ 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI DX11 PCI-E Video Card
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display
Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 600W ATX 12V V2.3 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
Crucial M4 SSD Micron C400 128GB 2.5IN Solid State Disk Flash Drive SATA3 6Gbps (may exclude this depending on budget)
G.SKILL F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL Ripjaws X 16GB 2X8GB Kits 240PIN DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366/1155/1156/2011 120MM
ASUS BW-12B1ST Blu-Ray Writer 12X BD-R 16X DVD+R SATA Black Retail
One thing I am concerned about is if the 600W power supply would be sufficient or not.
- If you do get the SSD, change the 1TB Black to 2TB Green unless you work with big files.
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Jul 3rd, 2012 10:34 AM #13 not bad
I actually recently built a similar gamig system but with a Zalmon Z11 case, since it was $9 more than Z9 + gigabyte mobo + Antec h20 heatsink + Antec green 650W PSU, I added my own 2TB HDD and I scored a sweet deal on a evga 560 ti classified. With some clever PM'ing you should be able to build a decent system under $1000 taxes in. I woulnd't pay for the OS. Keep in mind, your build @ ncix is still covered under hardware waranty if they don't install the os.
I plan on upgrading to a better vid card once the prices come down, but 560 ti should be good for a year or 2.
Do you mind posting how much your paying for each comonent so we can help out in terms of PM'ing.Last edited by Neovingian; Jul 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 AM.
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Jul 3rd, 2012 10:56 AM #14
Do you plan to overclock?
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Jul 3rd, 2012 12:05 PM #15Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 600W? Seriously? No just no! Do yourself a favour and don't buy a cheap crap PSU. This is one the most important parts of the system. Get yourself Seasonic or OEMed buy Seasonic PSU. Coolermaster PSU is garbage. Originally Posted by LivingSoul
Antec HCG-620M 620W ATX12V Modular SINGLE-RAIL 48A 80PLUS Bronze 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply
$87.05
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67...c&promoid=1066
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