TheBusGuy

unless you want to drop the gpu for the integrated one of the 790X board, the cost is nearly identical at $300 for the Q8400/EP43 or the X3 920/790X. I think you would get better performance from the quad over the tri.

Dont forget, the WD caviar black 1TB and the Q8400 both give the whole order free shipping already.

Aaroman

directcanada.com is gonna be your cheapest option

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LegendaryC

I'd have to agree. DirectCanada is generally cheaper then NCIX, and NCIX is generally cheaper then Newegg.ca. All computer hardware I bought was from Direct Canada and it would have cost at least $100 more if I bought it from NCIX.

The only problem with Direct Canada is that their site isn't as friendly to navigate. Though NCIX owns and operates them oddly enough.

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TheBusGuy

I may seem like a nerd for doing this but, aren't we all?

1TB WD Black - NCIX is $20 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...0&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...TERN%20DIGITAL

Gigabyte EP43-UD3L ATX LGA775 - NCIX is $1 cheaper (lol not much but still)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/search/?kw=EP43-UD3L

OCZ XTC Platinum Edition PC2-8500 DDR2 4GB - NCIX is $13 cheaper and ram is better
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...3&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...anufacture=OCZ

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 - directcanada is $10 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=17225
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...CTIC%20COOLING

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.66GHZ - NCIX is $30 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...9&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...ufacture=INTEL

Corsair VX550W 550W ATX 12V 41A - NCIX is $30 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...acture=CORSAIR

XFX Radeon HD 4850 625MHZ 512MB - direct canada is $7 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...8&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...anufacture=XFX

Antec Three Hundred - NCIX is $13 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...2&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...ufacture=ANTEC

ASUS VH202T 20IN Widescreen LCD Monitor - NCIX is $17 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1078
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...nufacture=ASUS

Vista Home Premium NCIX is $85 cheaper
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=7842
vs
http://www.directcanada.com/products...ture=MICROSOFT

lets not forget the the shipping charge you'll get from directcanada and the possibility of having to pay both pst and gst. (you only pay gst on NCIX)

all in all, NCIX is not only better value, but the website is easier to navigate and has great service. I can not recommend any other site in Canada for buying computers as much as NCIX. (ps im not a bot)

Aaroman

Monitor

Power supply

Mouse/keyboard

HDD

DVD RW

Case

OS

RAM

GPU

CPU

Motherboard

total = $1015 with tax free shipping

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Aaroman

direct canada has free shipping with purchases over $300

the buyer is in alberta where there is no provincial tax. GST is 5%

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TheBusGuy

i'd still like to point out that by even just simply replacing the the q8400 and its mobo with the x2 7750 and the same ma790X my build is 1017 after shipping and tax + before $55 rebate. differing mostly only by 2" of screen size and 500GB of hardrive space. At this point I think it may just be up to the OP to decide what he prefers.

btw, you forgot the CPU cooler

Aaroman

he said no overclocking and the AMD stock cpu cooler is much better than intel`s

you also didn't include an OS in your price. They only install the OS if you buy one

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TheBusGuy

hot dayum, your right. Im A little tired but that is true

weeeell,

1017 - 50 + 139 = 1106 total - $55 MIR = $1051 total

he said he wanted a third party cooler even though no overclocking would be done, but if you insist to take out the cooler, its $1020. Again very close with both builds having their own advantages