So I won a Radeon 9600 Pro...

[Daniel]

I won a Radeon 9600 Pro and $400 cash at a local lan party in the main Counter-Strike competition. Good stuff. :)

Now I need to upgrade the rest of my system with that $400CAD cash. I currently got a:

AMD Athlon XP+ 2000(Palomino core)
A7V333
512MB DDR PC2100 Generic(1 stick)
60gb 7200rpm harddrive Maxtor
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
Hercules Muse 5.1

Rest is alll history...

Now I'm planning on upgrading to:

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ - $145CAD
A7V8X-X - $105CAD
Micron 512MB PC2700 DDR RAM - $129CAD

Total = $379
Total with 15% Tax = $435

This is all at a local retailer. $35 over budget, worth it? That's what I'm asking you...or should I spend an extra $20CAD on getting the Soltek 75FRN2-L?

[el crapo]

How about an Abit NF7-S? Or is that out of your price range?

[unix]

I think its worth it. I'm just wondering was a draw contest or what? :D

[Daniel]

The Abit is a little bit on the expensive side at $175.

Unix, it was a Counter-Strike 5v5 Tournament, main prize was $2000 and 5 Radeon 9600s.

[KBC]

Hi,

From the other thread about the upgrade... with the 2600+, I was also considering getting the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe (http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X%20Deluxe) - maybe try this one out?

[Daniel]

Asus make good motherboards. However, it's a matter of preference if your going to be using an nForce2 mobo.

[trenzterra]

why don't you upgrade your HDD too?

(bleh, i'm still struggling with a 20gb hdd, can't wait for my new pc to come)

[Daniel]

Because I don't need to?

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by Daniel
Because I don't need to? hmm ok, but i thought it would be good to have more space before $400 CAD goes down the drain

[Bruce]

Originally posted by trenzterra
hmm ok, but i thought it would be good to have more space before $400 CAD goes down the drain Maybe he doesn't take frequent trips to Juarez, Mexico?

[Daniel]

Why the hell would I need more than 60gb for? I still got a good 40gb free and if I need to keep some large files, I'd put them on a fileserver. Otherwise, it's a complete waste. Honestly, I think this 60gb is a little overkill.

[tandoc]

wanna swap hard drives then? i've got 40gb

:p

if i were u i'd try and sel the 9600 pro and try to find a 9500 pro

[Daniel]

I think I'll keep this 9600 Pro. I don't need anything more powerful anyhow.

[Daniel]

Alright I think I'll be getting this:

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ - $145
Gigabyte GA7N400L1 - $115
2x Kingston PC3200 256MB - $160

Total: $480 w/ taxes

God damn sales tax. :mad:

[Bruce]

Originally posted by Daniel

God damn sales tax. :mad: How much is sales tax up there?

[Daniel]

15.5% or so. More if you live in Ontario.

[dawizman]

Originally posted by Daniel
15.5% or so. More if you live in Ontario.


I love Alberta!! Only 7% Sales Tax!!

[tandoc]

no sales tax on comps here i think, just stuff that requires preparation, food, drinks etc.

[Wojtek]

Originally posted by Daniel
15.5% or so. More if you live in Ontario.
Donsnt ontario have only one 7-8%?
Or I didnt follow my history class last year?

[Daniel]

Actually, they're about the same in Quebec(15%).

[GregT]

Sales Tax is only 6% here. 15% is way to much. Maybe you should get it from a tax-free online retailer ?

[Daniel]

Originally posted by CoRN
Sales Tax is only 6% here. 15% is way to much. Maybe you should get it from a tax-free online retailer ?

You still have to pay GST. Unless you order from the States....

[manni]

Don't complain. We have 22% VAT in everything espect food haves 17% VAT.

[byrdgirl13]

AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL -- $88 (free shipping)

Gigabyte GA-7N400-L, nForce2 Ultra400 chipset for Socket A ATX motherboard RETAIL -- $85 (free shipping)

KINGSTON HyperX 184-pin 256MB DDR400 (PC3200) DDR RAM modules, Model# KHX3200A/256 -- $65 each = $130 for 2 (free shipping)


These are all prices from Newegg.com - you might want to check it out. ;)

[Wojtek]

421.17$ CDN at an 1.39 exchange rate,

You save: ~60$ :)

[Wojtek]

----!!!

I could of saved 200$+ CDN by newegg.com but "No International/Canadian shipments."

:angry2: :mad: :angry2: :mad: :angry2:

[byrdgirl13]

They don't? I didn't realize that. Would that be because they use FedEx for shipments?

[Wojtek]

fedex ships to canada also :)

[Bruce]

Originally posted by byrdgirl13
They don't? I didn't realize that. Would that be because they use FedEx for shipments? It's because they don't want to go through the hassle.

http://directron.com ships to Canada though, and most of the rest of the world as well.

[Daniel]

Bah, I forgot about Directron.

Here's my wishlist so far:

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ - $99
Abit NF7 - $89
2x256MB DDR400 PC3200 Kingston - $99.98

Total: $288.97 USD
Shipping: $35.86 USD
Total w/ Shipping(Using FedEx 3-day Saver): $324.83 USD
Total in CDN: $450.27 CDN


The Kingston RAM is probably the ValueRam ones and thus, don't overclock too well. I was thinking of doing some overclocks with the 2500+. :(