Computer science builds

Computer science buildsBy Dylan DearbornINTERNALSMotherboardGaming rigModel: ASUS Z87-A

Economy rigModel: ASUS P8H61-I

Usage: Basically the communicator between all parts. Everything plugs into this!MotherboardGaming rigPart choice: -Came in a bundle.-Its !-Room for upgrades. (if winner choses to)Economy rigPart choice:-Good colour.-Good price to performance.GOLDProcessorGaming rigModel: Intel Core i5 4670KPart choice: -No need to get a higher processing rate for gaming.Economy rigModel: Intel Core i3 3220Part choice:-Price to performance.Usage: Used for processing tasks. Mainly 3D movement calculations.RAMGaming rigModel: Corsair Vengeance 8GB

Part choice: -Looks GREAT! (I own blue versions)-Good performance.

Economy rigModel: C.V. Lowprofile 8GB

Part choice:-Fits for small form factor rig.-Price to performance!Usage: Used as temporary storage for application files.

Video cardGaming rigModel: EVGA GeForce GTX 770Part choice:-GREAT performance-Better price to Performance than 780.-Looks VERY nice.Usage: Most commonly for loading textures and getting the final image to screen.(No video card on economy rig, no need)

Power supplyGaming rigModel: XFX Pro 750W GoldPart choice: -Great wattage (Max you need)-Modular!!!-Its !

Economy rigModel: Corsair CX 500WPart choice:-Modular!!!-Good price.Usage: Used for powering the computer.

NetworkingGaming rigModel: ASUS USB-N13Part choice: -Removable if needed.-Its !

Economy rigModel: TP-Link TL-WN725NPart choice:-Good price.-Small

Usage: Used for connecting to the internets.

coolingGaming rigModel: Corsair H60

Part choice: -Great cooling, easy setup.

Economy rigModel: Stock fan

Part choice:-Looks great, free.Usage: Used for cooling the processor as it gets hot. Extends life of processor too.

StorageGaming rigModel: Seagate 1TB SSHDPart choice: -Tons of space.-Remembers important files to recall better!

Economy rigModel: Seagate 500GBPart choice:-Good reputation.-Enough space for a media PC.(Maybe a little extra)Usage: Used for storing 1s & 0s on rotating discs using a needle thing and electrons.VISUALSCASEGaming rigModel: Bitfenix Ronin

Part choice: - Good price/Looks sleek.Economy rigModel: Cooler Master Elite 120

Part choice:-Good price for features/Small.Usage: Used for holding the damn thing together.

Colour schemeGaming rig

What more do you need?

Economy rig

Cant see inside but will probably look great from the outside.GOLDEstimated lookI put a lot of work into this, hours of photoshop and painstaking measurements, please be respectful of my artistic skillz.

Estimated look

Wow Dylan this is the best computer ever!-Megan fox SummaryBoth rigs excel in both price to performance ratios and looks, which I believe to be the biggest goals for this raffle.Ensuring we have the looks AND the power to back them up is a must if we want to get our tickets sold. Summary Gaming rig

Economy rig

FINAL PRICING (Shipping and taxes included)Purolator ground / Additional insuranceNCIX.com$1,997.65 $796.93 Side notesCase features a cable cover!

SSHD: HDD (Slow but has lots of space) + SSD (VERY fast but little space)An SSHD stores frequently used files to a small SSD inside it to recall for better loading times. An example being on the third startup of a computer the time it takes to load the windows 7 operating system is almost halved.-Economy build features a Blu-ray disk drive as it is focused around media. -Economy also has good processor specs so it could potentially be used as an entry-tier gaming rig if the winner purchased a video card. The case ALSO supports room for a video card!