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im planing to build this with christmas funds. dosent need to be a that good. intel quad 8400 $195 asus p5p43td-pro $119 nvidia gtx 260 $209 g.skill 4gb ram $125 seagate 1tb hd $108 thermaltake v9 $108 thermaltake qfan 500w $150 dvd rw $40 cold cathode lighting $40 cpu cooler/ fan $40 total = $1134 i have monitor, keyboard & mouse and xp licence. if anyone could recomend something better for about $1000 AUD. most of the above parts are from [url]http://www.msy.com.au/[/url]
Get this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864&cm_re=5770-_-14-102-864-_-Product[/url] or this for GPU [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102852&cm_re=4890-_-14-102-852-_-Product[/url] Out of those two the 4890 will give you a few more FPS, but the 5770 will give you Direct X 11 and Eyefinity support. Both are better than the GTX 260.
Op try and go for a core i5.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;18883814]Get this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864&cm_re=5770-_-14-102-864-_-Product[/url] or this for GPU [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102852&cm_re=4890-_-14-102-852-_-Product[/url] Out of those two the 4890 will give you a few more FPS, but the 5770 will give you Direct X 11 and Eyefinity support. Both are better than the GTX 260.[/QUOTE] what about a 8800? [editline]02:47AM[/editline] [QUOTE=sbradford26;18883883]Op try and go for a core i5.[/QUOTE] i dont think i need anything that big
[QUOTE=bender9944;18883957]what about a 8800? [editline]02:47AM[/editline] i dont think i need anything that big[/QUOTE] #1 the 8800 is worse. #2 you are buying into a socket that is not going to get any new cpus. Just get a socket 1156 mobo and a i5 and you can get a i7 later if you need to upgrade.
It's better to have a high dual core than a shit low core INCLUDING Q8___. Get the i5, it's not like a 3d rendering machine, i7's are good for that, i5 is a great oc and is great at games too.
$1200 is a bit high. is there any way that i can cut down on that
i agree go for i5 and AMD cards
about $1098 USD is what $1200 AUD is. You could get an i5 for lower than 1k with a monitor, but you don't need one, so you could use w7 instead of XP.
can you show me a build like that
sure, i might not be able to get it on your website, but you can copy the components. DVD-RW: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030[/url] Antec 902: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058[/url] WD Black 1TB: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284[/url] 4870 1GB: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161292[/url] OCZ Modular 600w: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017[/url] Corsair XMS3 4GB: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260[/url] i5 750: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215[/url] P7P55: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131604[/url] About $900 USD (938 AUD) Choose your version of windows 7: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=windows+7&x=0&y=0[/url]
no on newgg or somthing
G-B p55-ud3=132 Core i5-750=229 4g kit ddr3 1333 G.skill-Ripjaws=125 His 5770=189 WD Sata 1tb=105 Coolermaster extreme power+ 500watt=65 Coolermaster haf 922=165 Lg sata dvd drive=38 Coolermaster Universal Hyper TX3=29 Oem 64bit win 7 home premium=115 With with win 7 1192 Without=1077 This is off of msy. You could also go for the antec 300 for 81 dollars which would lower the price a bit.
it that from newgg
[QUOTE=bender9944;18884610]it that from newgg[/QUOTE] It is from msy.
thanks that looks ausome
[QUOTE=bender9944;18884644]thanks that looks ausome[/QUOTE] I feel bad for you Australians having to look at a pdf for prices. It hurts my eyes so much.
lol. i think i like the haf case better
[QUOTE=bender9944;18884694]lol. i think i like the haf case better[/QUOTE] What is the resolution of your current monitor.
made the list.
[QUOTE=Unreliable;18884741]made the list.[/QUOTE] You need to go with parts they have at msy. There are a lot of parts that they don't have there. Use this pdf to make a build. [url]http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf[/url]
fuck that, PDF hurts my eyes especially yellow highlights :v:
[QUOTE=Unreliable;18884871]fuck that, PDF hurts my eyes especially yellow highlights :v:[/QUOTE] It was so painful. My eyes are all :wth:
[QUOTE=sbradford26;18884724]What is the resolution of your current monitor.[/QUOTE] 1280x1024 i think (im not at home) mabey bigger
[QUOTE=bender9944;18884949]1280x1024 i think (im not at home)[/QUOTE] You could use a new monitor but if you are fine with it you could upgrade later.
yea for now but what would i upgrade to (cheap)
20" in benq monitor they have it on msy and it is 129.
no point staying with XP if your wanting to use direct x 10
[url]http://www.centrecom.com.au/[/url] Sometimes cheaper than MSY and they ship.
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