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| Thread ID: 49774 | 2004-09-30 02:53:00 | Auckland PC Store Comparison | Nighthawk (5846) | Press F1 |
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| 276957 | 2004-09-30 02:53:00 | hay, what are your comments on this? 1) E-ONE COMPUTERS - Manukau City - www.e-one.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 512MB DDR400 (pc-3200)/Rambo/Elixir DDR RAM - $123.00 THERMALTAKE EXTREME 3-IN-1 CPU COOLER - $49.00 Task TK - 952TX-DF 520Watt P4/AMD Dual Fan / Silent Power Supply (Metallic Blue) - $73.00 THERMALTAKE GIANT III HEATSINK COOLER FOR VIDEO CARDS - $69.00 Coolmaster 8CM Dual Ball System Cooler - $11.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND TOTAL: $372.38 incl gst --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) PB Technologies Ltd - 4 Station Rd, Penrose - www.pbtech.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 512MB DDR400 PC3200 MEMORY OEM +FOR SYSTEM - $154.62 +gst Double Ball Bearing Cooling fan 8cm Double Ball Bearing Cooling fan 8cm -$11.00 +gst Maxwell Lithium Battery 3V +CR2032 BATT-INT3V for motherboard - $3.00 +gst THERMALTAKE TT-420AD ATX420 w/PFC +W0008RAC 2 FANS - $119.00 +gst THERMALTAKE TT-420AD ATX420 w/PFC +W0008RAC 2 FANS - $119.00 +gst THERMALTAKE VOLCANO 9 +COOLMOD AMD XP COOLER - $45.00 +gst --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND TOTAL: $508.07 incl gst --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) PC Gear Online - Great South Rd, Penrose - www.pcgear.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zalman Cnps7000b-cu Cpu Cooler - $101.26 480 WATT BUTTERFLY P/S - BLACK - $166.95 512mb 333 Legend - $159.98 Internal 8cm Fan for case - $14.57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANT TOTAL: $442.76 incl gst --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is for an upgrade, it seems E-one is alot cheaper. But its hard to deal with and understand them as they are mostly asian :-P I also bought my pc from e-one and the speakers and the power supply are bogus, the warranty is passed by a month but apparently you can still get them to replace the faulty parts. The quality of parts at pc gear seem good, but expensive, PB Technologies was the only one offering cmos batterys on thier site, which i may need. but you can buy those anyway almost. Just wondering what you think of these. |
Nighthawk (5846) | ||
| 276958 | 2004-09-30 03:08:00 | The Giant3 is super mega overkill for your video card, the task PSU is ****, theres no point buying DDR400 unless your an overclocker or know about RAM timings/latency. The thermaltake PSU's are good but you could probably get a 350w Enermex/Antec for less, which would be superior to even a 420w Thermaltake. The Zalman cooler is good, but expensive, check there website to make sure its compatiable with your mobo. Alot of motherboards arent compatiable with that cooler. Thermaltake coolers are cheap and you get what you pay for, but in saying that their Pipe101 is a nice cooler but also not cheap. You dont have to buy everything from the same shop, shop around to get the best bang for ya buck. If i was you i'd buy these: Thermaltake Golf 325 3in1 HSF - $50ish 512mb 333 Legend - $159.98 Coolmaster 8CM Dual Ball System Cooler - $11.00 Antec Truepower 380w - $160ish Antec make some good PSU, and the Thermaltake golf is compatiable with socket 478 and AMD64 so you could use it on a future system. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 276959 | 2004-09-30 03:59:00 | Did you try QMB (http://www.qmb.co.nz) ? | Chris Randal (521) | ||
| 276960 | 2004-09-30 04:01:00 | > Did you try QMB (http://www.qmb.co.nz) ? NOOOOO!!! dont go anywhere near QMB they'e worse than E-One |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 276961 | 2004-09-30 04:02:00 | >>THERMALTAKE TT-420AD ATX420 w/PFC +W0008RAC 2 FANS Sorry, i pasted that twice. Dont think i want 2 of em :-P Uhhuh, this is good stuff. Im going to forget the video card cooler. ill look for an antec psu, although ive been advised to get at least 400W I now know 333mhz ram is what i should get, i just choose the 400mhz because it was similar price to 333mhz and i thought i was getting a good deal. I definitely want a cpu cooler/heatsink. The purpose is for the possiblity over overclocking. Right now i have: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton @ 1.83mhz Asus A7V600 KT600 Motherboard (Overclocking support, DDR400 max) 300W max Hyena PSU 40Gb Harddrive 7200rpm asus V9520 Magic Geforce fx 5200 (sucked in to buying a budget card :P) I also plan to upgrade my graphics card but im waiting till the end of the year when prices should drop. @ e-one the only other psu's that dont come with a case are: Hyena 300watt ATX P4 Power Supply - $30.00 (already have) Hyena 500watt ATX P4 Power Supply - $89.00 AcBel 400Watt Intelligent Power Supply, with LED FAN & 18dB Super Low Noise. & PFC - $98.00 |
Nighthawk (5846) | ||
| 276962 | 2004-09-30 04:10:00 | Dont expect to overclock very far with that motherboard, the KT600 chipset will really hold you back. Other than its inability to overclock its a very good motherboard. If the price difference between DDR400 and DDR333 is small then you may aswell buy the faster RAM. Those PSU's at E-One are absolute crap. Of the PSU's easily and readily avaliable in NZ Thermaltake, Enermex and Antec are probably the best. You cant make a judgement purely based on wattage, but a 400w Enermex/Antec/Thermaltake would definatly set you up for a while. have a look at this (forums.overclockers.co.nz) thread over at OCNZ, its a very good resource to read when buying a PSU. swiftynz is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgable about PSU @ OCNZ. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 276963 | 2004-09-30 04:52:00 | arent those Hyena psu's junk, and they blow up, there is a post on that somewhere.............. | Patrick 2003 (277) | ||
| 276964 | 2004-09-30 05:03:00 | I disagree. I am a happy customer, having purchased a full computer system from them earlier this year (QMB). I know you are trying to stay with Auckland, but Ascent in wellington is quite good. http://www.ascent.co.nz. Their prices include GST and delivery, which makes them seem more expensive, but in reality they aren't. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 276965 | 2004-09-30 05:06:00 | yeah i second Ascent they are very good, plus they speak english which is a big bonus :D. Plus you dont have to leave the comfort of your home to do your shopping. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 276966 | 2004-09-30 05:51:00 | I ordered online with QMB so there was no issue there. Either or, if you know what you're after, does it really matter if the person doesn't have very good english? | somebody (208) | ||
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