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| Thread ID: 112218 | 2010-08-28 03:20:00 | Lets build a PC-August 2010 | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1132480 | 2010-08-28 03:20:00 | Righto, its been a while since the last one, lets do it again. Same as always, Family PC, capable of playing the latest games without costing multiple thousands. A bit of video editing, some photo manipulation,General family usage. She will be running W7 and no screen,fancy case or peripherals are required, but can be included if you wish to. I'm going to throw one together using the QMB site to see how close I get to a worthwhile system, keeping in mind I have zero idea of what the current hardware is like in capabilities or value.. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1132481 | 2010-08-28 03:25:00 | Only thing I maybe getting is another LCD or LED with freeview. So, I can use it on this, and put this monitor on the other computer. Depending on how much the power rebate is next mth, I may get a BD burner | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1132482 | 2010-08-28 03:29:00 | You do realise there's only 4 days of August left... | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1132483 | 2010-08-28 03:30:00 | Asus P7P55-M Intel P55 Chipset Socket 1156 Intel Core i5 650 3.20 GHz Processor Socket 1156 (4MB L3 Cache) Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB (2x XMS3 2GB) PC-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 RAM LiteON iHAS324 SmartErase 24X SATA DVD-R/+R, 8x Dual Layer, Retail Box EVGA GeForce GTX460 768MB DDR5 PCI-E Dual DVI + HDMI Thermaltake V3 Mid Tower Black Case with 450W Power supply Western Digital 1.5TB HDD SATAII 64MB Cache $1500 More then I'd like to spend personally. Any thoughts? Are there video cards on the market that offer better value for money?, is the one I selected any good? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1132484 | 2010-08-28 03:31:00 | You do realise there's only 4 days of August left... Makes no difference, The month is listed in the thread title so anyone that reads it can see how out of date it is. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1132485 | 2010-08-28 03:36:00 | Easteck Case HR-429BS 420W PSU AMD Sempron 140 2.7Ghz 1MB AM3 (45W) CPU with Heatsink and Fan Asus M4N68T-M Socket AM3 DDR3 mATX Motherboard SuperTalent DDR3-1333 2GB Retail Pac Galaxy Geforce 210 512MB DDR2 Dual-link DVI HDMI VGA PCI-E Graphic Card $317.62 inc GST (12.5%) Oh add $35 for DVD burner (I forgot lol) |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1132486 | 2010-08-28 04:25:00 | Asus P7P55-M Intel P55 Chipset Socket 1156 Intel Core i5 650 3.20 GHz Processor Socket 1156 (4MB L3 Cache) Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB (2x XMS3 2GB) PC-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 RAM LiteON iHAS324 SmartErase 24X SATA DVD-R/+R, 8x Dual Layer, Retail Box EVGA GeForce GTX460 768MB DDR5 PCI-E Dual DVI + HDMI Thermaltake V3 Mid Tower Black Case with 450W Power supply Western Digital 1.5TB HDD SATAII 64MB Cache $1500 More then I'd like to spend personally. Any thoughts? Do you need the whole thing? Can't use current optical drive? Hard drive? Case? What I ended up with is: Intel Core i5 750 Kingston 8GB PC-10600 RAM ASUS HD5970 CM CSX Case Existing 250GB HDD Existing ASUS DVDRW Existing Corsair 750w PSU And not all at once either. Did the MB/CPU/RAM in one a while back. Then the card and case are the 2 most recent alterations. The card you choose is not bad, medium. But I guess you don't want real high end, so it should be fine. In fact it's all fine for the price. Then again - price, why not get a kit? PM to you about that..... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1132487 | 2010-08-28 05:22:00 | Its more an exercise to see what the general views are of current hardware are, I'm not in the market for a new system just yet. Though next time I do upgrade it will be an entirely new box. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1132488 | 2010-08-28 10:37:00 | CPU; Core i7-980X (about NZ$1650) Mobo; EVGA X58 SLI LE ($360) RAM; cheap stuff, 8Gb total DDR3 (roughly $300) GPU; onboard mobo... for now... HDD; Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATA 500GB ($65) DVD; cheapo DVD-ROM because I hardly ever burn anything, always try to use flash-based media. ($25) PSU; cheapo again ($30) All up that's... $2430! But the six cores totally makes it worth it! |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1132489 | 2010-08-28 20:29:00 | Same as always, Family PC, capable of playing the latest games without costing multiple thousands. A bit of video editing, some photo manipulation,General family usage. CPU; Core i7-980X (about NZ$1650) All up that's... $2430! But the six cores totally makes it worth it! Is that really nessecary? :rolleyes: |
jareemon (5207) | ||
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