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| Thread ID: 110584 | 2010-06-23 15:27:00 | New PC build, looking for advice /comments. | Trix (15588) | Press F1 |
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| 1112842 | 2010-06-23 15:27:00 | Well its been 8 years since I last built a PC and now my laptop has died Im excited to get back to tinkering. I need a multi-purpose system as I will be doing video editing and gaming but not until next year, at the mo I just need a comp for surfing and research. My plan is to spend a little over $1000 initially on bare essentials and add RAM and a GPU later in the year so I put together this: Asus DRW-24B1LT Dual Layer SATA DVD Writer, Black Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H Motherboard (AM3) 1x 2GB Kingston DDR3-1333 Memory Module 1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black SATA3 Hard Drive AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU (AM3), Black Edition NZXT Beta Steel Mid-Tower Chassis, 500w PSU Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit DVD (OEM) The NZXT 500w PSU comes with the case for only $72 so I'll probably swap that out when I add a GPU with something more reliable and at around 700-800w. -For now, I like the case and I've looked at 100's lol. Have I overlooked anything? any advice / comments appreciated, cheers. |
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| 1112843 | 2010-06-23 20:11:00 | Buy the case without the PSU: www.overclockers.co.nz Get a Corsair PSU, it matters. |
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| 1112844 | 2010-06-23 22:22:00 | At least double your dimm's so you have dual channel memory!, x64 works best with at least 4Gb | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1112845 | 2010-06-23 23:59:00 | hmmm... my wife initially said I could spend $500 and it was quite an effort and involved lots of housework and foot massages to get to $1000. (and the current total is $1100...) And I dont want to settle for less in the processor department. RAM I can add at any time and 2GB is fine for now. But there isnt much cash left for a decent PSU, I could downsize the WD Black HD for a Green one but then I'd have a lame $150 PSU, whereas if I settle on a $80 psu now then in 3 months I can spend $400 on a decent one. |
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| 1112846 | 2010-06-24 00:18:00 | Ahhh, the old blackmail the wife trick, could be in order! You have my sympathy!...LOL..foot massages, and always when there is a program you want to watch! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1112847 | 2010-06-24 00:21:00 | $400 on a PSU? Why would you do that?? Just get this one at least: www.computerlounge.co.nz Or preferably a Corsair one: www.computerlounge.co.nz I wouldn't skimp on the PSU either, as it is the component powering up your entire PC. |
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| 1112848 | 2010-06-24 00:46:00 | Awesome computer is worth the night on the couch. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1112849 | 2010-06-24 01:08:00 | Ok so the corsair 650w psu would put me at $1200. What about the HD, is there much difference between the WD Green and Black? the MB doesnt support the Blacks max 6gb/s anyway Could drop to 640gb black or 1tb green to cut $50 or a 500gb green to cut $70. Then I suppose I could drop $200 on a 2nd HD in 3 months and probably makes better use of $$ Any HD advice, I hate seagate, they've failed on me in the past, WD has always been good to me. |
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| 1112850 | 2010-06-24 01:16:00 | Yeah, I use WD now, i have the blue drives!, wouldnt go green myself, they spin down too frequently... Give us a breakdown on the costs.....$1200 for a poxy Phenom II without a GPU is pricey IMO |
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| 1112851 | 2010-06-24 01:20:00 | Ahhh, the old blackmail the wife trick, could be in order! You have my sympathy!...LOL..foot massages, and always when there is a program you want to watch! She made me watch "Sex in the City 2" with her Is a sweet PC really worth it??? guess there's no going back now... |
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