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872454 2010-04-09 23:16:00 If i were you i'd get the i5 750, much better performance in almost all game benchmarks. And it completely destroys the the x4 in multimedia, multiitasking, desktop, other benchmarks.

It also has a lot more headroom for overclocking, and the x4 does not
Ollie (794)
872455 2010-04-09 23:59:00 Doesn't look too bad but you'll need a different motherboard if you want to get the Phenom CPU, that Gigabyte P55 board is for Intel CPUs...

Radeon HD5850 is better than GTX260.

CPUs are probably both very similar.

What PSU are you getting to power all of that?

???.....The i5 will stomp on the x4 945
SolMiester (139)
872456 2010-04-10 00:00:00 im not an overclocker and the most multitasking i do would be to have music, internet and msn running and my dual core can do that fine at the moment and apparently games at the moment dont require much at all and i dont mind a bit of lag every once in a while, just need a cheap computer nerd (109)
872457 2010-04-10 00:06:00 pricespy.co.nz
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i like the very top mobo or hte bottom one out of these three.
nerd (109)
872458 2010-04-10 00:50:00 got two solid builds now.
these are the lowest prices off pricespy.

Build 1
Antec EarthWatts 650W - 134
Kingston HyperX 4G Kit DDR3-1600 - 223
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB - 127
LG GH22NS50 22x SATA INTERNAL OEM - 46
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz - 232
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H - 190
Sapphire Radeon HD5850 HDMI DisplayPort Dual-DVI 1GB - 472
Total: $1424


Build 2
Antec EarthWatts 650W - 134
Kingston HyperX 4G Kit DDR3-1600 - 223
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB - 127
LG GH22NS50 22x SATA INTERNAL OEM - 46
Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GH - 323
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 - 336
GIGABYTE P55-USB3 USB3.0 - 231

Total: $ 1420
i know if i put the sapphire radion onto the second build it will be the best of the builds iv posted here it will total to $1556

i need to think of mouse/keyboard and screens now any ideas?

oh yea sorry for the triple posting...lol
nerd (109)
872459 2010-04-10 03:49:00 go with build 2 and add the 5850, you wont regret it.

For monitors, anything will do really, just make sure you get a good warranty with it. Mouse and keyboard is a personal preference. And depending on your budget id go with logitech.

I use a Logitech G5 (mouse) and Logitech G13 (keyboard), but they aint cheap
hueybot3000 (3646)
872460 2010-04-10 04:44:00 For a Monitor make sure you get a zero dead pixel type warranty. Sweep (90)
872461 2010-04-10 06:03:00 i was thinking of a logitech mouse, keyboards i dont really mind. i have no idea about lcd screens though. any suggestions? i wont need bigger that a 20-22" monitor. should i get one online? nerd (109)
872462 2010-04-10 09:30:00 Hey mate

I would go for build 2 aswel

Antec EarthWatts 650W - 134
Kingston HyperX 4G Kit DDR3-1600 - 223

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB - 127 I would recommend a faster drive for your OS. The green is slow, because its intended for power saving not performance. Get Samsung F3, Seagate, WD black 1tb instead. Defiantley worth the few extra bucks

LG GH22NS50 22x SATA INTERNAL OEM - 46
Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GH - 323

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 - 336 NOO, THEYRE A BIG RIP OFF for the performance. The GTX260 is about the same as a 5770, and the 5770 is $270 from CL. Get a 5770/5830/5850 - it has DX11 too

GIGABYTE P55-USB3 USB3.0 - 231
Ollie (794)
872463 2010-04-10 09:50:00 if ur not going for crysis u can try these parts
Case -www.pbtech.co.nz -$190.13
Motherboard -www.pbtech.co.nz -$111.38
CPU -www.pbtech.co.nz -$190.13
GPU -www.pbtech.co.nz -$201.38
RAM -www.pbtech.co.nz -$196.88
HDD -www.pbtech.co.nz -$167.63
Drive -www.pbtech.co.nz -$50.63
PSU -www.pbtech.co.nz -$129.38
Sum1 (15140)
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