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| Thread ID: 85297 | 2007-12-05 22:47:00 | Best brand of desktop PC | jwil1 (65) | PC World Chat |
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| 618251 | 2007-12-06 03:54:00 | www.ascent.co.nz or www.computerlounge.co.nz Or pp.co.nz are pretty good, and they will often match prices. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 618252 | 2007-12-06 08:43:00 | [ignore this post, read below :)] | jwil1 (65) | ||
| 618253 | 2007-12-06 08:47:00 | Put this together on Ascent's website. How does this look for value... Case CoolerMaster C90 ATC ($151) PSU Enermax Liberty ELT400AWT, 400W ($143) Motherboard Asus P5K SE (socket 775, 1333MHz FSB) ($171) Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB) ($290) Hard Disks Seagate 320GB ST3320620AS 16MB cache SATA2 ($155) Optical drive Asus DVD+/-RW drive with LightScribe ($53) Memory Kingston ValueRAM (2x1GB, DDR2-800, PC2-6400, CL5, DIMM, ECC) ($260) Graphics Card Asus nVidia 8600GT 256MB ($205) Monitor AOC 203VW+ 20" WS OS Windows Vista Ultimate OEM ($300) TOTAL PRICE: $2070 (in round figures) Also, what's the best method for keeping computers off the floor? Don't want to put it on the floor because of dust etc. Thought about getting an old PC and putting new one on top of it, then sandwiching the structure between wall and desk... Is this best method or do I need to make something out of wood to put it on? |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 618254 | 2007-12-06 08:51:00 | Are you sure you need 4GB of memory? I personally would have just 2GB, put in a bit more money and buy at least an XFX 8800GTS from OCZone. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 618255 | 2007-12-06 08:51:00 | Are you sure you need 4GB of memory? I personally would have just 2GB, put in a bit more money and buy at least an XFX 8800GTS from OCZone. My bad, that's 2x1GB RAM. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 618256 | 2007-12-06 09:12:00 | Put this together on Ascent's website. How does this look for value... Case CoolerMaster C90 ATC ($151) PSU Enermax Liberty ELT400AWT, 400W ($143) Motherboard Asus P5K SE (socket 775, 1333MHz FSB) ($171) Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB) ($290) Hard Disks Seagate 320GB ST3320620AS 16MB cache SATA2 ($155) Optical drive Asus DVD+/-RW drive with LightScribe ($53) Memory Kingston ValueRAM (2x1GB, DDR2-800, PC2-6400, CL5, DIMM, ECC) ($260) Graphics Card Asus nVidia 8600GT 256MB ($205) Monitor AOC 203VW+ 20" WS OS Windows Vista Ultimate OEM ($300) TOTAL PRICE: $2070 (in round figures) Also, what's the best method for keeping computers off the floor? Don't want to put it on the floor because of dust etc. Thought about getting an old PC and putting new one on top of it, then sandwiching the structure between wall and desk... Is this best method or do I need to make something out of wood to put it on? Personally I would get a Core 2 Duo E6750 as it is not much more for a bit more power. Also I wouldn't recommend AOC, they are cheap and nasty from my experience. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 618257 | 2007-12-06 17:51:00 | No, thats excellent. Good quality parts. My method of keeping the PC off the floor is to put it on another piece of furniture. Mine sits on a set of drawers next to my desk. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 618258 | 2007-12-06 18:18:00 | Also I wouldn't recommend AOC, they are cheap and nasty from my experience. I chose AOC because I looked at some AOC models at Quay and DSE in Wgtn. I'm a very visual person and need to know what my PC will 'look' like (ie the image on screen). What would you recommend? |
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