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| Thread ID: 80447 | 2007-06-23 12:20:00 | Let's build a PC (June 2007) | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 562223 | 2007-10-02 09:35:00 | Right well, I just finshed putting the new beast together! Took me around 4 hours, from everything in boxes, to turning it on . . I know thats ages, but its my first build and I like to take my time and get it right . . Anyways, I thought I'd post up a list of the parts I used, and the prices I paid, for the benefit of any other members thinking of building a new system . This is based on george12's basic system posted a couple pages back . Made a few changes with the help of members here and searching all over the web . . Here goes; Mother board: $209 ASUSTEK CORE 2 DUO P5K INTEL P35 CHIPSET, DDR2, LGA 775 CPU: $335 INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6750 2 . 66GHZ 1333FSB LGA775 RAM: $193 CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 2 X 1024MB DDR2-800 XMS2-6400 5-5-5-12 HDD: $138each (I got 2) SEAGATE BARRACUDA (320GB) 7200 . 10 16MB, SATA II NCQ PSU: $241 ENERMAX LIBERTY 620W MODULAR POWER SUPPLY ATX12V 2 . 2 SLI READY CD/DVD Writer: $70 ASUSTEK DRW-1814BLT LIGHTSCRIBE BLACK SATA Case: $173 LIAN-LI PC-7S ALUMINIUM CASE Graphics Card: $530 EVGA e-GeForce 8800gts, Superclocked Edition Keyboard: $52 LOGITECH ULTRA FLAT KEYBOARD Mouse: $87 LOGITECH MX-620 CORDLESS LASER MOUSE OS: $150 WINDOWS XP HOME w/ SP2 TOTAL = $2316 Needless to say, the budget didnt allow for a new screen yet :o Other than the graphics card, I bought all of the above from computer lounge, and received a (very) slight discount on the lot . And free shipping . . Hope this gives some insight for those of you looking to do the same! I'd be interested to know what you all think about the system, and what you may have done differently etc, I'm very open to opinions! |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 562224 | 2007-10-02 11:04:00 | Nice job. I can't say there is anything I'd do differently in your situation. Where did you buy the parts from? I'm guessing Ascent by the prices. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 562225 | 2007-10-02 12:32:00 | Why not a quad-core? I thought prices had really come down but thats still a hell of a system. Love the GFX card and the XP SP2:thumbs: | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 562226 | 2007-10-02 12:36:00 | Damz could have got a Quad Core for about $150 more, but the question is whether he/she would be at any advantage by having one. You have to do a LOT at once to keep all 4 cores busy and get your money's worth. In many cases a 2.66GHz 1.33GHz FSB Core 2 Duo will be faster, and you save $150. There are many arguments for and against, and it's certainly not an obvious decision. I love the Q6600 but I too would have taken the E6750 in this case. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 562227 | 2007-10-02 18:20:00 | Why not a quad-core? I thought prices had really come down but thats still a hell of a system. Love the GFX card and the XP SP2:thumbs: Yeah, at first I was going to go quad core, but after reading up about the pros/cons on here it didnt really seem as though I would make use of all four cores, so instead I bumped it up from the E6650 (2.33ghz) to the E6750 (2.66ghz). I stayed up late last night installing drivers etc, now its nearly time to go to work, I want to try out the graphics though! As soon as I get home, I'll be installing bioshock! Gonna be a loong day at work :groan: :lol: |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 562228 | 2007-10-02 18:28:00 | Cheers bud, you more or less designed it for me anyways! :p I got the majority of the parts from www.computerlounge.co.nz, are the prices good, or a little high? |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 562229 | 2007-10-02 20:33:00 | The prices are perfectly reasonable as long as they give good after-sales service. I haven't dealt with them before so I don't know. They're cheaper than Ascent by a few % and about 10% more than the cheaper PriceSpy places, but you may well have made up for that difference in service. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 562230 | 2007-10-03 06:52:00 | Yeah when I called him he seemed decent. They run an actual store somewhere in the big smoke.. (Im in Wanganui:p ) Will soon see if a warranty claim comes up for some reason! |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 562231 | 2007-10-03 07:13:00 | Sounds fine then. From what I've heard they're a decent outfit :) | george12 (7) | ||
| 562232 | 2007-10-05 03:48:00 | DAMZ I've just got one of those Enermax Liberty PSU's it looks great, can't wait to fire my machine up. I find the Lian-Li cases a bit boring ! I got a Coolermaster Wavemaster Blue it looks great, removeavle mother board and the finish on it is impeccable. Just wish the rest of my pc bits would arrive ! Regards Digby |
Digby (677) | ||
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