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| Thread ID: 94336 | 2008-10-25 03:55:00 | Building a Custom Gaming Comp | Jared White5 (14159) | Press F1 |
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| 714728 | 2008-10-26 23:36:00 | most of the variants in pricing that you seeing with the video cards will come down to the bundle and the maker, the cheaper ones will lack a free game, extra cables and adaptors for example. best to spend the extra coin and get a good brand like Asus. The video cards are a key part of a stable gaming machine so cheaping out on them isnt a good idea Yeah i don't mind spending money on Video cards because essentially they are an important part of gaming but s was more meaning stuff like the PSU/HDD/RAM etc for cheaper prices :p Also, isn't This (www.extremepc.co.nz) the same as This (ascent.co.nz) but the first one is cheaper? |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714729 | 2008-10-26 23:55:00 | yup farily normal price diff your seeing there, comes down to how they get the parts. the smaller retailers will be buying off the places in NZ that bring the parts in vs the bigger ones that can bring their own stuff in. | kersonan (13264) | ||
| 714730 | 2008-10-27 00:39:00 | yup farily normal price diff your seeing there, comes down to how they get the parts. the smaller retailers will be buying off the places in NZ that bring the parts in vs the bigger ones that can bring their own stuff in. Ah that explains it a bit :D Thank You |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714731 | 2008-10-27 02:23:00 | Well this is what i've ended up with... CPU: $318.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz 6M 1333MHz 45nm (urcomputer.co.nz) Mobo: $200.00 Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Chipset LGA775 ATX (pconlineshop.co.nz) RAM: $204.00 Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-8500C5, 2x2GB, DDR2, DIMM, DDR21066, Low profile (ascent.co.nz) GFX: $470.00 Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 EAH4870/HTDI/512M DDR3 PCI-E (www.extremepc.co.nz) Case: $225.32 NZXT Tempest E-ATX Full Tower Case, Side Window, Black (ascent.co.nz) PSU: $205.90 Corsair TX750, 750W ATX PSU, Active PFC, SLI Ready, Grey, Retail (ascent.co.nz) DVD: $42.00 Asustek DRW-2014L1T Serial-ATA DVD Writer (pconlineshop.co.nz) HDD: $218.36 Seagate Barracuda ST3750330AS Hard Disk Drive, 750GB, 7200rpm, 32768KB Cache, SATA-2 (ascent.co.nz) Total cost = $1,883.58 inc gst ex S&H Ok so now that I've got it all picked out i would like to know that these parts will definitely work together, I'm about %90 sure they will but would like some re-assurance from someone else stating that they're cause i don't want to buy something that wont work with the motherboard etc. |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714732 | 2008-10-27 03:34:00 | Only problem i can see is the Ram (ascent.co.nz) & Motherboard (www.xpcomputers.co.nz). Since the RAM is low profile (which means it's smaller than regular RAM?) it might not fit with my Motherboard? And if isn't compitable then i would have to use this (ascent.co.nz) i guess Also would this HDD (ascent.co.nz) be any better than this HDD (ascent.co.nz)? or is it just the brand/warranty that makes the 2nd one a lower cost? |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714733 | 2008-10-27 03:52:00 | Stick with the Seagate HDD they have a good reputation. That RAM and Motherboard should work together withoot a problem. (low profile simply means the physical height of the modules is less then usual. You might want to look at purchasing all the components from one or two reputable dealers rather then whoever is cheapest across the country. Imo extremepc isn't the best when it comes to customer service. If you email some of the dealers they may give you a discount if you buy multiple components from them. |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 714734 | 2008-10-27 05:22:00 | Well i did a bit of research into the subject and found out what i would be paying for my computer + GST. The computer consists of... Mobo: Asus P5Q Intel Pro P45 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 GFX: Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 RAM: Corsair 2x2GB DDR2-1066 CL5? i don't get all the technical terms with RAM :\ PSU: Corsair 750W Case: NZXT Tempest Enthusiast HDD: 750GB Seagate SATA II and this is what it came to for each site: Globespec (www.Globespec.co.nz/) = $1,913 with casing from XPComputers (http:) XPComputers (www.xpcomputers.co.nz/) = $1,936 with HDD from PCOnlineShop (http:) Ascent (http://ascent.co.nz/) = $2,056 (FREE SHIPPING) UrComputer (http://urcomputer.co.nz/) = Limited range for what i want. PCOnlineShop (pconlineshop.co.nz/) = $1,935 with Casing from XPComputers (http:) So i guess my best bet would be to go with Ascent? considering they have everthing i want and free shipping. |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714735 | 2008-10-27 05:47:00 | Yes-ascent would be the best. You get 2% discount too if you use their PC Builder to select your parts |
Blam (54) | ||
| 714736 | 2008-10-27 06:19:00 | Yes-ascent would be the best. You get 2% discount too if you use their PC Builder to select your parts Didn't even realise it was there. Thanks for pointing it out :p |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714737 | 2008-10-27 06:39:00 | XPComputers pconlineshop UrComputer So i guess my best bet would be to go with Ascent? No No No Yes. Go with Ascent. Or someone else with a good reputation. |
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