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Thread ID: 74604	2006-11-28 22:18:00	Building a new PC - some questions.	Miami Steve (2128)	Press F1

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502844	2006-11-29 07:11:00	Why skimp on a monitor if you're gonna play games? You could look at the Samsung 931C 19"/2ms for just over $600. It was the monitor used for the 'World video game' thingy this year :confused: I've had a Samsung 193P monitor for a few years and they are brilliant... a monitor is the thing you look at all day by the way, for an extra $150 over the Philips I reckon well woth it :D	Shortcircuit (1666)
502845	2006-11-29 20:45:00	Here is a good review article on LCD monitors: www.behardware.com	mejobloggs (264)
502846	2006-11-30 02:40:00	Mobo : Either ASUS P5B Deluxe or P5B-E CPU : Either Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz (E6300) or 2.13GHz (E6400) RAM : 1Gb DDR2 800 Graphics : ASUS 7950GT 512MB or ASUS 7900GT Extreme or ASUS 7600GT Is there any problem with these 7 series card? I heard that they have boom effect errorExtreme HDD : 320GB SATA2 Monitor : Philips 190B7CS 19" LCD I suggest using 8 series(because the boom effect have been fixed by Nvidia), I'm also looking to build a PC like yours but a way higher specs. :cool: Very nice PC indeed and great for gaming. Is 320GB too small if you have lots of games in one HDD?	PedalSlammer (8511)
502847	2006-11-30 03:15:00	I wouldn't buy any of the 8 series now. Im waiting for the next revision or something. DX10.1 cards is what I want. Give them time to sort out any problems.	mejobloggs (264)
502848	2006-11-30 03:17:00	I wouldn't buy any of the 8 series now . Im waiting for the next revision or something . DX10 . 1 cards is what I want . The 8800GTX is DX10 .	pctek (84)
502849	2006-11-30 06:06:00	Yes... I want 10.1. But only cause I read somewhere that there needs to be hardware changes for dx10.1	mejobloggs (264)
502850	2006-12-01 01:52:00	Yes... I want 10.1. But only cause I read somewhere that there needs to be hardware changes for dx10.1 Then why not wait for the 9 series as there will be hardware changes required for that as wll. Changs are always happening and you can always be waiting if you want the next generation that is just about to come out. (Boy I had IE7's missing of typed characters in forums all the time. Time to go back to V6 I think.)	Big John (551)
502851	2006-12-01 04:59:00	If you want to overclock past 3.0 gig get the e6400 as the 7 multiplier on the e6300 means your ram "may" top out (the e6400 is 8x). If you are happy with a 3gig overclock then the e6300 with get the job done on that board NP. As for the 7950GT is the better choice, avoid the Asus like the plague (I have one) it is cheap and widely sold in NZ, you will be forced to replace the COMPLETELY useless reference cooler. It hits 80C at STOCK speeds, and is as loud as hell. Try and get a eVGA, XFS another brand with a non reference cooler, keep in mind a after market cooler will cost you $70 on top of that Asus price.	Master_Frost (9951)
502852	2006-12-01 06:39:00	As far as cases go, there's not much wrong with the cheap ones if you are buying an enermax PSU . A lot of them do tend to be a little over the top though . The LanLi case that was linked to earlier in this thread is nice, but going with an aluminium case is unnecessarily expensive . There is nothing wrong with a steel case . Cooler Master cases are always nice & easy to work with, but they are a bit more expensive than the OCNZ cases . I recently built a budget PC for my sister using this ( . co . nz/ProductSpecification . aspx?ItemID=344619" target="_blank">ascent . co . nz) case & it was easy to work with & looks good without being over the top .	Greven (91)
502853	2006-12-01 06:57:00	If you are planning on running fs9 go for the 7950GT. I have one and it does an excellent job. If you run fsx then I would suggest the fastes vid card availabe. It needs it. I am very dubious about a dual core cpu with FS. I had one and got dumped regularly. Neither versions will use half of your cpu. I now use an Athlon 4000+ and it is excellent	JJJJJ (528)
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