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20. January 2008 @ 15:33 |
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I'd agree with that, no offense intended, but try not to tell too many people they're getting ripped off if there's nothing they can do about it. Over the years I've spent about £5000 on PC parts worth around $7000, when the exchange rate for the US dollar has never been below 1.7 . Go figure.
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20. January 2008 @ 18:01 |
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Alright sorry guys, I'll try to keep it in for a while lol.
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20. January 2008 @ 18:14 |
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If I'm honest, disregard my previous comment. You can see what's going on in the official PC building thread and OC thread. I'm really in no position to criticise you, when I'm ten times as guilty myself.
See you in a few days Abuzar.
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20. January 2008 @ 22:10 |
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lol don't worry about it. i know that australia gets screwed on everything and i don't see it changing too soon. but i like australia and personally, i think it's the best place for someone to grow up.
what about a case? something thats cheap, easy to install everything in, and wont overheat and melt into a pile of goo (or molten metal).
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20. January 2008 @ 22:20 |
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20. January 2008 @ 22:44 |
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oh thanks. that card's a much better deal.
and whats another $15 right.
case? does it even matter?
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20. January 2008 @ 23:32 |
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20. January 2008 @ 23:45 |
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that case would be nice but its a bit outside my price range. i was hoping for something that costs less than $100... around the $60 mark would be better lol. as i've said before, i don't care what it looks like, i just want something that stays cool.
edit: just had a look and all full towers from techbuy are over $150. will a midi tower be okay?
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21. January 2008 @ 08:55 |
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21. January 2008 @ 09:18 |
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thanks. that was actually one of the cases that i was looking at. do you think that the stock fans will work well enough?
i think i'm all sorted now. my budget is completely blown (my total is up to $1,603.75 AUD now) but i guess that's what they're made for. i'll head to some local shops tomorrow morning and see if they can give me a decent deal.
just in case you're interested here's the monitor i'm getting if i order my parts from techbuy:
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/72503/MONITO...ishiDV196BW.asp
it's not my dream monitor, but for the price, i dont think i can do much better.
one final question: do i need to get a UPS?
edit: why did i have to look at the "New PC build oppinions" thread. the monitor that sam posted there looks so much better than the 19" mitsubishi....
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/68713/MONITORS/Samsung/205BW.asp
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21. January 2008 @ 10:44 |
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The stock fans in coolermaster cases are a bit naff, but unless you've a high powered PC, they probably do the job well enough.
about the monitor, sorry mate, but on a strict budget, you have to take all components into account. 19" monitors typically aren't that much cheaper than 20s, so if you had anything spare in the coffers, you could try for that, but by the sounds of it, you may have to settle for the 19. It's not a bad monitor by any means, but you obviously do have to use a lower resolution.
As far as the UPS goes, I wouldn't bother unless you have regular power failures where you live. Unless you get more than 3 a year, it doesn't seem cost effective.
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26. January 2008 @ 09:13 |
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i know it's been a while and that this thread was at the bottom of the pile, but i just wanted someone to take one last look at my parts list. i'll be ordering these parts very soon so now would be the time to tell me if there is anything that's incompatible.
the only thing that has changed since i last posted is the DVD drive. techbuy no longer sells the one that i was planning on getting.
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (rev2.0)
LGA775, P35, 1333FSB, 4x DDR2-1066, PCI-Ex16, 8x SATA-II, RAID, GigLAN, 8Chl, ATX
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/77428/MOTHER...P35-DS3R-V2.asp
$186.50
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 (2.13GHz), LGA775, 4MB Cache, 1066Mhz FSB, ATX
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/71504/CPU_CO...X80557E6420.asp
$283.35
RAM:
Corsair 2048MB (2 x 1024MB) PC2-6400 800Mhz DDR2 RAM - 4-4-4-12 - TWIN2X2048-6400C4
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/62593/MEMORY...2048-6400C4.asp
$120.85
Harddrive:
Samsung 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA-II-300 HDD w. 16MB Cache (HD501LJ)
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/67100/HDD_IN...ung/HD501LJ.asp
$154.80
DVD drive:
ASUS DRW-2014L1T DVD-RW Drive - SATA
20x DVD±R,8x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, Lightscribe - Dual Panels
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/77495/DVDROM...DRW-2014L1T.asp
$63.25
Graphics Card:
XpertVision Radeon HD 3870 - 512MB DDR4, 256-bit, 2x DVI, HDTV - PCI-Ex16 v2.0
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/78504/VIDEOC...Vision/B339.asp
$321.45
PSU:
Corsair VX550W - 550W Power Supply, ATX12V 2.2, 120mm Fan, 6x SATA, 1x 6-pin PCI-Ex, 1x 6+2-pin PCI-Ex Connectors
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/77420/POWERS...PSU-550VXAU.asp
$147.20
Monitor:
Mitsubishi DV196BW LCD Monitor
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/72503/MONITO...shi/DV196BW.asp
$258.70
Case:
CoolerMaster Centurion 534 Midi-Tower Case - USB, Audio, Firewire, ATX, no PSU - Black
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/71845/CASING...RC-534-KKN2.asp
$83.60
if there are no problems with this setup this will most likely be my last post on this thread. i'd like to thank all the people who gave me their suggestions and opinions, especially sammorris and abuzar1. you've saved me a world of time and headaches.
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26. January 2008 @ 11:03 |
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That's a solid parts list, but I'd recommend trying to get a slightly higher calibre brand of HD3870 if you can, such as HIS, Sapphire, Asus, Gigabyte or MSI.
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26. January 2008 @ 11:20 |
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26. January 2008 @ 11:23 |
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Very tasty - that's probably the best 3870 you can buy.
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26. January 2008 @ 11:32 |
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it also looks the prettiest :)
unless someone has something else to add, i think i'm (really) all sorted now.
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26. January 2008 @ 11:33 |
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On top of the looks, it's well built, and has a more powerful/quieter cooler than the stock versions. It can probably overclock higher too, all told.
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26. January 2008 @ 13:03 |
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You guys realize he is using a E6420? Don't let him do that! lol
Get this CPU instead.
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/79402/CPU_CO...X80570E8400.asp
I'm also kinda pissed that your Store doesn't sell crucial RAM. Call around your Local stores to see if you can get Crucial Ballistix Ram for about the same price.
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27. January 2008 @ 01:58 |
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only one of my local shops sells crucial ram and it's at a ridiculous price (it was something like $215 for 2GB). i also looked at a couple of other online stores but none of them sold it either. seems kind of odd to me. is it an american brand or something? in any case, i think i'll just stick with corsair.
i will get the e8400 instead of the e6420 though. i only chose the e6420 because it won the consumer choice award on newegg.... i should probably stop listening to that site.
if there's nothing else that should be changed, i'll probably be ordering my parts around this time tomorrow.
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27. January 2008 @ 08:50 |
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Well the higher multiplier on the E8400 should certainly help. This means you won't have to overclock your RAM as much. It seems Sam can't get this RAM to overclock well at all so that's why I was a bit weary of it. You should be fine though, even with the RAM at stock speed you're looking at 3.6 Ghz if you decide to overclock it(which you should).
Good Luck! I'm sure it's gonna be a great computer!
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27. January 2008 @ 10:10 |
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Thing is, I'm using four sticks of it, so that may skew my overclocking progress. That and I was running it at 1.9V, which isn't the typical voltage it should have. All told it probably overclocks really well.
As for the E8400, do it. On air cooling you can get it beyond 4Ghz easily.
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27. January 2008 @ 10:19 |
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i'm aware that i sound like a newb saying this... could be because i am, but how do you overclock?
i'm reading up on it now but if one of you could give me just a brief overview of how it works, it would save me a lot of time.
i'll make sure i've thoroughly done my homework before actually doing it, but if someone could give me the "gist" of it, i'd really appreciate it.
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27. January 2008 @ 10:29 |
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You go in your motherboard setting and change the FSB. It's really simple, I'll show you what it looks like. You just need to know how to multiply lol.
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27. January 2008 @ 10:31 |
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a) get good parts
b) get into the BIOS
c) up the front side bus as high as you can without getting crashes
d) increase the voltages and latencies as required so you can get the FSB even higher - CARE with this one!
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4. February 2008 @ 06:56 |
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back again. thanks for the help with overclocking. much appreciated.
i'm afraid i need help again. techbuy no longer sells the motherboard that i was planning on getting so instead i'm thinking of getting this:
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/80123/MOTHER...GA-EP35-DS3.asp
to be honest, i've got no idea what a decent motherboard looks like. i just chose this one because it's made by the same brand and is around the same price.
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