Building computer need help.

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MadHound

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Iam building a computer.
My budget is $800 including postage(I live in Australia)
could someone show me a good website to buy a computer from (that ships to australia)
can you please either post links to good pre built computer or good parts to buy.
I dont play games that much.I make websites,indie games and general stuff like that.
 
ok i would use a shop called MSY hears there price list an at the top it has the shop locations.
http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf
CPU $99
AMD 5000+ 2.6GHz but OC this to 3.0GHz
MOBO $145
Gigabyte MA790X-DS4
Ram $54
2G Kit-800(2x1G) Kingston
DVD burner $35
ASUS Retail IDE SATA DL DVD-RW
Case $69
Coolermaster Elite RC-330
PSU $124
Antec Earth Watts 650W
Video card $229
512M 3870 Gigabyte
HDD $64
W.D.SATA 250G
ok that is $819.
you should OC the CPU to 3.0GHz an this will max out every game out now accept crysis it will play on high at 1024 x 768.
this rig is ready to just buy another 3870 video card an plug it in an run them in crossfire
 
thankx for your help I checked the website out and the website looks a bit dodgy because it dasnt look professional have you ever bought from this website?
 
Oh I see you live in Australia woot! Lol i live in NSW.
Could you help me buying from this seller as the website is a little hard to navigate through(at this stage iam only looking not buying =) )
 
ok MSY don't deliver. you have to go there an buy in NSW the stors are at
NSW. Auburn Branch (UBD Ref. 211 P14)
Unit 14, 191 Parramatta Road, N.S.W. 2144
NSW. Ultimo(CBD) (UBD Ref. Map3 A18)
60A / 558 Jones Street Ultimo N.S.W.2007
NSW. Chipping Norton Branch coming soon
i would trust MSY with my life i get all my stuff from there including my computer an my dads. i also have bought about 70 computers from there cos i do freelance PC building for people i always get my parts from there same with all of my friends
 
oh an about the price list there is a couple of products in a line but the is / to seperate them to find out the price so the first product in the line is the first price in the same line an the 2end product is the 2end price an so on
 
It might be hard for me to get the stuff anyway I got a friend in america and he will build me a comp for $50 he will buy the parts and ship the tower to me.
this is the specs so far
PCI 802.11g wireless card
Samdsung DVD+-R DL Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz Dual Core E6400
Infineon 4 GB of RAM (2x2GB)
Masscool CPU cooler
Segate 200 GB SATA HDD
450 watt switching power supply
Nvidia GeForce 8500GT with 512 MB of Video RAM
Biostar I945SP Intel Socket 775

the price including shipping and labour is $733 australian I just had a look and I tried to find my own parts (from the same website and maybe he will get them instead of the ones he chose)
please tell me whos parts are better mine or my friends(feel free to give your imput for what parts i should get.)

mother board.
Intel DG33BU Intel G33 Express Socket 775 mATX Motherboard = $89.99
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=DG33BU-WB&cat=MBB

case.
10-Bay ATX Computer Case w/550W PSU & 9.84" Blue LED Fan = $37.99
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=939PL&cat=CAS

graphics card.
GeForce 7300GT 128MB DDR3 PCI Express VCD w/TV-Out S-Video = $46.50
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GF7300GT-HDTV-WB&cat=CLR&cpc=CLR

hard drive.
Western Digital WD3200AVBS 320GB SATA/300 72000RPM 2MB HDD = $44.99
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=WD3200AVBS-R&cat=HDD

CPU.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz 4MB 1333MHz Socket 775 CPU = $184.99
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BX80557E6750&cat=CPU

power supply.
Powmax Assassin 500W 20+4-pin ATX PSU w/SATA (Black) = $27.95
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=PSAS-BK&cat=PWR

heat sink/fan
Mad Dog Copper Core Aluminum S478 P4 to 3.4GHz HeatSink/Fan = $9.99
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MD-TTC-TR2-P4&cpc=SCH

dvd drive.
Samsung SH-S202N 20x DVD±RW DL IDE Drive w/LightScribe (Blk) = $27.50
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-SH-S202N-BULK&cpc=SCH

ram.(1gb each)
2x Samsung 1GB DDR2 RAM PC2-6400 240-Pin DIMM Major/3rd = $47.00
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=1024DDR26400-SAM&cpc=SCH


If you can help me get a better tower from this Australian shop please tell me and I live 4 hours from sydney maybe my stepdad could pick it up.

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf
 
yous is better but i would mae a few changes.
stick with the stock CPU cooler.
an with the DVD drive get a LG or ASUS one.
an get a desent power supplie mabey this form MSY
Thermaltake 430W
 
Hey I was wondering could you build me a computer(I would pay for everything)?
It would just be easyier because you live in Australia
I dont know how to make them Iam 14 nearly 15 woot!
 
yea read your privet MSGs
it wont let me send privet MSGs to you you need to alow MSGs from other users
 
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