Hi, I'm a new member here at computer forum and was hoping to receive some advice on a selection of parts for my first new gaming computer. I've been gaming for a number of years and am roughly aware of what I need but this will be the first I've built from scratch. Hopefully this computer will last me the next couple of years. My budget is about $1500 NZD, thats about $1,109 USD.
I've done a bit of research, but the field is so vast I would appreciate those with more in depth knowledge checking over my selections for details I may have over looked. As I live in New Zealand all prices will be in NZD and from one site in NZ, http://www.ascent.co.nz/?x=1, this just makes it easier to keep track of all parts in shipping etc, besides there doesn't seem to be a wide variation in prices or available parts in this country
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So heres my list for a gaming computer to last me the next couple of years:
Case: Thermaltake Xaser V 6000+ E-ATX Full Tower Case, Silver, with Fan Control $111
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=121189
PSU: Cooler Master GX, 750W ATX PSU, Active PFC, SLI Ready, Black $191.03
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=385726
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS Hard Disk Drive, 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s : $72.07
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=374765
DVD drive: Lite-on 24x sata dvdrw $46.23
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=378988
Motherboard: Asus M4A87td/usb3 AMD 870 ATX socket AM3 DDR3-2000 $172.85
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=387998 (out of stock 16/12/10, I'm not sure how long they would take to restock these, so any other suggestions are of course welcome)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU, 3.4GHz, Socket AM3, 32/64-Bit, Retail pack with fan, Black Edition $278.10
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=380680
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9K3/6G, 3x2GB, DDR3-1333, PC3-10600, CL9, DIMM $141.66
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=371382
GPU: Gigabyte GV-R685D5-1GD Video Card, Radeon HD 6850, 1024MB, DDR5, PCIe-16, DVI, HDMI, CrossFire $344.38
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=392256
Mouse: Genius X-Scroll, Optical (LED) Mouse, USB, Black $9.33
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=365571
Speakers: Creative SBS A200, 2.1 Speaker system, Black $53.82
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=377562
Total: $1442.78 NZD ($1,065.96 USD)
I already have an awesome monitor and a keyboard.
So there it is, hopefully I haven't missed anything out and the case is big enough to fit it all. Thanks in advance to any who look this over and offer advice, I greatly appreciate it.
To sum up: gaming computer to last the next couple of years, a budget of around 1500NZD (1100 USD), from NZ site http://www.ascent.co.nz/?x=1.
Thanks, Immolate
I've done a bit of research, but the field is so vast I would appreciate those with more in depth knowledge checking over my selections for details I may have over looked. As I live in New Zealand all prices will be in NZD and from one site in NZ, http://www.ascent.co.nz/?x=1, this just makes it easier to keep track of all parts in shipping etc, besides there doesn't seem to be a wide variation in prices or available parts in this country
.
So heres my list for a gaming computer to last me the next couple of years:
Case: Thermaltake Xaser V 6000+ E-ATX Full Tower Case, Silver, with Fan Control $111
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=121189
PSU: Cooler Master GX, 750W ATX PSU, Active PFC, SLI Ready, Black $191.03
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=385726
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS Hard Disk Drive, 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s : $72.07
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=374765
DVD drive: Lite-on 24x sata dvdrw $46.23
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=378988
Motherboard: Asus M4A87td/usb3 AMD 870 ATX socket AM3 DDR3-2000 $172.85
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=387998 (out of stock 16/12/10, I'm not sure how long they would take to restock these, so any other suggestions are of course welcome)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU, 3.4GHz, Socket AM3, 32/64-Bit, Retail pack with fan, Black Edition $278.10
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=380680
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9K3/6G, 3x2GB, DDR3-1333, PC3-10600, CL9, DIMM $141.66
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=371382
GPU: Gigabyte GV-R685D5-1GD Video Card, Radeon HD 6850, 1024MB, DDR5, PCIe-16, DVI, HDMI, CrossFire $344.38
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=392256
Mouse: Genius X-Scroll, Optical (LED) Mouse, USB, Black $9.33
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=365571
Speakers: Creative SBS A200, 2.1 Speaker system, Black $53.82
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=377562
Total: $1442.78 NZD ($1,065.96 USD)
I already have an awesome monitor and a keyboard.
So there it is, hopefully I haven't missed anything out and the case is big enough to fit it all. Thanks in advance to any who look this over and offer advice, I greatly appreciate it.
To sum up: gaming computer to last the next couple of years, a budget of around 1500NZD (1100 USD), from NZ site http://www.ascent.co.nz/?x=1.
Thanks, Immolate
