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dilmo

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Hello everyone im new here :)
anyway
im thinking of building a new custom pc soon,(very soon) and im building it from pricespy.com.au (yes im australian :P)
haha anyway im not the best with computers and i was wondering if i could ask you guys if this computer will work with all the parts i am considering buying, your criticism would be aprecciated it helps me learn ;) haha anyway here it is:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2.83GHz Quad Core 64 prices $401.00 CCPU


Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm SATA 133 prices $79.00 0.16/GB NetPlus


Microstar P45-Platinum Intel P45 Motherboard 7 prices $215.00 MSY Technology


4GB DDR3 SDRAM 237 prices $94.87 MegaBuy


Geforce 8800 GT, 1GB, PCI Express 2 prices $223.00 Penta computers


850 Watt PSU, ATX 156 prices $45.00 MSY Technology


Antec Twelve Hundred Full Tower ATX Case 23 prices $250.00 CCPU

P.S it all adds up to 1308 and my price range is 1500~~~
....:D
 
You can get a few things cheaper and\or better at msy.

The EP45-DS3L is on special for $145 at the moment.

You can get a GTS 250 for the same price as the 8800.

That PSU is crap, you only need about 550W for your system, go a little higher to be safe, maybe 650W, go with coolermaster or antec from msy.

The antec 900 should be fine for you, and costs $60 less than the 1200.
 
Buzz1927 said:
You can get a few things cheaper and\or better at msy.

The EP45-DS3L is on special for $145 at the moment.

You can get a GTS 250 for the same price as the 8800.

That PSU is crap, you only need about 550W for your system, go a little higher to be safe, maybe 650W, go with coolermaster or antec from msy.

The antec 900 should be fine for you, and costs $60 less than the 1200.
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What about corsair 650 or 750(if you want to go sli later) watt that will do its one of the best i think
and casing
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119157

check this out maybe you can get this in australia too and it is cheap too

and about your RAM what DDR3 is it

and as our moderator commented buy gts250 then you can go SLI later so your computer will be future proof
 
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thandakid said:
What about corsair 650 watt that will do its one of the best i think
and casing
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119157
check this out maybe you can get this in australia too and it is cheap too
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He is correct...850w PSU is an over kill for that system. A decent 650w would be more than enough to power that system. You could also save some money.

The Q9550 is a wonderful processor...but you could save $80 by going with a Q6600. On PriceSpy you can pick one up for $319. The Q6600 is an overclocking legend and it will perform any task you throw at it. Might be something to consider.
http://www.pricespy.com.au/search.php?q=Q6600&sc=CPU_2

With that money you save on a processor you could bump up the graphics card:D Maybe something in the 9800GTX range:eek:

I am not to familiar with Microstar Motherboards. I would seriously look at a Gigabyte or Asus motherboard. I think you'll be much happier later with a good solid name brand motherboard;)
 
Buzz1927 said:
Why the hell is it blocked, they just sell computer components??
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You wont believe it but even telecommunication sites of other countries , social community sites,mostly all canadian sites except some like newegg.ca
and many sites maybe the sites has some advertisements

even alienware is blocked lol

Even from imported books pages depicting other religons are torn off so.
a computer site blocked wont surprise anyone here
 
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Thanks so much guys for all the replies:D:D
ive looked hard at what you guys have said and have saved around 200$!
although my budget is 1500, meaning i really do want to spend that much :P
so i had a look around at pricespy again and looked at the top of the range stuff like...
gtx 260+ intel i7 and i7 motherboards.. just a quick question (sorry) :D could i buy a top of the range pc for around 1500 maybe just a tad over, and is it really worth it?
i mean... what would you all build from pricespy if you had 1500?
p.s thanks for all the help, ill definitely be coming back here and be a computer genius like you guys soon ;)
 
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dilmo said:
so i had a look around at pricespy again and looked at the top of the range stuff like...
gtx 260+ intel i7 and i7 motherboards.. just a quick question (sorry) :D could i buy a top of the range pc for around 1500 maybe just a tad over, and is it really worth it?
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If what you posted originally is all you need, you probably could. Have you already got a monitor, keyboard and mouse, dvdrw, etc? And what about the OS, if you need a copy of windows that'll push the price up..
 
i want a good gamer (something to handle crysis!) and and a quick multi-tasker, yeah i do have monitor keyboard mouse OS dvdrw printer and internet connections..
 
You need to look at the brands when buying parts, I just had a look at msy and put together a good i7 rig for a little over $1500, so you could definately do it for that price.
 
Antec Nine Hundred Tower Gaming Case 51 prices $182.00 Penta computers


Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm SATA 133 prices $79.00 0.16/GB NetPlus


Intel Extreme DX58SO X58 DDR3 ATX motherboard 23 prices $329.00 Computer Alliance


6GB DDR3 SDRAM 162 prices $137.00 MCG Technology


Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz quad core CPU Socket LGA1366 50 prices $435.00


Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 896MB 236 prices $279.00 MSY Technology



as did i! haha thanks mate
 
dilmo said:
Antec Nine Hundred Tower Gaming Case 51 prices $182.00 Penta computers


Western Digital 500GB 7200rpm SATA 133 prices $79.00 0.16/GB NetPlus


Intel Extreme DX58SO X58 DDR3 ATX motherboard 23 prices $329.00 Computer Alliance


6GB DDR3 SDRAM 162 prices $137.00 MCG Technology


Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz quad core CPU Socket LGA1366 50 prices $435.00


Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 896MB 236 prices $279.00 MSY Technology



as did i! haha thanks mate
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What about the psu? And I'd go with the gigabyte gtx260 for $20 more.
 
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