Need some advice about buying a new computer...

If you had only $100 to spend on a graphics card, which would you pick (for a friend)

  • Palit GeForce 9500GT Super+ 1GB DDR2 = $94.50

    Votes: 1 100.0%
  • Inno3D GeForce GT 220 Video Card 512MB DDR2 = $89.90

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Zotac GeForce 9500 GT Video Card 512MB DDR3 = $85.40

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • ECS GeForce 9400 GT Video Card 512MB DDR2 = $63.50

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gigabyte Radeon HD 4650 Overclocked DDR2 = $90.50

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gigabyte Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 = $59.95

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gainward Radeon HD 4670 512MB DDR3 = $97.30

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    1

fedochinni

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Specifications

Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS Steel Full Tower Case
Processor: Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition, 3.33GHz
Ram: Corsair Dominator 6GB Memory 3x 2GB Kit 1600MHz DDR3
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 295, 1792MB CO-OP Edition, 1792MB DDR3
Hard Drive Bay 1: Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
Hard Drive Bay 2: Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
Optical Drive: LG BH08LS20 Blu-ray Burner
Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 1010W PSU
CPU Cooling: Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Tower Heatsink
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
Monitor: ASUS VW266H 25.5" Widescreen LCD, 1920 x 1200 Resolution
Keyboard: Logitech G19 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G9x Laser Gaming Mouse
Mouse Pad: Razer eXactMat Bundle Pack
WiFi: D-Link DWA-556 Xtreme N Wireless LAN PCI Express Adapter
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500D 505 Watt 5.1 Digital Surround Sound

All of this for $5,918.13 (Note im from Australia).

Is this a good deal & will this run all my games on Max with the full 60FPS.
*Note I may occasionally play in 3d & this is a very intensive application*

Feel free to suggest other setups, or whether I should stay with my old setup & just upgrade it.

Specifications:

Case: iCube Case
Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz
Ram: 4GB DDR2+ 1066MHz HyperX Kingston Ram
Optical Drive: Samsung DVD+RW Drive
Graphics Card: Zotac Synergy 9800GT 1GB DDR3
Hard Drive Bay 1: 1TB Samsung HDD 7200RPM
Hard Drive Bay 2: 64GB OCZ SSD
Power Supply: Zalman Noiseless 550 Watts
Monitor: Chimei 20" Inch LCD Monitor 1440 x 990
Keyboard: Standard Microsoft Media Center Keyboard
Mouse: Standard Microsoft Media Center Mouse
Speakers: Logitech X-230 2.1
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit

Paid for all of this, $1500

If i do stay with this, I will take advice for new graphics cards, keyboard, mouse & whatever else necessary.
 
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