$1000 AUD gaming PC

[Hrapah]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: In one week (Sunday 29th June)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the net, watching movies.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Currently have a 'Radeon 4890 HD Graphics card' and a 'Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W power supply'. Also don't need a new monitor or hard drive.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: MSY Technology - (Price List)

PARTS PREFERENCES: The best to suit my budget, not very fussy.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION:1280x1024

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Wanting to be able to run some of the latest games on max settings

Thanks!

 

[stumpystumped]

Gigabyte P45 MB approx $150 (every kind of audio output is there)
2 x 2GB RAM kit approx $70
Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5G (easily OC to 3.6G) approx $90
Zalman FC-77 CPU fan, it's big and loud but very good air cooling approx $40, not sure with other MB, but Gigabyte MB has voltage cpu fan control, so you don't need Zalman fan mate if you can't stand the noise, cos there is quite a bit of it)
Blu-ray drive since you got money left over approx $150

 

[Hrapah]

Thanks for the tips.

That leaves a bit left over, if there's anything that are upgrades over what you recommend, I'd be happy to know, I'm willing to spend up to $1200, but would prefer the $1000 mark.

 

[gkay09]

Hmm...Here is config that you can look into...

Mobo - Asus M4A78T-E - 212 AUD
CASE - CM 690 - 155 AUD
CPU - x4 Phenom II 955 - 325 AUD
RAM - 4G Kit(2x2G) DDR3 1333 G.Skill NQ - 88 AUD
CPU Cooler - CM Hyper212 - 50 AUD
Any DVD Drive...

Total - $826
And if you can my suggestion would be even to get a better power supply as that eXtreme PSUs are not efficient...
Antec EarthWatts 500W - 129 AUD
or
Seasonic PSR550+ - 125 AUD

 

[hercules]

You are better off buying from Umart.com.au That is where i get all my PC stuff from. Most people recommend it.

 

[hundredislandsboy]

Your resolution makes the 4890 an overkill. To really enjoy all what the 4890 can do, consider a 22" monitor or larger.

 

[Hrapah]

You are better off buying from Umart.com.au That is where i get all my PC stuff from. Most people recommend it.

Thanks for that, I'll check it out

Your resolution makes the 4890 an overkill. To really enjoy all what the 4890 can do, consider a 22" monitor or larger.

Any recommendations on a 22" monitor?
I think I'll get one, I want the most out of this card as I can get


Thanks for the tips gkay09, appreciate it, I might put a list of things I'm looking at and edit my initial post