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Hrapah   06-21-2009 at 04:20:14 PM

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!


Message edited by Hrapah on 06-21-2009 at 04:22:14 PM
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StumpyStumped   06-22-2009 at 09:34:07 AM
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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

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Hrapah   06-22-2009 at 10:40:03 AM
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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.

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gkay09   06-22-2009 at 11:01:22 AM
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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

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hercules   06-22-2009 at 11:23:19 AM
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You are better off buying from Umart.com.au That is where i get all my PC stuff from. Most people recommend it.

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HundredIslandsBoy   06-22-2009 at 12:41:49 PM
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Your resolution makes the 4890 an overkill. To really enjoy all what the 4890 can do, consider a 22" monitor or larger.

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Hrapah   06-22-2009 at 02:18:35 PM
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hercules wrote :

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 :D

HundredIslandsBoy wrote :

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 :)

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