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anditz   06-26-2009 at 01:57:29 AM

Hi guys,

Parts I require include:

CPU
Mobo
RAM
Graphics Card
PSU

I have around $750AU to spend and need a machine that is very stable but can play games like GTR Evolution at fairly high specs.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   06-26-2009 at 03:01:59 AM
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Probably something like this:

E7400
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwav [...] u=19010166

P45 crossfire MB
http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwav [...] u=28022973

Corsair 650TX
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=10870

Corsair 800mhz RAM
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] ts_id=6553

Then later you can add a second 4850 and overclock the CPU if you like.

Those are not the best prices, just random sites I sampled.

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anditz   06-26-2009 at 08:11:06 AM
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i like what i see and what would be an amd alternative??

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   06-26-2009 at 09:01:05 AM
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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
ASRock A790GXH/128M Motherboard, AM2/AM2+
Corsair XMS2 4GB Memory 2 x 2GB Kit, PC2-8500 (1066MHz) DDR2
OCZ StealthXStream 500W Power Supply
PowerColor Radeon HD4870 1GB

Processor will not overclock quite as well. PSU does not support crossfire. However, you get a much more powerful video card up front.

You would need to upgrade to a Corsair 750TX to crossfire two of those cards, but this does give you the more powerful system up front.

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