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Hi All,

I have had a nice discussion regarding Processors, so I'm now submitting my potential build to you all. Please feel free to advise on any changes needed or if I have made rubbish choices!! I'm in South Africa, but converted the overall price to GBP to make things easier. Also I have no OS at the moment, so if you can recommend that would be great. I'm aware you can now get Vista with a Win7 free upgrade?

Anyways here it is, and I look forward to hearing some expert advice!!

OCZ PC3-12800 DDR3 6GB Plat Low-Voltage Triple Channel 3x2GB Kit Coolermaster V8
Corsair TX750W, Eps12V, ATX 12V V2.2 - 750w (12v : 720w)
Intel i7/Nehalem 920, 2.66ghz box cpu
Asus ENGTX275/HTDi/896MD Geforce GTX275
LG GH22LS30, 22x, Lightscribe
Seagate barracuda 7200.12 st31000528as, 1TB/1000gb, s-ata2
ASUS Rampage 2 Extreme - Republic of Gamers
Coolermaster RC-690, CM690 + Windowed side panel

Total Price: £1,387

Much appreciated in advance!!

Ian

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it won't let me edit this thread, so *edit / update*

the memory is OCZ3P1600LV6GK and I'm not sure that its compatible with this MB, I'm very confused about the compatability issues :s

Also obviously Coolermaster V8 should be on a different line

Thanks again

Ian

Reply to ianparker

Change it to something that follows this format so we can know what you want out of the machine.

Reply to mavanhel

hey ian ek ook in ou r.s.a wa kan ons help

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Reply to obsidian86

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP money is in the bank waiting to be spent!

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Want a nice gaming rig with potential for upgrades. As per spec SLI / Crossfire support, but a single card for now.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: KVM, Speakers

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Not a clue currently simplicity.co.za, although can get dealership as IT reselling myself. (no idea what disties are good)

PARTS PREFERENCES: none, good ones

OVERCLOCKING: Yes - to say no is silly with processors today

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Currently 1680x1050 22" Wide monitor. Whatevers best for gaming!

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: not really loud, no bling requirements!

MY LOCATION: South Africa

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Current Parts list - ALL from www.simplicity.co.za (no real reason, they seem cheap!)

Coolermaster RC-690, CM690 + Windowed side panel (not sure what window side panel is :s dont need it) - R1,021.36
http://www.simplicity.co.za/PC_Par [...] dbe68d5331

Corsair TX750W, Eps12V, ATX 12V V2.2 - 750w (12v : 720w) - R1,496.41
http://www.simplicity.co.za/PC_Par [...] aeaa7dcfe6

ASUS Rampage 2 Extreme - Republic of Gamers - R4,360.96 (for no reason just looked good)
http://www.simplicity.co.za/PC_Par [...] aeaa7dcfe6

OCZ PC3-12800 DDR3 6GB Plat Low-Voltage Triple Channel 3x2GB Kit - R1,520.16
http://www.simplicity.co.za/p1685/ [...] 8f9176abf1

Intel i7/Nehalem 920, 2.66ghz box cpu - R3,168.58
http://www.simplicity.co.za/p1176/ [...] aeaa7dcfe6

Coolermaster V8 - R836.09
http://www.simplicity.co.za/p282/C [...] 3e7d4d082b

Asus ENGTX275/HTDi/896MD Geforce GTX275 - R3,097.32 (only 1 for now)
http://www.simplicity.co.za/PC_Par [...] aeaa7dcfe6

Seagate barracuda 7200.12 st31000528as, 1TB/1000gb, s-ata2 - R874.09
http://www.simplicity.co.za/PC_Par [...] aeaa7dcfe6

Hope formatting is right now!!

Reply to ianparker

ian what part of s.a you from? i know of a place in boksburg fleamarket that has the case for R700 and the v8 for R650

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Reply to obsidian86

Hey I'm in Cape Town, I sadly don't even know where boksburg is

Reply to ianparker

Yes, this is much better, thank you. As for the parts an usage, it all looks great. Just a few small suggestions. It might be worthwhile to switch to an Intel i5 CPU, but this site doesn't seem to offer it. Could be this site, or could also be your location, either or, the i7 920 still a great choice. I also would've suggested moving to the HD 4890 instead of the GTX275, but apparently nVidia is a lot cheaper than ATI in South Africa. All in all, if this site gives any insight to the parts availability in South Africa, I would definitely say that you have a great setup here. Goodluck with your building endeavors!

Reply to mavanhel

try changing that hdd to a western digital caviar black

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Reply to xaira

ok then try this place they in cape town you could save on shipping if you can get your stuff from their collection point http://www.landmarkpc.co.za/store/

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Intel 920 2.66GHz i7 Quad Core CPU

R2941.20
including VAT

Coolermaster RC-690K-KWN1 CM690 Pure Black Windowed Side Panel no PSU

R860.70

Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 Chipset

R4104.00
including VA

Corsair TX750W 80PLUS Certified for Energy Saving 750W

R1503.66
including VAT

OCZ 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) Plat Low-Voltage Triple Channel Kit

R1879.86
including vat

Western Digital CAViAR Black WD1001FALS 1TB S-ATA2 7200RPM

R1152.54
including VAT

Sapphire 21162-00-50R 5850 1GB ATI Radeon HD5850 GPU

R3142.02
including VAT

Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT

R876.66

total of R16460.64 from http://www.landmarkpc.co.za/store/index.php

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Reply to obsidian86

Thanks Obs,

Do you have any idea what distributors these people buy from? I could save even more money if I buy directly from them

Trying everything!!

Xaira, thanks for the input WD Caviar black is on the ordering list

Regards

Ian

Reply to ianparker

andy runs landmark pc's he imports directly, most retailers get from him

Message edited by obsidian86 on 09-25-2009 at 06:49:47 PM

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Reply to obsidian86

Is Andy on these forums?

Reply to ianparker

nope andy aint i just know him through a mutual friend but you could call the company to find him

Message edited by obsidian86 on 09-25-2009 at 07:04:03 PM

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Reply to obsidian86

So do you all think its better to go for the i5 technology rather than sticking to the X58 chipset in the wait for the hex cores?

I just want to get a machine that is going have a good upgrade path! And is that mother board a good one? or should I rather go for something else. Looking at the specs, it appears to have minimal expansion slots etc??

Look forward to hearing from you. On the final few decisions!!

Thanks in advance!

Reply to ianparker

http://www.simplicity.co.za/PC_Par [...] d47435ac91

------------------------------ "Envy is ignorance" - Henry Thoreau : Best quote ever.

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