Need MORE input on first build.

vanbroeK

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G'DAY!!

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1 week - 1 month
SYSTEM USAGE: Photoshop, MW2, Video/Music, Downloading
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Optical Drive, Case, PSU, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: http://umart.com.au (Milton)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
CROSSFIRE: Probably not

Well I have been researching for ages and swapping from builds to builds. It's my first build so I am not completely knowledgeable but I posted a thread before asking for input and got what I needed but I reckon I should ask again and let you guys to pick for me since you have more experience. I am in Australia so I can't buy anything from Newegg and I want all of it from Umart. Parts will be also a little more expensive.

All I need is a CPU, Mobo, HDD, RAM and GFX card. The case is all sorted and it comes with a 450W PSU. I am not sure whether to get a quad or dual? I would like the HDD at 500GB and something around $60-$70. The rest is really up to you. My overall budget is anything under $1000 (AUD) and I have calculated I have $500 for the CPU, Mobo, HDD, RAM and GFX card.
Any help, tips, pointers, suggestions, advice would be awesome!!

Just pick the parts from the following. $630 all up if you can.

CPU: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&bid=2&id2=14
HDD: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&bid=2&id2=129
RAM: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&bid=2&id2=153
MOBO: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&bid=2&id2=105
GFX: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&bid=2&id2=82


Cheers.


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HDD: Seagate SATAII 500GB 16m Cache(ST3500418AS )
 

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Sorry, I'm just having trouble understanding this (could just be that I'm an idiot). Are you saying that your budget for the entire rig is $1000 and you've already spent $500 for everything but the CPU, Mobo, HDD, RAM and GFX card? Or are you saying that you want to spend less than $1000 for the CPU, Mobo, HDD, RAM and GFX card? I'll play around at that site to see what I can find, but I'm a newegg guy at heart, so switching could be tough :p.
 

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vanbroeK

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Thanks a bunch! I'll see what I can do to get the budget up a little higher.
 

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So that's a little less than $90 over mavanhel's build?

Since you list your primary use as Photoshop, you'd probably benefit from getting a little better CPU, rather than trying to step up your graphics card at this point. If that just came to mind first, and gaming is more important, then a better graphics card would be next on the list.

This Phenom X3 would be ideal, but it's out of stock.

Next best in your price range is probably this Phenom X2, though if you can track down the X3, I think that would be much preferred.

For graphics cards, look here for ideas: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2521-7.html
 

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Thanks again, I am pretty happy with the HD5770 that mavanhel posted up. I have been looking at that for a while and think it's ideal or should I look at the 5750? Also I reckon that a quad would be nice to me but do you think a triple would do the job?
 

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One thing you have to watch out for when using these lists is that the benchmarks might not be tailored to your needs. Some sites you can specifically see benchmarks that you'll be using (like photoshop), but to the best of my knowledge having a quad core with photoshop is generally a huge plus.