Hello everyone! This is my first post, so I'd like to thank alot of people in this forum for helpful posts on pretty much everything, the useful reviews and comprehensive benchmarks. This would be my first building attempt ever.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: March-April 2010
BUDGET RANGE: Under A$850 (Rebates? Not sure so I'm assuming after rebates)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, videos, occasional image editing, surfing the net and word processing.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mainly the peripherals - monitor, mouse, keyboard (all with awesome wired technology -.-), have a Greatwall 550w PSU but I'm afraid it'll explode so not too sure if I want to keep it. (Oh the old PC is a AGP system... it's like 5+ years old ahaha so everything must go, reason for this big change is it won't even turn on after system restore and I'm never fixing that again -.-)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: http://www.msy.com.au/ (Very cheap prices)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: I'm Chinese/HK but reside in Australia if that's the question ahaha
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel and Gigabyte out of habit, also used HIS for my graphics card back then and it's still kicking so no worries. Seagate, Kingston for RAM and Hard Disk is fine.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes but only mild because touching voltage is too much personally.
Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe/No I can only afford one card, brother has a HD4850 lying somewhere but I want to be 'green' and not overdo it. Also concerned about PSU costs at this point and I have no idea how much I need.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Always used 1024x768, lately using 1280x1024 but I expect that this budget build can handle some 1920x1080 so I'd stick with the times I guess and go large. Not sure if my 19" monitor supports that resolution though, it's about 3 years old.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Being quiet never hurt anybody, energy efficiency is also a +1, trying to save with a cheap PSU, Case combo but all of the combos look like suicide.
This is what I've come up with (compatibility problems? Insufficient PSU?) Prices as of 3/3/2010
(Website updates daily) (Prices are in A$) :
MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte P55-UD3 - $ 134
CPU Intel i5-750 - $ 229
VGA HIS Radeon 5770 - $ 183
Hard Disk Seagate SATA 500GB - $ 59
RAM 4GB Kingston RAM Kit - $ 124
Case + PSU Coolermaster Sop. RS201 - $ 119 (This combo sports a 430w PSU I think its a Coolermaster)
Total - A$848.00
Comprehensive Item List and prices could be found here (sorry they don't have individual item specs)
MSY Computer Part Listing & Prices
I'm a little edgy on this final cost, not in the best financial position, so I'm hoping costs can be cut, I've considered an Intel i3 530 and even 2GB of RAM and also reusing my old and extremely battered case and just to grab an ANTEC PSU... I would appreciate any recommendations and whether this build I have here is OK to go. Also do I need additional cooling fans or heat sinks? Or would this hold up to normal wear and tear?
Thanks in advance!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: March-April 2010
BUDGET RANGE: Under A$850 (Rebates? Not sure so I'm assuming after rebates)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, videos, occasional image editing, surfing the net and word processing.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Mainly the peripherals - monitor, mouse, keyboard (all with awesome wired technology -.-), have a Greatwall 550w PSU but I'm afraid it'll explode so not too sure if I want to keep it. (Oh the old PC is a AGP system... it's like 5+ years old ahaha so everything must go, reason for this big change is it won't even turn on after system restore and I'm never fixing that again -.-)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: http://www.msy.com.au/ (Very cheap prices)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: I'm Chinese/HK but reside in Australia if that's the question ahaha
PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel and Gigabyte out of habit, also used HIS for my graphics card back then and it's still kicking so no worries. Seagate, Kingston for RAM and Hard Disk is fine.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes but only mild because touching voltage is too much personally.
Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe/No I can only afford one card, brother has a HD4850 lying somewhere but I want to be 'green' and not overdo it. Also concerned about PSU costs at this point and I have no idea how much I need.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Always used 1024x768, lately using 1280x1024 but I expect that this budget build can handle some 1920x1080 so I'd stick with the times I guess and go large. Not sure if my 19" monitor supports that resolution though, it's about 3 years old.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Being quiet never hurt anybody, energy efficiency is also a +1, trying to save with a cheap PSU, Case combo but all of the combos look like suicide.
This is what I've come up with (compatibility problems? Insufficient PSU?) Prices as of 3/3/2010
(Website updates daily) (Prices are in A$) :
MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte P55-UD3 - $ 134
CPU Intel i5-750 - $ 229
VGA HIS Radeon 5770 - $ 183
Hard Disk Seagate SATA 500GB - $ 59
RAM 4GB Kingston RAM Kit - $ 124
Case + PSU Coolermaster Sop. RS201 - $ 119 (This combo sports a 430w PSU I think its a Coolermaster)
Total - A$848.00
Comprehensive Item List and prices could be found here (sorry they don't have individual item specs)
MSY Computer Part Listing & Prices
I'm a little edgy on this final cost, not in the best financial position, so I'm hoping costs can be cut, I've considered an Intel i3 530 and even 2GB of RAM and also reusing my old and extremely battered case and just to grab an ANTEC PSU... I would appreciate any recommendations and whether this build I have here is OK to go. Also do I need additional cooling fans or heat sinks? Or would this hold up to normal wear and tear?
Thanks in advance!
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