New PC build

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
S

spur123

Distinguished
Dec 10, 2009
47
0
18,530
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 2-3 Weeks

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Case, Monitor,Video Card,Power Supply,Mouse,Keyboard

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.Megaware.com.au

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel,

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Need Motherboard, CPU, RAM and CPU Cooler.

Budget $750 to $950
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
S

spur123

Distinguished
Dec 10, 2009
47
0
18,530
I do plan on overclocking but how much i dont know, the thing i dont have to worry about is shipping the store in ten mins from my house. I was thinking this setup:

CPU
http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=92479

Motherboard
http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=94385

Ram
http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=91083

My alternative which i can pickup from another store in my area
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12496

Cooler
http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=96132

My alternative was buying this cooler which i can pickup from another store in my area
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7943

Very similar cost either way

From megaware $833

Or $805 if i opt for different ram and cooler
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
O

osu43130

Distinguished
Jan 14, 2010
372
0
18,810
Why are you worried about shipping when the stuff is marked up by 20%+.....

Example Newegg has the same processor for $279 and it is $335 at that store.

Just curious because you are going to pay a lot more then what you should be paying especially with the Newegg Combos and free shipping on a lot of the parts.


***EDIT
What is the resolution of your monitor? And What Power Supply do you have?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
O

osu43130

Distinguished
Jan 14, 2010
372
0
18,810
Whoops did not realize that he lived in Australia. Good Idea then...lol


Anyways.

I would look for a set of CL7 1600 Ram that is cheap at that store you can usually get them for close to the same price as the cl9's that you picked out.


Also If you wanted to save a little bit of money you could go with an I5-750 instead cause it does not look like you will need the 860 and you would get just as much performance gaming from the 750 as the 860.



 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

spur123

Distinguished
Dec 10, 2009
47
0
18,530
i have an asus vh242h monitor and a coolermaster 1000w psu
other hardware i have are
2xsaphire radeon 5770 Vaporx
Seagate barracuda 7200rpm 1tb hdd
thermaltake armour+mx mid case with modding
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Demandred

Demandred

Distinguished
Mar 7, 2010
33
0
18,540
Spur I like Saints suggested set up - running the newer socket would mean that when the 6 core cpu's come out you could upgrade without having to swap the board out at the same time.

If the money was about right that would be the option I would look at - better future proofing
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

spur123

Distinguished
Dec 10, 2009
47
0
18,530
playing games, surfing the net or watching a video as the main tasks of my pc does that really warrant the price of the I7 CPU for my needs. What is hyperthreading actually used for. And would i notice the difference if all were clocked at the same speed eg 3.0ghz?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
coldsleep

coldsleep

Distinguished
Dec 18, 2009
2,475
0
19,960
Hyperthreading is typically used to provide additional logical cores for applications that can use multiple cores effectively. Things like Photoshop, video editing programs, audio editing programs, CAD, etc. For your stated usage, I'd go with an i5-750 at most, an AMD Phenom x3 or x4 is more likely to provide you extra room in your budget for a good video card.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom