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Hello,I am looking to upgrade my computer for my birthday. I have a $600 limit after GST and Delivery. The online store i am getting my parts from is the best in australia - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php
The parts i am looking at getting are as follows
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD5770 Super Overclock Edition
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition with 450W
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Asus M4A78LT-M-LE Motherboard
Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C9 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
As you can see i need ram, a case with a min 450 power supply, cpu and mobo. After gst and delivery all this comes to $579.
If i could change any of these parts for a better upgrade and keep it still under $600 please help me. And i am only getting it from that shop.

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Bundled PSUs are rarely as good as individually bought ones. I would suggest you consider purchasing separately.

 

One Idea (although a little more expensive)
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] ts_id=6754
and
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.ph [...] s_id=13454

 

If you need to cut costs you should do it on the case, not the PSU. Thermaltake makes ok cases, but they are not known for making great PSUs.

 

Edit: I picked the antec case because I own it and it has great quality and airflow. Simple to look at but very effective. There are many cheaper case options.


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