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Posted by: Naramiki May 9 2010, 04:08 PM

My laptop erupted! I need a computer!
Okay so searching around I found some stuuffff....

What did I forget?
Does this stuff even work together?!?

the prices are just shopbot estimates not including shipping or anything like thatt..
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Themaltake V3 Black Edition $75

MSI X58 Pro-E $240

i7 Processor 930
$340

ATI HD 5770
$215

24" BenQ G2420HD
$230

4 GB DDR3 1333MHz
$130

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
$88

Razer Arctosa keyboard
$ 50

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$1368

any tips?
(btw I have a mouse already)
Yeah I forgot about a dvd drive...



XO

Posted by: priorax May 9 2010, 04:14 PM

Majority (if not all) x58 boards are tripple channel RAM, try for a 6gb kit.
Also, where are you buying from? $215 for a 5770 seems a bit much... Gigabyte one from MSY is $189 at last check

Posted by: Naramiki May 9 2010, 04:22 PM

Thanks Man!
will do.

How much would the 6GB of ram be??

What graphics card should I get!? please help thank-you =]

Posted by: priorax May 9 2010, 07:21 PM

For G2420HD, a 5770 should do you fine (hell, I have that screen and I'm planning on getting one).

MSY price for 6gb is between 220 and 250

But what I should really be asking is where are you intending to buy from? This can change prices quite alot

Posted by: Naramiki May 9 2010, 08:37 PM

I don't really know, I've being checking out prices online. But it would be good to buy all from one retailer instead of all the individual ones offering specials because of shipping.

Could I just go into some computer store and try to get them to price match a bit?

Where would you recommend I go?
I live on the Mornington Peninsula down towards Frankston.

Thanks for your help man

Posted by: oohms May 9 2010, 09:33 PM

If its for gaming, go the i5 750 and an 1156 mobo (and not MSI), get a 5850 (or 5870) and a better power supply

Posted by: TechL May 10 2010, 10:38 AM

What's a comuter?!

Posted by: R4N May 10 2010, 12:45 PM

Ditch the MSI board, thats only going to cause you troubles.

As oohms said, if its purely for gaming, go 1156 i5 and beef up that gfx card to a 5850.

If you primarilly use it for other processor intensive tasks (photoshop, CAD, etc) then the I7/5770 would prob be a quicker box.

Good luck!

Posted by: GIARUS May 11 2010, 12:13 AM

idk about the ati not a fan of it
razor are good but how about a G15 or G19 if u r up for paying for the price for one

idk about that benq i would rather buy an acer monitor if u asked me

but thats my opion its up 2 u really

Posted by: Wombie May 11 2010, 09:34 AM

Razer Arctosa keyboard
$ 50



DO NOT GET THE BLACK ADDITION, WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. pay the extra get the lycosta

Posted by: R4N May 11 2010, 09:39 AM

I would sooner set fire to my own grandmother than buy an acer monitor

Posted by: SirSquidness May 11 2010, 10:53 AM

Your lack of qualitative evidence and non-commital wording makes me sad face

Give an opinion, give some reasoning behind it, apart from "I don't know about [$brand|$product], I'm not a fan of it", since at the moment, ATI's cards provide a better price/performance ratio.

Acer's build quality also leaves quite a bit to be desired,

Posted by: R4N May 11 2010, 03:12 PM

Anyone who decides not to choose ATI "simply because its ATI" needs a swift kick to the head.

Posted by: SirSquidness May 11 2010, 08:07 PM

Fixed.

Way too many people make this mistake

Posted by: Naramiki May 11 2010, 09:03 PM

alright guys ive got 1500 to spend
so what CAN i upgrade WIHTIN teh budget
please advise

Nara

Posted by: GIARUS May 12 2010, 11:10 AM

Posted by: priorax May 12 2010, 06:24 PM

A typo.
I believe they meant commuter.
In which case it is someone who, according to Google is "a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another "

Posted by: GIARUS May 13 2010, 10:20 AM

no he's just being an idiot he does this in time to time

Posted by: TechL May 13 2010, 05:53 PM

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Posted by: GIARUS May 13 2010, 09:11 PM

so as i was saying its up 2 u what u wanna build but it was smart to ask around

Posted by: Lawn May 14 2010, 03:08 PM

This is my new beast, ordering it next week

Memory: Corsair CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 6GB Kit Dominator GT
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i7 930
Hard Drive: Corsair Reactor R120 120GB SSD
Case: SilverStone Raven RV02 Case
HSF: Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Video: ASUS ATI Radeon HD5970 2GB
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Bravura 7.1 Sound Card

Posted by: priorax May 14 2010, 03:48 PM

Have fun with that case.
My friend is looking at selling his because its freaking massive.

Posted by: Lawn May 14 2010, 04:02 PM

Will do, I have a lot of stuff to go in it

Posted by: crenn May 14 2010, 04:36 PM

Skt 1156 System
Intel Core i5 750 $235 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=13&bid=7&sid=49251
Gigabyte P55A-UD5 $220 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=106&bid=7&sid=54104
XFX HD5770 1GB $179 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=82&bid=7&sid=50493
Antec 902 Case $132 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=139&bid=7&sid=41602
Silverstone ST85F-P 850W PSU $189 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=140&bid=7&sid=56460
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM $86 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=129&bid=7&sid=40579
Team 4G DDR3-1600 CL9 $128 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=153&bid=7&sid=54225
Acer X243HBMID LCD Monitor $230 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=143&bid=7&sid=55175
Logitech Media 600 Keyboard $28 http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=40&bid=7&sid=40424

Total $1427

Posted by: GIARUS May 15 2010, 03:21 AM

i still think if u r gonna buy a cpu may as well buy the i7 may as well spend the extra

Posted by: tazzyface May 19 2010, 02:53 PM

I think the Razer Arctosa is a bit expensive for what you get. Go for the Lycosa.

Posted by: phrostyboi May 29 2010, 02:35 PM

Just put together a box almost the same as this, seems to be a balance of decent with everything, only diff is the PSU being 600w and a GTX 260 card and no case, screen or rodent / kb

seems to run the games I like on full spec on my 24" wide (eg stalker, far cry 2, fallout 3 etc)

Posted by: R4N May 29 2010, 03:54 PM

PSU is WAAAAY overpowered for that system, but i guess if you want to futureproof it would be ok.

Posted by: Nucleus Jun 11 2010, 11:26 AM

So your saying it's up to them eyyy. Ultimately you would be right. But then again why are they asking on the forums. They want to be swayed by others in the decision they eventuly come up with. Unlike that guy who wanted to upgrade the graphics card in their laptop. Silly him.

Posted by: paul1 Jul 5 2011, 11:47 AM

5770 are $110 at msy

Posted by: MetaSynapse Jul 7 2011, 03:13 PM

Congratulations, you are now a fully qualified thread necromancer

Posted by: priorax Jul 8 2011, 04:03 AM

Locking the thread. If Naramiki still wants help chosing parts over a year later he can message me and I will be more than happy to re-open it.