Quote Me a Build/Update Thread V.2

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The old thread has reached 80 pages, and has been filled with many builds that the very helpful members of MyFrag have all contributed too.
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However a problem with people changing the limit on prices, asking people to put together build estimates without knowing the costs, and people generally not knowing what they are talking about has occurred. It is acknowledged that build prices do change due to everyday life, however the number of people that have been changing the price (from 3000 in some cases to 1000...) is getting out of hand. Therefore i have created this form:

22/08/2009

Pongo Archibald Wumbleteed III

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NguyenIMPROVED

slicingman said: i think i had a build for around 1000AUS (1300NZD)

yeah but that was bought here, not there..

13/12/2009

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slicingman

i was thinking i build it and send to him.

E~
Build 1
CPU: Intel Core i5 750 = $259
Mobo: ASUS P7P55D LE Motherboard = $159
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH (2x2GB) DDR3 = $149
PSU: Vantec ION2+ N Series 600W = $83
HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB WD5001AALS = $79
Optical: BenQ DW240S 24x Internal DVD±RW Drive = $39
GPU: XFX Radeon HD5770 1GB = $219
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 = $109
Total = $1,096 ($1,379.16 NZD)
a little over and no room for a monitor...

Build 2
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240 = $75
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 Motherboard = $199
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH (2x2GB) DDR3 = $149
PSU: Vantec ION2+ N Series 600W = $83
HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB WD5001AALS = $79
Optical: BenQ DW240S 24x Internal DVD±RW Drive = $39
GPU: Inno3D GF 9800GT PCI-E 1GB = $99.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 = $109
Total = $832 ($1,046.96 NZD)
Leaves enough for you to get a monitor.

Build 2 has a decant mobo (16x 8x in cf/sli) and psu so he can get another gpu in teh future. also a cheap cpu so he can get a better one eventually.

13/12/2009

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patto

hi

can someone please recommend a build for around $1400.

probs an i5

13/12/2009

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slicingman

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 = $259
Mobo: ASUS P7P55D EVO = $249
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH (2x2GB) DDR3 = $149
PSU: Vantec ION2+ N Series 600W = $83
HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB WD5001AALS = $79
Optical: BenQ DW240S 24x Internal DVD±RW Drive = $39
GPU: XFX Radeon HD5850 1GB = $439.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 = $109

Total = $1,406

Pccg not including post.

13/12/2009

Esperance

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1337Pwnage

the i5 is epic, out of the box its 2.66 but when you OC it gets up to 3.6
talk about value for money

13/12/2009

Melbourne, Victoria

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slicingman

with the H50 (that my mother wont give to me for another 12 days

) i will aim for a starter of 3ghz.

13/12/2009

Esperance

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do u think its worth going to ddr3 with ma 965?

13/12/2009

Gold Coast AKA GCC

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NFSGamer

MBO: gigabyte ma-785-ud3h - $108
CPU: AM3 x2 PII 550be - $104
RAM: 4gb ddr3 1333mhz PNY - $109
GPU: HIS 5770 1gb - $189
CASE: Antec 300 - $81
W/LESS: D-LINK PCI DWA-510 - $25
C/CLER: Notcua NH-U9B - $69
HDD: WD 808gb sata - $75
PSU: Vantec ION2+ 600w - $83
OS: W7 x64 HP - $115 (gone up in price, lame)
DvD: Sata LG DvD - $38
Total: $996

What about this build

13/12/2009

Adelaide,South Australia

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NguyenIMPROVED

That's a great build mate.

13/12/2009

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slicingman

yeah thats pretty good with an os.

13/12/2009

Esperance

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patto

forgot to mention i will need a screen coz my one i have now is too small

probs get the 20" one from msy

and dont need keyboard/ speakers/ mouse

and also dont need OS because hopefully w7 will arrive soon its been 3 weeks

14/12/2009

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This is what i hope to be upgrading to in a week or 2

# Phenom II 965 $214
# MA 790XT UD4P $166
# 4GB Kit DDR3 1600 G.Skill Ripjaws $135
# Coolermaster Universal Hyper TX3 $29
# Logitech Wave Pro Wireless keyboard and Mouse $106

Can someone plz tell me if the CPU/Mobo/ram are all compatible? is it a good choice?

and ive tried looking at that mobo but is 790X chipset the onboard graphics? if so what type?

14/12/2009

Gold Coast AKA GCC

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patto

I was thinking something like this

CPU Intel Core i5 750 229
M/B ASUS P7P55D EVO 241
Ram 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 125
PSU CoolerMaster Extreme Power+ 650W 96
HDD Seagate 160GB/500GB 3.5” 111
Optical BenQ 36
GPU XFX Radeon HD5850 1GB (from CPL) 419
Case CoolerMaster HAF 932 (from PCCG) 209
Screen Samsung 2033sw 148
Speaker Logitech X530 5.1 65
CPU Fan CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 29
Total 1708

14/12/2009

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1337Pwnage

if your building a gaming computer then onboard grahpics arent gonna cut it

14/12/2009

Melbourne, Victoria

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1337Pwnage said: if your building a gaming computer then onboard grahpics arent gonna cut it

Well these ones do and besides its only for à couple of months

14/12/2009

Gold Coast AKA GCC

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1337Pwnage

heres a prototype for a kickass budget gaming PC:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 $139
MSI DKA790GX $122
Kingston HyperX 4GB $55
HIS Radeon 4870 512MB $153
Western Digital Caviar 500 Black $69
Samsung SH-S223F $25
Rosewill RP550V2-S-SL $52
Antec 900 $77

All other parts (keyboard,mouse,speakers,Monitor) i already have so its pretty good : D

www.pricespy.com.au
its really good
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14/12/2009

Melbourne, Victoria

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slicingman

one slight problem... buying everything from differant locations means you will have to pay postage for every seperate item... so if you buy from just one place you have lower postage meaning cheaper computer.

We recommend Pccg and MSY
www.pccasegear.com/
www.msy.com.au/

14/12/2009

Esperance

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Pongo

PCGG can usually come close to MSY prices, and the postage isnt that much, especially where you are 1337

14/12/2009

Pongo Archibald Wumbleteed III

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Redean

What do you think of
INT7404 Intel E7600 Core 2 duo = $250
GBV0121Gigabyte N98TGR 1 GB PCI express = $270
(INT9240) INTEL: Intel BOXDG43NB Boxed Motherboard ATX G43 = $210
2x KINGSTON: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 667MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 (KIN6613) = $100 each
INWIN: Inwin IW-C583TC ATX Mid Tower Chassis High Def (INW0005) =$140
SEAGATE: Int Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 16MB SATA 3.5 (SEA3002) = $85
AOC: AOC 20" 2036VA Gloss Black 20" Monitor (AOC2037) = $300
Total=$1455 incl.

compared to:

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240 = $75
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 Motherboard = $199
Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH (2x2GB) DDR3 = $149
PSU: Vantec ION2+ N Series 600W = $83
HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB WD5001AALS = $79
Optical: BenQ DW240S 24x Internal DVD±RW Drive = $39
GPU: Inno3D GF 9800GT PCI-E 1GB = $99.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 = $109
Total = $832 ($1,046.96 NZD)
Leaves enough for you to get a monitor.

14/12/2009

Auckland, New Zealand

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slicingman

i think... mine wins. get same monitor and you have saved money and have twice the ram, and an upgrade path.

14/12/2009

Esperance

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Pongo

I think go with the second one, but a slightly higher CPU

14/12/2009

Pongo Archibald Wumbleteed III