GAMING PC DONE!

[Shizzle]

well my gaming PC is finally done and $500 over my budget

well the router is the only think that i want to get cheaper (diff model) but as its not part of the pC its practically DONE!

GAMING PC (Budget $2,500)

CPU: AMD Athlon64 Venice 3200+ Socket 939Pin CPU Genuine Retail Box $227 www.msy.com.au

Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY UT ULTRA-D NF4 S939 PCIE DDR400 DGLAN SATA 1394 RAID $205 www.macotechnology.com.au

Graphics card: XFX 450Mhz Nvidia GeForce 7800GT Extreme OC 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express $549 www.nintek.com.au

Hard Drive: 250GB WESTERN DIGITAL SATAII-300mb/s NCQ HDD (16MB, 7200rpm) $190 www.i-store.com.au

Ram: MUSHKIN EM PC3200 2GB Kit $289 www.nintek.com.au

Floppy: 1.44mb Floopy Drive $15 www.msy.com.au

DVD/RW: BenQ DW1640 DVD Dual Layer Burner $60 www.msy.com.au

Monitor: 17" Benq FP71G+S 8ms DVI LCD 7 days 0 bright dead pixel warranty $313 www.msy.com.au

Case: Thermaltake [VB1000SWS] Silver Soprano + 430w PSU $139 www.stormcomputers.com.au

PSU: AT-SP500 Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W ATX Power Supply $110 www.hboutlet.com.au

Router: Netgear WPN824 Rangemax Wireless 4 Router (108 Mbps MIMO Tech) $165 www.umart.net

Netgear WPN311RANGEMAX Wireless PCI Card 802.11G (108Mbps MIMO Tech) $99 www.umart.net

Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 1-PC Gaming Headset $48 www.ht.com.au

Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft Basic BLACK Value Pack-PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Basic Mouse $28.00 www.hboutlet.com.au


Misc: Battlefield 2 + Medal of Honor: Allied Assault > PC (DVD) $76 www.csw.com.au


TOTAl: $2,563

 

[ribbon13]

Bravo. That's damn fine for being down under where the elite parts aren't as available.

 

[eno]

Cool... why did you pay so much? 550$ for a 7800GT? I am picking one up soon for around 280$ plus 30$ for a NV silencer.

Have fun and game away, now its time to use it.

 

[Shizzle]

lol its AUD and its not built this is what i am going to buy!

 

[Shizzle]

not many comments on it

 

[Shizzle]

bump

 

[Koudelka]

I would go for for a 3500 or 3800+ proc, but thats just me. I dont think i'd spend more money on my RAM then my proc.

 

[w33bo]

LOL, you are spending waaaay tooo much, check out newegg for some decent prices, i would not spend over 200 on a 3200+, recently i have seen 3500+ +mobo deals for around 250. graphics you should be able to get 7800gt for around 290 or so, look at the hard drive deals in the hot deals part of the forum, you shouldn't spend more than .5/gig so save an extra 100 there, you can find a floppy for $10 at newegg if you really need one, overall i would say you are paying around retail prices, and everyone knows you NEVER pay retail

gl, but you can put a better system together for around $1500

i recently put together a box for 1500 with a X2 3800+ plus a 7800 GT, a 160 7200.9 seagate, a copy of xpmce ($130), an antec p180, a neo2 modular powersupply (500W), 2 gig of memory, and a dvdrw, you are spending waaay too much. that is a small screen too for $300, check out hotdeals, recently dell had the 21 inch widescreen for 334+shipping and tax.

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: w33bo
LOL, you are spending waaaay tooo much, check out newegg for some decent prices, i would not spend over 200 on a 3200+, recently i have seen 3500+ +mobo deals for around 250. graphics you should be able to get 7800gt for around 290 or so, look at the hard drive deals in the hot deals part of the forum, you shouldn't spend more than .5/gig so save an extra 100 there, you can find a floppy for $10 at newegg if you really need one, overall i would say you are paying around retail prices, and everyone knows you NEVER pay retail

gl, but you can put a better system together for around $1500

i recently put together a box for 1500 with a X2 3800+ plus a 7800 GT, a 160 7200.9 seagate, a copy of xpmce ($130), an antec p180, a neo2 modular powersupply (500W), 2 gig of memory, and a dvdrw, you are spending waaay too much. that is a small screen too for $300, check out hotdeals, recently dell had the 21 inch widescreen for 334+shipping and tax.

RTFT, the op said it was AUD.

 

[xanis]

Yeah I don't think Newegg ships to Australia yet...

 

[SonicIce]

$2,500.00 AUD = $1,871.42 USD

 

[CalamitySymphony]

I would have gotten an X2 or Opteron, the new A8n32 mobo, a different monitor, seagate Hd, and a different case... but overall looks good!

 

[imported_goku]

Damn, you should have gotten a case with out a PSU so that the purchase of another PSU wouldn't have been a waste. Also $410 (550AUD) for a 7800GT is a total ripoff, you coulda gotta a 7800GTX.

 

[EagleEye]

Originally posted by: goku
Damn, you should have gotten a case with out a PSU so that the purchase of another PSU wouldn't have been a waste. Also $410 (550AUD) for a 7800GT is a total ripoff, you coulda gotta a 7800GTX.

I think that even after conversions to USD, UK and Australian computer parts are still more expensive because the prices have a built-in tax.

Also, system looks great!

 

[drum]

looks good to me. congrats noobs on your reading comprehension :roll: thank god a few people in this thread can read before flaming the op

 

[imported_xeno]

nice

 

[EmoshBZ]

Originally posted by: Koudelka
I would go for for a 3500 or 3800+ proc, but thats just me. I dont think i'd spend more money on my RAM then my proc.

Exactly, thats what I would do as well.

 

[Shizzle]

yer We HAve a stupid tax that John ****** howard brought in a while ago called (GST) is ruined australias income for the average person etc....thats why the prices look hight to you guys

 

[Shizzle]

fixed a few things up!
GAMING PC (Budget $2,500)

CPU: AMD Athlon64 Venice 3500+ Socket 939Pin CPU Genuine Retail Box $299 www.msy.com.au

Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY UT ULTRA-D NF4 S939 PCIE DDR400 DGLAN SATA 1394 RAID $205 www.macotechnology.com.au

Graphics card: XFX 450Mhz Nvidia GeForce 7800GT Extreme OC 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express $549 www.nintek.com.au

Hard Drive: 250GB WESTERN DIGITAL SATAII-300mb/s NCQ HDD (16MB, 7200rpm) $190 www.i-store.com.au

Ram: MUSHKIN EM PC3200 2GB Kit $289 www.nintek.com.au

Floppy: 1.44mb Floopy Drive $15 www.msy.com.au

DVD/RW: BenQ DW1640 DVD Dual Layer Burner $60 www.msy.com.au

Monitor: 17" Benq FP71G+S 8ms DVI LCD 7 days 0 bright dead pixel warranty $313 www.msy.com.au

Case: Thermaltake [VB1000SWS] Silver Soprano + 430w PSU $139 www.stormcomputers.com.au

PSU: AT-SP500 Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W ATX Power Supply $110 www.hboutlet.com.au

Router: Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router 802.11G (54Mbps) $109 www.umart.com.au

NIC: Netgear WG311 Wireless PCI Card 802.11G (54Mbps) $39 www.msy.com.au

Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 1-PC Gaming Headset $48 www.ht.com.au

Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft Basic BLACK Value Pack-PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Basic Mouse $28 www.hboutlet.com.au

Misc: Battlefield 2 + Medal of Honor: Allied Assault > PC (DVD) $76 www.csw.com.au


TOTAl: $2,469


IN Australian dollars!

 

[alimoalem]

i'd get a cheaper mobo. stick to DFI, but don't get an SLI board. if 7800GTs are that expensive in australia, save ur money up for your next system. besides, sli isn't a great boost and is only worth it if your parts are cheap enough for you to afford to sli at the time of building

 

[Shizzle]

1) thatmobo isnt SLI

2) the prices to you look expensive but to us aussies that a good price!

3) thanks anyway!

 

[KayKay]

cool stuff
how does the monitor look btw? im thinking of recommending one of those for my friend

 

[Shizzle]

yer its a really nice screen i saw it at the shop

 

[Ghouler]

depending on which mobo you pick you may consider getting add-on sound card.
Although envy 24 onboard sound is not bad you may get soundblaster card like say audigy 2zs for about US $50 or less to process EAX effects in games. There are other very good soundcards, too, like Chaintech av710 for just about US $25 or you can go 4x that price to get X-Fi (that is however *THE* best card for gaming

Anyway: consider your options for sound. Crappy sound ruins games.

 

[Shizzle]

ill take that into consideration