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shinn_old 2008-05-30T13:12:17+00:00

Post what you would think about this build

CPU

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - $1999 HKD

Graphics Adapter

PNY GF 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 512 MB- $1070

Optical Drive

LG GSA-H55N- $200

Hard Drive

Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB- $585

Motherboard

Albatron PXP35 - $640

RAM

Samsung PC2-6400-1024*3 - $145*3

Case

6XM1- $698 (No PSU)

PSU

No idea yet- est. $500

Monitor

Thinking, maybe sticking with old monitor

Total $6127 (Holy CRAP!)

Also, suggestions to lower the price would be welcome

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Saturos 2008-05-30T15:46:22+00:00

I'll look over this stuff more in-depth later, but right off the bat, I noticed the LiteON Drive.

You get what you pay for with LiteON. It will most likely fail within a couple months. I definately suggest picking up one from a more reputable brand if you plan on using it for longer than just installing your OS.

Also, this is more personal preference, but I think you'd be better off with a GeForce GPU rather than Radeon. You can typically get more bang for your buck with an nVidia card right now.

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Loginer 2008-05-30T18:38:19+00:00

Hijacking this topic. Now, find me a cheap Q9450(In stock), please. :<
Edit: Reporting me is pretty pointless. Also, the question was ignored.

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Echo 2008-05-30T22:17:50+00:00

shinn wrote:
Hard Drive

Hitachi 320 GB SATA- $490

At the moment in New Zealand, 320GB = 27c/GB, while 750GB = 24c/GB

May as well get a bigger one anyway? You (at least, me) tend to run out of space pretty quickly

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shinn_old 2008-05-31T01:37:11+00:00

New updated, plz look

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awp 2008-05-31T01:45:41+00:00

If you're building a sexputer (with a good GPU) I would recommend getting a monitor with DVI support. Most (if not all) new monitors will support DVI, and if you're getting a new GPU it'll also likely have DVI.

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shinn_old 2008-05-31T01:56:27+00:00

Don't worry, it comes with Dual DVI support

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Echo 2008-05-31T02:34:52+00:00

Since you're going for a LG drive, may as well buy one of the LG drives that can read Wii discs in case you ever get a Wii

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shinn_old 2008-05-31T04:13:42+00:00

Loginer wrote:
Hijacking this topic. Now, find me a cheap Q9450(In stock), please. :<
Edit: Reporting me is pretty pointless. Also, the question was ignored.

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