Best Gaming PC for R8000 ?

[lexor]

My friend needs some help buying a Gaming PC for R8000(excluding monitor)?

What would you guys recommend would be the best option ito:
Cape Town based companies preferably.

-mobo
-CPU
-graphics card
-memory
-HD

Cape Town based companies preferably.

Thanks

 

[acidrain]

PM PostmanPot, he should be able to hook you up with something quite nice.

 

[boramk]

Basically, what I have in my sig sept the 24"

 

[hj2k_x]

Basically, what I have in my sig sept the 24"

Seems about right...

 

[PostmanPot]

Hi lexor, putting something together for you now.

You will have PM soon.

 

[feo]

Postman, you in the PC business?

 

[PostmanPot]

Postman, you in the PC business?

Yeah, starting up slowly.

 

[Re83L]

Check out my post here, if you leave the screen, you'll have a R8000 pc.


If you're NOT into overclocking and can somehow get a pc from durban to wherever you are, check the specials at www.zones.co.za , best prices in the country.

Just add an 8800GT and another 2GB ram to their Q9300 build.

 

[hj2k_x]

Yeah, starting up slowly.

Finally someone in Cape Town. Keep us posted

 

[PostmanPot]

Finally someone in Cape Town. Keep us posted

Will do.

You know who to contact when ever you need any thing.

I don't want to be too "spammy" on the forums.

 

[PostmanPot]

By the way, this is what I've put together for lexor.

Comments welcome if you guys suggest different parts. Let's get him the best PC possible.

Intel Boxed Core2Quad Q6600 Processor - 2.40GHz Quad Core, Socket 775, 8MB, 1066MHz FSB, 65nm, 64-Bit Ready, 3 year warranty.

OR

Intel Boxed Core2Duo E8400 Processor - 3.00GHz Dual Core, Socket 775, 6MB, 1333MHz FSB, 45nm, 64-Bit Ready, 3 year warranty.

Gigabyte iP35 & ICH9 Express Chipset - Socket LGA775 @ FSB1333, 4x PCI Express Slots (1 x16 , 3 x1), 3x PCI, 4x DDR2-1066 (Dual), 4x SATA2, 1x ATA100, 10x USB 2.0, SPDIF Port, Realtek Gigabit LAN, All Solid Capacitors, 8 Channel High Definition Audio.

Gigabyte Triton 180 Chassis - Black - Aluminum Bevel - 5 x 5.25" & 5 x 3.5" Bays - 1x Rear & 1x Front 120mm Fans.

Gigabyte Superb 550W 24-Pin Power Supply, 3 Molex & 4 SATA Power Connectors, Intel LGA775 Ready & Approved, Includes Power Cable.

Transcend JetRam High-Performance 2GB DDR2-800 240-Pin Module : CL5, 4-Layer PC Board, Life-Time Warranty.
Transcend JetRam High-Performance 2GB DDR2-800 240-Pin Module : CL5, 4-Layer PC Board, Life-Time Warranty.

LiteOn DVD LightScribe Super All-Write SATA, 20x+R/-R, 8x +R/-R DL, 8x +RW, 6x -RW, 12x -RAM, 16x DVD, 48xCDR, 24x RW, White & Black.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Series - 320GB Serial ATA II (SATA2) Plus - Serial ATA 300 (3Gbps), 16MB Cache @ 7200RPM.

XFX Geforce 8800GT, SLi support, Pci-E 2.0 16x, 256mb 256bit DDR3, support DirectX 10.0 + shader model 4.0 +FP32 HDR + 16x AA; max resolution 2560x1600, HDCP Compliant, RoPs: 16 , 57.6Gb/sec memory transfer, 112 stream processors @ 1.5Ghz (pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines), core/memory: 600/1400mhz, 2 x dvi ,HDTV tvout, with bundled games - Company of Heros.

±R8500.

 

[QX6700RULZ]

Nice one

 

[killadoob]

could bring him into the 8k mark if he took a 9600gt?

 

[Fudzy]

Why 4GB of RAM?

 

[SlyFly]

Doesnt he want a monitor?

 

[hj2k_x]

Why 4GB of RAM?

At current prices, why not?

 

[Fudzy]

Well if he's trying to keep to an R8000 budget I'd go for 2GB. I'm yet to see any performance increase in any machine using 4GB.

 

[hj2k_x]

Well if he's trying to keep to an R8000 budget I'd go for 2GB. I'm yet to see any performance increase in any machine using 4GB.

On Vista? 32 bit?

 

[Glordit]

8800GT 256Mb? :-(

could bring him into the 8k mark if he took a 9600gt?

Yea 8800GT 256mb is kind of weak
the HD3850 512mb is also comming in at around 2.1k wich is the same price as a XFX 8800GT 256mb *MSI w/ copper heatpipes ftw!*

 

[Hannibal_Lecter]

For R 8500 I would want a Geforce 8800GT 512MB card and not 256MB; and a LCD monitor to be included.