Best Gaming PC for R8000 ?

[Glordit]

Just my opinion but... I would go with:

Core 2 Duo E4500 - R1,280.00
Asus P5K IP35 or Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L or MSI P35 Neo IP35 - 1.1 - 1.4k
9600GT/HD3850 - 1.8 - 2.1k
2GB DDR2-800 - R641.00
2 x 250HDD's - R1002.00

About 8.3k (quick calculation could get for less if you shop around)

 

[SanchoP]

Just my opinion but... I would go with:

Core 2 Duo E4500 - R1,280.00
Asus P5K IP35 or Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L or MSI P35 Neo IP35 - 1.1 - 1.4k
9600GT/HD3850 - 1.8 - 2.1k
2GB DDR2-800 - R641.00
2 x 250HDD's - R1002.00

About 8.3k (quick calculation could get for less if you shop around)

That's only 200 less for slower CPU, slower GFX and less Ram...

 

[SanchoP]

Well tat's good then. If you gonna get the E4500 you may as well just get the E2180... But I agree with the 9600GT and 2GB RAM...

 

[PostmanPot]

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Your thoughts on this new quote, please?

Perhaps 2 x 1GB sticks so they can run in dual channel?

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.

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.

Asus EN9600GT/HTDi/512 , with Hdmi , geforce 9600GT , SLi support , Pci-E 2.0 16x , 512mb 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 , 64 stream processors @ 1.625Ghz ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , core/memory : 650/1800mhz , 2 x dvi ( with dvi to d-sub + dvi to HDMi converter ) , HDTV+HDMi tvout.

R8178.

Could get it down further if we go for a cheaper case.

The Triton is about R700, could go for something around R500. Saw one CoolerMaster case for around R500, but it doesn't look too great.

 

[lexor]

Thanks guys for all the positive contributions/suggestions and thanks to PostmanPot for the speedy quotes.
Just note that the PC is not for me but for a friend of mine-I'll see him during the weekend and show him the quote.
But I must say that I'm also suddenly feel like an upgrade!
If only the budget would allow it !

 

[PostmanPot]

Thanks guys for all the positive contributions/suggestions and thanks to PostmanPot for the speedy quotes.
Just note that the PC is not for me but for a friend of mine-I'll see him during the weekend and show him the quote.
But I must say that I'm also suddenly feel like an upgrade!
If only the budget would allow it !

Only a pleasure.

Upgrade, mmm... Must resist... Must not give in...

 

[PostmanPot]

*bump*

 

[SanchoP]

You could try an Antec NSK6000 or 4000, which are about R500...

 

[PostmanPot]

Ty carderne, NSK4000 looks pretty decent. Can get it for around R350.

http://www.mpinfor.com/images/0761345-00400-8.JPG.

 

[SanchoP]

You can get it for R350? Interesting. Ygpm soon.

I read somewhere that it might not be big enough for an 8800GT, because of it's length. Maybe you could have a look. Or is the 9600GT smaller?

 

[PostmanPot]

You can get it for R350? Interesting. Ygpm soon.

I read somewhere that it might not be big enough for an 8800GT, because of it's length. Maybe you could have a look. Or is the 9600GT smaller?

That's what I was thinking. I'll check the dimensions of each and compare.

 

[PostmanPot]

8800GT: 22.86 (L) x 11.115cm (H).
9600GT: 21 (L) x 10cm (H).
NSK4400: 42.164 (H) x 19.812 (D) x 41.91cm (L).

So it will fit.

 

[SanchoP]

But it might be in line with the hard drive cage, which means you can subtract about 10cm... Should still fit.

 

[Necuno]

....get ps3

 

[PostmanPot]

But it might be in line with the hard drive cage, which means you can subtract about 10cm... Should still fit.

Been doing a bit of Googling, haven't found any thing about the 8800GT and NSK4000.

Do you think you could find the URL where you read about the size conflict?

 

[SanchoP]

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/article.asp?CIID=86980

Found it. Realised it was actually talking about the 8800GTX... Is that much bigger than the GT?

 

[PostmanPot]

Thanks.

8800GTX is 27 x 10cm, 9600GT is 21 x 10cm. I read that an 8800GT is a bit of a squeeze. Going to rather look for more gaming-friendly cases.

 

[SanchoP]

Well the Sonata III that I mentioned in the PM is only a bit more it seems, and will def fit a bigger card... And it will be much quieter and cooler...

 

[PostmanPot]

Triton 180 and Sonata 3 are both around the same price.

Will wait and see if lexor's friend is wanting to spend a bit over R8000 for a decent case. Also which one he prefers.

 

[The_Techie]

Good quotes, PostmanPot. I feel obliged to point out the need for a x64 operating system should he go for the 4GB RAM option, just in case.