Building a new PC (yes, another thread)

[Synaesthesia]

Yeah if you're using it for games primarily I agree it's not really worth it. It mostly helps in general application launching time & usage, my logic was everybody does a bit of that every now and then!

 

[nakedpeanut]

With your budget of 10k I'd go for the following:
CPU: i5 750 R2,006.00
Mobo: Asus P7P55D R1,504.00
GPU: GTX460 R2000
RAM: G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM 2x2GB R 1,057.00
SSD: G.Skill 60GB R 1,713.00
HDD: Seagate 500GB R433
Case: Cooler Master RC-690 CM 690 Tower Chassis - Window Panel R900 or maybe even the CM Storm scout
PSU: OCZ ModXStream 500w R752.00

TOTAL: R10365
So if you want better graphics, drop the SSD get a 5850 instead of the 460

EDIT: Forgot the DVD drive so another R200 odd

 

[Synaesthesia]

Great build that. ^

 

[mikkelz_za]

Thanks for all of your replies - I really appreciate it!

PostmanPot gave me some good suggestions and he also pointed out my selection of a good, but rather outdated GFX card. Compared to my current setup, it's a huge step up, but I realise so are the rest of the components. Cutting down on the cost of a case seems like a good idea in order to get a better GFX card. But yeah, let me put all your good suggestions together and see what I come up with.

Thanks again!

 

[mikkelz_za]

I finally got my new PC. Went with AMD in the end and so far, so good! Only built it last night, so haven't really done much yet.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
ASUS M4A79XTD Evo
ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3-1333
1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 32MB
Vantec ioN2+N 600W
Coolermaster CM 690
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit