Buying a new computer!

The Final Verdict:

Intel Box Q6600 Core2 Quad Core 2.4GHz CPU-775
Intel Core2 Quad Core Q6600 2.4GHz quad core box cpu , with VT ( V irtual Technology ) ,
65nm , Lga775 , 1066mhz fsb - 4x64k L1+ 2 x shared 4mb L2 cache
R2273.16


MSI Intel P35 Neo-F Motherboard LGA 775
FSB 1333,P35/ICH9R, 4xDual
DDR2 800, 2xPCI-E 16x,2xPCI-E 1x, 4xSATA2, Gigabyte LAN,1xATA 3xUSB2.0
connectors, Realtek 8 channel Audio,2xeSATA,6xUSB2.0 Ports
R 1,267.11


GC Black Case 300W
GC Black 300W Case, With See through Pane and TRI-Colour LED Side Panel Fan. 2 x 3.5'' , 4 x
5.25'' & 6 x Hard Drives Bays. Front USB.
R 359.00


KingMax 2GB DDR2-800 Special (2x1GB)
2GB KingMax DDR2-800 delivered in two dual channel compatible 1GB Memory sticks with CL5 timing.
KLDD48F-A8KB5
R 589.00

Sony DVD Dual Layer Writer DRU170C
Sony’s new DRU170C DVD burner incorporates new 8.5GB DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R Double Layer
burning and dual format 4.7GB DVD burning.
Ultra fast CD burning
18X max DVD+R/+RW and double layer DVD burning
Nero7 Express DVD/CD mastering software and InCD packet writing software
Easy to install EIDE/ATAPI interface drive for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
R 376.00

SEAGATE BARRACUDA 250GB SATA2 16MB HDD
Seagate Barracuda Sata2 250GB HDD 7200Rpm NCQ3gb/s with 16mb Cache / 8.5ms ... Product Page
R 769.00

XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 Extreme PCI-e
Clock rate 640 MHz
Memory Clock 1.9GHz
Output up to 2560x1600
Memory 512 MB DDR3
Memory Bus 256-bit
World’s first DirectX 10 GPU
with full Shader Model 4.0
HDCP Ready, HDTV ready,
Dual DVI Out, RoHS,Vista,
SLI ready, TV Out
Dual Link DVI
R 3,159.00

Total:
R 8792.27 VAT INCL.



Still a bit expensive to my liking. Need to cut it down with about R800. Oh, and will a 300W power supply be sufficient?

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That PSU is definitely not sufficient, especially seeing as it is almost certainly a no name brand bundled with the case. Buy a case without a PSU and then buy an iSonic or AOpen PSU.

Definitely look for a cheaper 8800GT.

You could prob save a bit if you went for Hynix RAM from PCint, but your current price doesn't look too bad.

Maybe try and get a Samsung DVD drive, and look for one that uses SATA. You should be able to spend about R250 on your DVD drive.

Basically, the only way now to properly lower your cost is to look for a cheaper 8800GT, as your system looks pretty good.
 
so it would seem the HD3870 isnt as good as the older one; the HD2900XT, but the winner is clearly the 8800 ;)
 
LiquidSilver LC Handle Case ATX Case - 450Watt
R 399.00 (www.computersonly.co.za)

....should be able to do the trick?


XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 Extreme PCI-e
Clock rate 640 MHz
Memory Clock 1.9GHz
Output up to 2560x1600
Memory 512 MB DDR3
Memory Bus 256-bit
World’s first DirectX 10 GPU
with full Shader Model 4.0
HDCP Ready, HDTV ready,
Dual DVI Out, RoHS,Vista,
SLI ready, TV Out
Dual Link DVI
R2,753 (www.jump.co.za)

Brings the total price down to R 8295.21 VAT INCL.

Getting there!
 
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Quad Core or E6xxx
Gigabyte P35/Q35
2GB+ DDRII 800 - past 2 GB no real performace gain, perhaps a little faster load time...
500GB+ HDD
8800GT 512Mb or HD3870 - As for who's better than who, in the Zoo? well past 40fps constant I see no difference :)

I see no more 8800GTS/GTX/Ultra ;) no longer in support from 08'

I wonder when Nvidia will get into the DDR4 market as Samsung is dropping DDR2 for 50c a chip!
 
Glordit said:
Quad Core or E6xxx
Gigabyte P35/Q35
2GB+ DDRII 800 - past 2 GB no real performace gain, perhaps a little faster load time...
500GB+ HDD
8800GT 512Mb or HD3870 - As for who's better than who, in the Zoo? well past 40fps constant I see no difference :)

I see no more 8800GTS/GTX/Ultra ;) no longer in support from 08'

I wonder when Nvidia will get into the DDR4 market as Samsung is dropping DDR2 for 50c a chip!
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Well, some games like Oblivion use more than 2GB RAM if available :eek:
 
I read somewhere that Nvidia will be releasing something to follow up the 8*00 series (somewhere early '08). So maybe it would be better to wait a while before making any moves?
 
Prowler said:
I read somewhere that Nvidia will be releasing something to follow up the 8*00 series (somewhere early '08). So maybe it would be better to wait a while before making any moves?
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The 9xxx series will most probably cost a bit more than the 8xxx series. If you can afford to wait, by all means.
 
Ya I think they are bringing out the high performance 9 series cards first, which'll probably be quite a lot more expensive than the 8800GT - at first anyway. If it was me, I wouldn't wait.
 
carderne said:
Ya I think they are bringing out the high performance 9 series cards first, which'll probably be quite a lot more expensive than the 8800GT - at first anyway. If it was me, I wouldn't wait.
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I also wouldn't wait, personally...
 
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