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Total budget = R5000, max R5500, not a gaming machine, so no graphics card required. Must be a good performer, going to be used for running virtual servers, application& db servers and programming


Intel I5 750 CPU, R1900
Asus P7P55D LE = R1300
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4gig's of DDR3 - R1136 (pc int)

1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate) - R588 (wow this price is amazing!)

Midi Tower Case w 350w PSU- Foxconn Professional - R 313 incl.

DVD Writer 22/12x DL SATA - R153

total - R5390
since there's no Graphics, i'm certain the 350W will do the job just fine :p

all prices from PC-international.
 
I dont know how you going to see what you doing without a GPU, as the i5 750/760 does not have integrated graphics. Only the i3's and i5 6xx do
So if you want more than 2 cores, you need to look at AMD as they have integrated graphics. so maybe the 1055t
 
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nakedpeanut said:
I dont know how you going to see what you doing without a GPU, as the i5 750/760 does not have integrated graphics. Only the i3's and i5 6xx do
So if you want more than 2 cores, you need to look at AMD as they have integrated graphics. so maybe the 1055t
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The CPU will determine if it has built-in 3D acceleration or not. The motherboard determines on board VGA connectors.
The P7P55D LE does not have onboard vga. Rather maybe go for the P7H57D which is cheaper and have onboard VGA? Don't know what your needs are in a motherboard, though.
 
Geforce 8400SE 512MB-DDR2 TV - R 375 incl.

thus, your total will be R5765...
a tiny bit over budget, but this graphics card will go to HD etc... and iirc, it's passively cooled, so you don't have to worry about that...

alternatively, you could go for the HD 4350 512MB DDR2 PCI-E VGA + DVI + HDMI for R 393 incl.

pushing the budget to R5783
 
nakedpeanut said:
Personally I'd go for if Intel build is your choice,
CPU: i5 760 @1862
MOBO: The one you got is good
RAM: G.Skill 2x2GB 1600MHz CL7 @R954
HDD, Case, DVD ROM, select accordingly
And ya PSU wise no need to go over 400w.
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WOW that ram is insanely priced! +1000 to that!

Otherwise, I think with would be your best bet dude. Looks quite good, and this should leave you with only stocking up on more HDD space (seeing as it's a server), of which 1 terabyte is good enough to start with, and over time, you can just add some more etc.
 
scotty777 said:
4gig's of DDR3 - R1136 (pc int)

1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate) - R588 (wow this price is amazing!)

Midi Tower Case w 350w PSU- Foxconn Professional - R 313 incl.

DVD Writer 22/12x DL SATA - R153

total - R5390
since there's no Graphics, i'm certain the 350W will do the job just fine :p

all prices from PC-international.
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scotty777 said:
Geforce 8400SE 512MB-DDR2 TV - R 375 incl.

thus, your total will be R5765...
a tiny bit over budget, but this graphics card will go to HD etc... and iirc, it's passively cooled, so you don't have to worry about that...

alternatively, you could go for the HD 4350 512MB DDR2 PCI-E VGA + DVI + HDMI for R 393 incl.

pushing the budget to R5783
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thanks man, good spec :) , except for the case and cpu...I need something better than a 350w no name psu
 
cx400w is basically one of the best 400w you get and, you dont need more than that! Your CPU +GPU are the only major power draws and I doubt you'll even hit 250w combined, with those low spec cards so spend more if it'll make you sleep better :)
 
nakedpeanut said:
cx400w is basically one of the best 400w you get and, you dont need more than that! Your CPU +GPU are the only major power draws and I doubt you'll even hit 250w combined, with those low spec cards so spend more if it'll make you sleep better :)
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well, if I do plan on getting a better graphics card sometime in the future then I don't want to have to buy another psu again.
 
nakedpeanut said:
cx400w is basically one of the best 400w you get and, you dont need more than that! Your CPU +GPU are the only major power draws and I doubt you'll even hit 250w combined, with those low spec cards so spend more if it'll make you sleep better :)
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that was my reasoning... a 350watt psu will do the job, otherwise, you gonna have to part moneys with a psu-less case (around R300), and a separate psu (in all honesty, getting anything higher than a 450watt will be a complete waste. so a decent 400watt) at about R400...
 
1x Core i5 650 @ R1687.88 - this CPU has 2 cores with hyper-threading and has an integrated GPU
1x ASUS P7H55D-M Pro @ R1282.71 - has USB3 and onboard VGA, DVI & HDMI
2x Transcend JetRam High-Performance 2GB DDR3-1333 CL9 @ R470.65 = R941.30
1x Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2 7200rpm Desktop 3.5" @ R565.33
1x Coolermaster RC-310 ELITE 310 Silver, with 420W PSU @ R538.03
1x LG GH22NS30 22x SATA Black & Beige @ R192.07
1x MultiMedia Keyboard 1.0A +Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1A @ R159.85 - the cheapest gaming quality (6000 FPS) mouse that you'll get!
Total: R5367.17 * All prices include VAT

Depending on the kind of Virtual Servers that you want to run, it might be worth it to get 6-8GB of memory!
I have a Core i7 860 with 4GB RAM at my office, and the RAM is barely enough for running Ubuntu 10.04 x64 and Windows XP (within VirtualBox with 1.5GB memory assigned).

If you're paying in kVAh and not just in kWh like home users do, then it might be a good idea to get a PSU with a decent efficiency and PFC (power factor correction). The Corsair VX400W PSU is brilliant, but its also very expensive! You can get 450-500W power supplies that have an 80%+ efficiency and PFC for less! eg. AOpen 500W (model Z500-12AE3) for around R520.
Or AOpen 400W @ R357.39 - You might want to contact Prophecy Shop and ask them if its the Aopen 400W PSU (model Z400-12AE3)!

I have the windowed version of this case at my office and its a reasonable case at a good price.
 
bijosn said:
Total budget = R5000, max R5500, not a gaming machine, so no graphics card required. Must be a good performer, going to be used for running virtual servers, application& db servers and programming


Intel I5 750 CPU, R1900
Asus P7P55D LE = R1300
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For those prices you can get a 6core 1055T and a board with onboard graphics.
 
Qwikslver said:
For those prices you can get a 6core 1055T and a board with onboard graphics.
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I agree, and personally thats the route I'd go, I'm not sure how many vServers you'll have running but dedicating a core or 2 to each would be better than running them all on a dual core... plus the cash you save by not buying a gfx card you can use for extra RAM..
 
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