New PC Help

Ok, so here is what I have decided on so far, with links . To those who have contributed so far, many thanks! To those of you bored by another new PC thread, I am sorry, but you don't have to read it ;)

Here we go:

Motherboard:
GIGABYTE S Series 965P-S3 Socket LGA775 motherboard with onboard graphics
R1293

CPU:
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 , BX80557E6300 - dual core 1.86ghz box cp
R1794.33

Case:
Cooler Master Cavalier 1 - No PSU, with Window
R487.35

Power supply:
iSonic Omega Megapower 600W Modular Cabling
R519.84

RAM:
Team Elite DDR2-800 2GB (2 * 1GB) Kit
R1699.66

Hard Drive:
Seagate barracuda 7200.10 st3320620as with NCQ , 320gb, s-ata2 ,16MB Cache
927.09

DVD-writer
LITEON® LightScribe DVD Multi-Writer (White with black bezel)
R331.40

Monitor:
BENQ FP92W 19 Inch Widescreen LCD 5ms + DVI Black/Silver
R2078.06

Brings the total to R9128 with the screen, R7050 without

Would you guys change anything?
 
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HaNsA said:
i live in durban :eek: and they had my psu to me in 3days..... amazing......and on the prophecy forums you can post for any help you need etc youll see firestar etc reply very quickly

btw: that psu apparently got 100% rating in a customPC magazine :) .......its great and great value for money :)
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Pfft :p

My 8800 GTS was shipped yesterday evening and has just arrived and I'm in PMB:cool:

:D
 
The liteon drive is a bit loud on spinup but its very fast. And if that PSU is good quality I might jus get one for myself.
 
Ill have a look at it properly later when im in front of a PC but right now only thing I can see thats off is that you have ONE stick of RAM...(correct me if Im wrong) but you need 2 sticks for dual channel. So get 2x512 rather or if you can still afford it get 2x1GB which would be better for you since I think you said this is gonna be a Vista machine.
 
feo said:
Ill have a look at it properly later when im in front of a PC but right now only thing I can see thats off is that you have ONE stick of RAM...(correct me if Im wrong) but you need 2 sticks for dual channel. So get 2x512 rather or if you can still afford it get 2x1GB which would be better for you since I think you said this is gonna be a Vista machine.
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Aha! That would make sense yes. :p

Will edit...
 
With the additional RAM I would change the HDD down to a 250GB one to save like 500 bucks. The extra 150GB is not really needed.
 
Ok, I have made some changes above...

Stupid question, but does either the CPU or Mobo ship with some kind of fan for the CPU or do I have to buy that separately?
 
My PC when I bought it was also bought with all the parts coming from different places and the plan was that Ill just build it myself (the fun part). After reading about static and motherboards and how to put arctic silver on the cpu I lost my nerve and had it built for me. :(
 
Will this place just ship me the parts all in bits for me to put together then??

Nice thing about Cafeviva is that they do it for you for free...
 
just read up on how to setup pc, how to apply thermal paste etc, and get yourself a antistatic wrist strap (:p i didnt use one when i built mine) .....and you should be fine :).......look for specific instructions for your mobo, wit manual there should be instructions.....my motherboard is a dfi so i could refer to dfi forums for help :)

who knows....maybe prophecy can get someone do build it for you, speak to them..........but otherwise im sure you could ask someone to build it for you, some individual or a company is bound to do computer building for a small fee :)
 
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Well I will definitely inquire about that. I don't want to be stuck faffing with screws and jumper settings when I have finally got the new machine!
 
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