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Could you guys maybe help me out here with this. Want to make sure I get the best computer parts for 10k. Thats excl a screen. Must be able to play the occasional game so a good graphics card is needed.. also ive been looking at the Antec 900 for the case - any good?

TIA
 
YPSA said:
Could you guys maybe help me out here with this. Want to make sure I get the best computer parts for 10k. Thats excl a screen. Must be able to play the occasional game so a good graphics card is needed.. also ive been looking at the Antec 900 for the case - any good?

TIA
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What do you use the PC for?
What do you define as best PC parts? (Fastest, best value, most reliable, most toys...)
 
foozball3000 said:
What do you use the PC for?
What do you define as best PC parts? (Fastest, best value, most reliable, most toys...)
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Really gonna be using for Media purposes - Music, Video editing and stuff so I would think I need loads of RAM etc... Also would like for it to be able to play games smoothly.

PC parts would probably be the best value - best I can get for the money and purposes
 
you can have a quad 775 with a kickass graphics card or you can have i7 with an ok graphics card
 
It's gonna be a tight squeeze fitting in an i7 system.

Eg. i7 + asus p6t + 6gb corsair = 7k

That leaves 3k for a hardrive, case, psu, graphics card, dvd writer. I guess it can be done, but you might have to go really cheap on a few of the components, and don't even think about gaming cos you won't be able to get a decent graphics card.

Meh, hopefully someone can prove me wrong and post an i7 system within your budget :D
 
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Sheepbot said:
Eg. i7 + asus p6t + 6gb corsair = 7k
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that's correct, and if you insist on an antec900 (take the 902 instead) which is around R1700 you will have R1300 that will buy you a half decent power supply for the system...

you will have nothing left for graphics+hdd and the lesser things like dvd-r, a decent cooler for the cpu, etc
 
Go 775.

Rough estimate:
Board (P45/P43..P5Q maybe) - 1.5k
CPU (Q9400) - 2.3k
Ram (2x2GB) - R800

Leaves you round R5.4k for the rest.

I don't recommend you spend so much on a case, spend the money on what goes inside, after a while you will stop gazing at the wonderful case and wish you had slightly better components. PLUS there are plenty of decent, attractive cases for R1k or under..
 
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Just quickly made up a decent Phenom System for 10K:

Mobo: M4A79T Dlx - R1936
CPU: AMD Phenom II 955 BE - R2456
Ram: Corsair TW3X4G1333C9 2 x 2Gb/2048mb DDR3 kit - R947
HDD: 1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate) - R900
GFX: HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I / TVO LITE - R1195
Case: Coolermaster RC-690 , CM690 , No psu (very nice case, got one myself :D ) - R908.42
PSU: Corsair HX520W - R1154.04
DVD: DVD Writer 22/12x DL (SAMSUNG) SATA - R239

Total R9735.46

Ram,case and psu pricing is from prophecy and the rest is from pcint.
 
Sheepbot said:
Just quickly made up a decent Phenom System for 10K:

Mobo: M4A79T Dlx - R1936
CPU: AMD Phenom II 955 BE - R2456
Ram: Corsair TW3X4G1333C9 2 x 2Gb/2048mb DDR3 kit - R947
HDD: 1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate) - R900
GFX: HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I / TVO LITE - R1195
Case: Coolermaster RC-690 , CM690 , No psu (very nice case, got one myself :D ) - R908.42
PSU: Corsair HX520W - R1154.04
DVD: DVD Writer 22/12x DL (SAMSUNG) SATA - R239

Total R9735.46

Ram,case and psu pricing is from prophecy and the rest is from pcint.
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rather use a cheaper mobo, but other wise that pc is ideal IF he knows how to overclock, if he doesn't overclock that bad boy to at least 4ghz I'd be upset :)
 
Go 2ndhand with i7 components, seriously. It should all be warrantied no matter what... I've seen 920/P6t combos for like 4,9k on forums. Also why do you need an expensive case? Get something older with decent airflow and you'll be fine until you decide to upgrade. I'm running everything with excellent temps on a very old gaming case.

Recommended PSU - 585w Odin from Prophecy for like R680. Everything else is up to you.
 
Well, I guess he could get the board I'm getting, the M4A78T-E for R1480. I don't really know any other cheaper AM3 boards with DDR3.

And ye, the black edition phenoms are beasts when it comes to overclocking :D
 
Sheepbot said:
Just quickly made up a decent Phenom System for 10K:

Mobo: M4A79T Dlx - R1936
CPU: AMD Phenom II 955 BE - R2456
Ram: Corsair TW3X4G1333C9 2 x 2Gb/2048mb DDR3 kit - R947
HDD: 1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate) - R900
GFX: HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I / TVO LITE - R1195
Case: Coolermaster RC-690 , CM690 , No psu (very nice case, got one myself :D ) - R908.42
PSU: Corsair HX520W - R1154.04
DVD: DVD Writer 22/12x DL (SAMSUNG) SATA - R239

Total R9735.46

Ram,case and psu pricing is from prophecy and the rest is from pcint.
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+1

For R200 more though you can get a corsair650watt.
 
Mobo: Intel Smackover M/B
CPU: Core i7 920 2.6 GHz
Ram: 2GB DDR 1333
HDD: 500GB-7200RPM (Seagate)
GFX: Geforce Nvidia 9600GT
Case: Gaming Chassis
PSU: 500 Watt
DVD: DVD Writer
Screen: LG W2234S 22' LCD 1799

Total R10,098

Dam gud if u ask me.
 
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Amphibious said:
Mobo: Intel Smackover M/B
CPU: Core i7 920 2.6 GHz
Ram: 2GB DDR 1333
HDD: 500GB-7200RPM (Seagate) - R900
GFX: Geforce Nvidia 9600GT
Case: Gaming Chassis
PSU: 500 Watt
DVD: DVD Writer
Screen: LG W2234S 22' LCD 1799

Total R10,098

Dam gud if u ask me.
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Yea the 2gb memory is horrible considering it supports tri channel and that 9600gt is not nice, it is entry level. Your 500gb hdd is the same price a new 1tb
 
Dont go for the i7 - out of your range.. you'll have no money for for the HDD etc..
 
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