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NAG - Wesley said:
Computex will reveal some interesting surprises, trust me. Its a real card and Powercolour's already got one in the final launch stage. Two HD7970s, 6GB of RAM and it requires three 8-pin PCI-E power connectors.
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Hopefully this card will be priced competitively and not as poorly priced as similar cards such as the ASUS ROG MARS II.
 
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CptNukeEm said:
I'm looking to buy a new PC and would like to know if the components I chose are decent. My budget is around R8k. I have an old PSU 600w PSU at home that I hope still works, so I left PSU out. Also have a good case already. Here are the parts and their prices, buying all from RebelTech

Graphics card: GIGABYTE GV-R785OC-2GD, HD7850, 2GB ------------ R2,755
CPU: Intel i5 3570K, 3.4GHz, LGA1155, Quad Core -------------------R2383
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4, all-in-one LGA1155 -------------R1556
RAM: Kingston Hyper-X Blu 4Gb , ddr3-1600------------------------ R297
HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001, 2TB 7200rpm, 64mb--------- R1183

Total: R8,174.

Any suggestions or cheaper prices that you can recommend?
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Only suggestion is that for around R150 more it would be better to get a WD Caviar Green 2TB due to the fact that it has 3 years warranty compared to the Seagate Barracuda's 1 year warranty. Other than that a great looking build ;)
 
Duff-Man said:
Hopefully this card will be priced competitively and not as poorly priced as similar cards such as the ASUS ROG MARS II.
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+1 and does it really matter if your card is number 345 out of 999?

Putting together a pc for my friend next week, Going to go ape **** current cost is R32 000 for the tower :cry:

Though where would I find a waterblock for a GTX680?

Also getting 2x250GB SSD (Vertex 4 I listed so far, but was just wondering about the corsair force GT)

(BTW he is noob to computers) and no matter how many times I tell him he doesn't need a 1200w powersupply or a i7, but he reminds me of Tim from home improvement (More power :twisted: )
 
Need to build something on a very tight budget < R4000. It will be used primarily for playing games, will this cut it?!?

R490 - Cooler Master Micro ATX Format With Elite Power Supply Unit 400W
R560 - Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz 3MB LGA1155 Processor
R740 - Intel H61 Doug Lake Main Board LGA1155
R270 - Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Module
R890 - Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3.5" Drive
R150 - LG 24X DVD Super Multi Drive Non LightScribe Interface S-ATA
R480 - NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1024MB DDR3 HDMI DVI-I

R3580 - Total
 
Zarathustra said:
Need to build something on a very tight budget < R4000. It will be used primarily for playing games, will this cut it?!?

R490 - Cooler Master Micro ATX Format With Elite Power Supply Unit 400W
R560 - Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz 3MB LGA1155 Processor
R740 - Intel H61 Doug Lake Main Board LGA1155
R270 - Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Module
R890 - Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3.5" Drive
R150 - LG 24X DVD Super Multi Drive Non LightScribe Interface S-ATA
R480 - NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1024MB DDR3 HDMI DVI-I

R3580 - Total
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What Resoultion are you wanting to play on? (Resolution of your moniter?)

and what games?
 
Zarathustra said:
Need to build something on a very tight budget < R4000. It will be used primarily for playing games, will this cut it?!?

R490 - Cooler Master Micro ATX Format With Elite Power Supply Unit 400W
R560 - Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz 3MB LGA1155 Processor
R740 - Intel H61 Doug Lake Main Board LGA1155
R270 - Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Module
R890 - Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3.5" Drive
R150 - LG 24X DVD Super Multi Drive Non LightScribe Interface S-ATA
R480 - NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1024MB DDR3 HDMI DVI-I

R3580 - Total
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Bad PSU... I would drop the 1TB HDD and get a second-hand 250GB temporarily or soem such. Then put the cash into better PSU and gfx.
 
Zarathustra said:
Need to build something on a very tight budget < R4000. It will be used primarily for playing games, will this cut it?!?

R490 - Cooler Master Micro ATX Format With Elite Power Supply Unit 400W
R560 - Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz 3MB LGA1155 Processor
R740 - Intel H61 Doug Lake Main Board LGA1155
R270 - Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Module
R890 - Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3.5" Drive
R150 - LG 24X DVD Super Multi Drive Non LightScribe Interface S-ATA
R480 - NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1024MB DDR3 HDMI DVI-I

R3580 - Total
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If Duff doesn't get to you today, my recommendation is right over here. You can just chuck out one memory module and use the extra cash for a larger hard drive.
 
@HOLYMANiac - Resolution of the monitor is 1380x768. Games would probably need to be recent.
I guess something like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX550 1024MB GDDR5 HDMI DVI-I would be better.

@PostmanPot, why do you say this is a bad PSU?!?

@NAG - Wesley, thanks I will check out the link.
 
Zarathustra said:
@PostmanPot, why do you say this is a bad PSU?!?
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Bundled PSUs are never good hey. Very low wattage, low amps on the 12v rail, and few connectors. Also, too much experience of having to return lots of them, having them smoke, blow up. ;)

Not saying quality PSUs would never smoke or blow up, the chance is just far less likely. They have 100x better build quality and internals, higher wattage, higher amps, larger, quieter fans, more connectors, longer sleeved cables, etc.
 
PostmanPot said:
Bundled PSUs are never good hey. Very low wattage, low amps on the 12v rail, and few connectors. Also, too much experience of having to return lots of them, having them smoke, blow up. ;)

Not saying quality PSUs would never smoke or blow up, the chance is just far less likely. They have 100x better build quality and internals, higher wattage, higher amps, larger, quieter fans, more connectors, longer sleeved cables, etc.
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+1 and maybe looking at Vantec ION 2 460w perhaps?
 
Zarathustra said:
Need to build something on a very tight budget < R4000. It will be used primarily for playing games, will this cut it?!?

R490 - Cooler Master Micro ATX Format With Elite Power Supply Unit 400W
R560 - Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz 3MB LGA1155 Processor
R740 - Intel H61 Doug Lake Main Board LGA1155
R270 - Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Module
R890 - Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3.5" Drive
R150 - LG 24X DVD Super Multi Drive Non LightScribe Interface S-ATA
R480 - NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1024MB DDR3 HDMI DVI-I

R3580 - Total
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Hi Zarathustra

Sorry for the late reply, for your budget I would recommend a Pentium build

Here's my quote:

CPU : Intel Penitium G840 @R660
Motherboard : ASRock H61M-VS @R490
GPU : MSI Radeon 6850 @R1555
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 320GB @R480
RAM : Kingston HyperX Blue - 1600MHz 4GB Kit @R245
Power Supply : Corsair VS450 @R400
Case : Gigabyte X8 @R310
Optical Drive : Asus DVD-RW 24X @R150

Total = R 4290

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Hope this helps, take note that the MSI 6850 is currently out of stock, but more stock should be arriving soon.
If you have any questions just ask ;)
 
I'm not a heavy gamer, I also don't care if I play games on low to medium settings.

Basically my build cost me 1500 to complete. This was for the Gigabyte Ati Radeon HD6770 gfx card, casing and psu, Sony DVD writer and labour. I had already about 4GB ram, and 250GB hard drive. my CPU is only an Intel Core 2 Duo and my Mobo is an Asus P5NES or something like that.

I have a 19 inch Samsung Led monitor, at Res of 1366x768.

So like I said, all I Want to play is Battlefield, Crysis, F1, Fifa, Assassins Creed and maybe Batman Arkham. Im just a casual gamer, and I don't mind playing on low to medium settings.

Would this setup be okay?

Thanks
 
Icemanbrfc said:
I'm not a heavy gamer, I also don't care if I play games on low to medium settings.

Basically my build cost me 1500 to complete. This was for the Gigabyte Ati Radeon HD6770 gfx card, casing and psu, Sony DVD writer and labour. I had already about 4GB ram, and 250GB hard drive. my CPU is only an Intel Core 2 Duo and my Mobo is an Asus P5NES or something like that.

I have a 19 inch Samsung Led monitor, at Res of 1366x768.

So like I said, all I Want to play is Battlefield, Crysis, F1, Fifa, Assassins Creed and maybe Batman Arkham. Im just a casual gamer, and I don't mind playing on low to medium settings.

Would this setup be okay?

Thanks
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Your setup should work perfectly at low/medium setting on those games.
 
Duff-Man said:
Hi Zarathustra

Sorry for the late reply, for your budget I would recommend a Pentium build

Here's my quote:

CPU : Intel Penitium G840 @R660
Motherboard : ASRock H61M-VS @R490
GPU : MSI Radeon 6850 @R1555
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 320GB @R480
RAM : Kingston HyperX Blue - 1600MHz 4GB Kit @R245
Power Supply : Corsair VS450 @R400
Case : Gigabyte X8 @R310
Optical Drive : Asus DVD-RW 24X @R150

Total = R 4290

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Hope this helps, take note that the MSI 6850 is currently out of stock, but more stock should be arriving soon.
If you have any questions just ask ;)
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Very nice!
 
Hi
I decided to upgrade my old pc.
Already have a case and a good PSU and a 1TB HDD.
Budget is around R4000 what would you recommend?
Gigabyte H61M-DS2: H61 Express Chipset: Socket LGA1155 R516
Intel Boxed i3 2120 Processor - 3.30GHz Dual Core Socket 1155 - CPU R1200
Transcend JetRam - 4GB DDR3 1333 MHz - Desktop Memory R217
Gigabyte GeForce Graphics Card GTX 550 Ti - 1GB 192Bit GDDR5 - PCI-E - R1500
Works me around R3433 any suggestions?

How does the FD4100 AMD FX 3.6ghz compare to the AMD Phenom II X4-955 - 3.20GHz?
I would also opt the amd way if cheaper.
 
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Fransh said:
Hi
I decided to upgrade my old pc.
Already have a case and a good PSU and a 1TB HDD.
Budget is around R4000 what would you recommend?
Gigabyte H61M-DS2: H61 Express Chipset: Socket LGA1155 R516
Intel Boxed i3 2120 Processor - 3.30GHz Dual Core Socket 1155 - CPU R1200
Transcend JetRam - 4GB DDR3 1333 MHz - Desktop Memory R217
Gigabyte GeForce Graphics Card GTX 550 Ti - 1GB 192Bit GDDR5 - PCI-E - R1500
Works me around R3433 any suggestions?

How does the FD4100 AMD FX 3.6ghz compare to the AMD Phenom II X4-955 - 3.20GHz?
I would also opt the amd way if cheaper.
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Hi Fransh

What are you mainly going to use your PC for?

The Phenom II X4-955 easily beats the FX-4100, the only advantage is that the FX-4100 overclocks better than the Phenom.
 
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