Would appreciate input on my final build.

Arzy

Arzy

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So I've been reading all over and asking tons of questions and I think that I have finally narrowed my new build down to one of two setups, first off there is what I have selected myself (with lots of advice):

Amd AM2+ Phenom 2 x4, Quad-core 940 ( 3.0Ghz ) Black Edition
Antec lifestyle series sonata3 - earthwatts 500watt , piano blac
Asus M3A78-EM , support new upcoming 140W Powered CPU
Western Digital CAViAR GP WD5000ACS 500gb, S-ata2 , with intellip
OCZ PC2-6400 DDR2 4GB Plat XTC 2x2GB Kit - CL5
Force3D HD4870 512MB DDR5 Freezer DHT
Microsoft Dsp windows Vista Home Premium 64bit - support 2 cpu ,
Samsung 2333SW, glossy black, 23" Wide + MagicBright3 + MagicTune
LG GH22LP20 , 22x , Lightscribe , black+beige bezel , support Sec
Total: R 15,698

And then there is a prebuilt system over at PCint, Warrior PC:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8Ghz CPU (12MB Cache)
Asus P5Q MB w/ Intel P45 Performance chipset
4GB DDR2-1066 RAM-Kingston Hyper X
1TB(1000GB) SATA II- 7200RPM HDD (3Gb/s- 32MB Cache)
14-1 Internal Card Reader
Raidmax Gaming Case w/ 650W PSU
DVD Writer 22x/12x SATA Dual Layer (8.5GB)
Onboard 8 Channel Sound
Geforce 9800GTX 512MB DDR3 VGA Card
23" Wide Samsung LCD TFT Monitor (2333SW)
Gbe Lan
Logitech 1500 Rechargeable Wireless KB & Mouse Set
Logitech 5.1 Speakers (5 Satellites + Sub ) X-540
Total: R 14,819

Before I ask which one is the best here is some info about my circumstances:
I won't be changing much in the next two years
System is used for gaming and a lot of work I do at home
Wife also uses system and may actually damage something if she gets agitated with waiting
If all goes well I will place the order by the end of next week

So, which of the two do I go for?

If you do read this Postman I would appreciate it if you could send me your quotes again on these specs.
 
Option 2 no question, just pay in the difference for a 4870.. or if you can tough it out, wait for the 4890, only a month or 2 away..
 
IMO, don't buy a PC. Buy into a hobby. I bought a motorcycle and haven't touched my PC in months.

Looks like a mean rig, though.
 
Hehe, sound advice, but unfortunately I do need to get a PC that is going to last because I do work from home and my laptop has moved onto a better place...
 
Option 2.

They'll easily upgrade your 9800GTX to whatever you want to too.
Maybe you can swop the 9800GTX + Wireless KB+Mouse for a 4870. :)

Enjoy your rig!

The Q9550 is an awesome CPU, and with that mobo your can easily run it @ 3.5GHz all the time.
 
So far it seems that option 2 is the better choice...anyone have opinions about PC International to add?
 
Yes i do they are dirt cheap :p

Option 2 but just get a 4870 with 1gb of ram if you can

HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I / TVO� RETAIL R 2,999 pc int

I regret buying my 9800gx2 purely because it only has 512 ram on it :(
 
Emailed them through a query to them to check if they can make the changes...will now have to wait and see, they didn't respond to previous mails.
 
Phone them or go there..

Emails and a lot of businesses in SA are not compatible..
 
Did give them a call and it seems to check out, i can get a Sapphire 4870 (need to confirm the memory but the card listed on their site is 1GB) without paying anything additional
 
Arzy said:
Did give them a call and it seems to check out, i can get a Sapphire 4870 (need to confirm the memory but the card listed on their site is 1GB) <strong>without paying anything additional</strong>
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NICE!!!!!!!
 
Apart from some bias it seems like I'm going with option 2, anyone else have some final input?
 
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