YANRT (Yet Another New Rig Thread)

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you guys are probably tired of seeing all the new pc threads but you give such good advice ;)

anyways, i have never had a decent pc so i think its about time i spoil myself a little. the pc will be used to play games quite a lot and also be used for normal pc stuff like browsing interwebs, office etc.

i also want it to be future proof for at least 2 years and easily upgradable. i will be overclocking it just a little bit and also go SLI or crossfire in the future.

i have a budget of R17k. this is the rig that i have built up so far:

Qty. Item Name Unit Total

ASUS P6T LGA1366ASUS P6T LGA1366
R2,982.24 R2,982.24 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7012

SAMSUNG 2494HS - 23.6" Wide LCD Monitor
R2,097.76 R2,097.76 http://www.kalahari.net/sale_normal/SAMSUNG-2494HS-23-6-Wide-LCD-Monitor/42665/34177518.aspx (Kalahari one day special only - 08 July 2009)

Coolermaster AMMO 533 BlackCoolermaster AMMO 533 Black
R723.90 R723.90 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1375

Seagate Barracuda 500GB S-ata2 16MB CacheSeagate Barracuda 500GB S-ata2 16MB Cache
R572.28 R572.28 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7260

Corsair XMS3 3 x 2GB Kit DDR3-1600Corsair XMS3 3 x 2GB Kit DDR3-1600
R1,476.30 R1,476.30 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6651

Intel i7/Nehalem 920 2.66GhzIntel i7/Nehalem 920 2.66Ghz
R3,003.90 R3,003.90 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6511

Logitech 981-000025Logitech 981-000025
R196.08 R196.08 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1962

Logitech 931352 Mx518 BlueLogitech 931352 Mx518 Blue
R454.86 R454.86 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2482

HIS Radeon 4890 Fan 1GBHIS Radeon 4890 Fan 1GB
R2,652.78 R2,652.78 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9923

Microsoft Digital Media 3000 KeyboardMicrosoft Digital Media 3000 Keyboard
R340.86 R340.86 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7138

Corsair TX750W nvidia SLi ReadyCorsair TX750W nvidia SLi Ready
R1,476.30 R1,476.30 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3911

Coolermaster Hyper N620Coolermaster Hyper N620
R587.10 R587.10 http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7113

for a grand total of R16564.36.

any word of advice will be greatly appreciated, and also if you know where i can get any of these items for cheaper :o
 
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If you buy today, you can get a 2494HS at Kalahari.net for 2,1k with free shipping.
 
Are you sending subliminal messages? Do you perhaps work for Digitalsaonline.co.za? :D
 
Ya, on 2nd thoughts, there might not be that much to improve upon.

I'd change that HDD from Seagate, though. And have more space than 500GB if you want future-proofing..
 
hj2k_x said:
Your budget makes me sad, but I shall help where I can :o
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thanks ;)
PhreakBoy said:
Are you sending subliminal messages? Do you perhaps work for Digitalsaonline.co.za? :D
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lol no, i was initially going to buy the same rig from sybaritic but then i found digitalsaonline and almost everything is cheaper. the same rig from sybaritic would have been R18.7k :eek:
Keeper said:
Nice Rig!
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thanx, but you won't be saying the same thing in 2 years when i still have the same rig :o
 
hj2k_x said:
Ya, on 2nd thoughts, there might not be that much to improve upon.

I'd change that HDD from Seagate, though. And have more space than 500GB if you want future-proofing..
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what's wrong with seagate?

and i already have another pc which is used as a server on the network, and it has a few terrabytes of HDD space. should i still look into getting a bigger HDD than 500GB?
 
Future proofing isn't an issue with hard drives because you can always buy more, no sweat - and it'll be cheaper and faster by the time you need it. I wouldn't worry about getting bigger there.

Anyways it's a great setup. I couldn't really recommend anything to improve it. You'll be good for a couple of years - except when the next gen of gpu's arrive but you can't do anything about that.
 
that AMMO case is probably the ugliest thing on the planet, i would rather be caught in bed with an old beige case than THAT!.

p.s. well you said you will OC, so get a TRUE 120 instead . . . and a real case ftlog
 
imajin said:
what's wrong with seagate?

and i already have another pc which is used as a server on the network, and it has a few terrabytes of HDD space. should i still look into getting a bigger HDD than 500GB?
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Just with all the issues they are having of late, I would steer clear to be on the safe side. If you have all that other space then 500GB should be more than enough ;)
 
LFX said:
that AMMO case is probably the ugliest thing on the planet, i would rather be caught in bed with an old beige case than THAT!.

p.s. well you said you will OC, so get a TRUE 120 instead . . . and a real case ftlog
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Yikes. To each his own and everything but that case is not my taste at all! :eek:
 
hmmm, i don't think that case looks half bad :o and i like it because it's so easy to carry around.

so which cases would you guys recommend at around the same price (+- R700)?

and will the true 120 fit on the socket 1366 motherboard?
 
it looks like i'll have to get the intel smackover board as no one seems to have the asus p6t board in stock :(

help me please... i'm already feeling buyers remorse even though i havent bought it yet. where can i get the p6t in stock?
 
imajin said:
it looks like i'll have to get the intel smackover board as no one seems to have the asus p6t board in stock :(

help me please... i'm already feeling buyers remorse even though i havent bought it yet. where can i get the p6t in stock?
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Wait for the Asus, or get a MSI X58 Pro..
Or look into Gigabyte
 
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