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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:32 pm    Post subject: Help Building A PC For A Friend... Reply with quote

Hey guyz,

My friend is planning on building a PC for $1500 AUD ( Australian )
This is what I have currenty chosen for him...

Processor - Q6600 2.4Ghz $295
Memory/RAM - 4GB Kit DDR2 800 Kingston-HyperX $89
HDD - W.D 500Gb $85D SATA $85
Video Card - 512mb 9600GT ASUS $158
Monitor - 22” 5ms DVI WS Acer X223W $194
PSU - Thermaltake ToughPower 600W / 750W $140 / $179
Case - Antec 900 $177
Motherboard - ASUS p5Q Pro - $182
DVD - ASUS SATA DL DVD-RW - $33
KBORD + MOUSE - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 $35
Speaker - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 $17

Total = $1444

What should I change?
How much Wattage should the power supply be?
Is the Asus P5Q PRO any good?

I am using this shop...
http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf
I can also use
http://www.xpmicro.com.au/cgi-bin/xpmicro

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okay
1. That GPU is not so good, go with ATI 4850
2. 600 Watts is good enough
3. Get a cheaper mobo and put that money on the ATI 4850
4. Antec 900- Nice case but to save money and go with a bigger monitor go with Antec 300

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What motherboard should he switch to?
I switched monitor to a

22” 5ms DVI WS Acer X223W $194
Lol can't believe I didn't look at this- I have this monitor LOLZ

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ASUS P5QL-Pro Go wtih this 139, and put the extra money on the ATI 4850 512MB
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The P5Q pro will do fine. Get the 4850 like NeverForgotten recommends.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the 4850 is another $120 which he isn't willing to spend....
$1500 MAX

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, missed the budget part. :x
Here's a 650W Corsair PSU. Cheaper than the 600 above, and a better name in PSUs. You really don't need that much power, this is the link I've been giving out.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Karawake, He lives in my friend lives in Australia.
I found it in the xpmicro shop, its the same price as the 750w toughpower.
Which should i choose?

Corsair 620hx modular/650tx/750 touch power modular

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is this for gaming? you may wanna downgrade to a dual core and a better card like a 4850/8800gts because 9600gt isnt all that.

This rig also would only need about 400W at load really so 600 is a bit high

hell, i used that site and it recommended a 320W with quad core and 4850 Confused
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm assuming you're pricing from MSY? Because they've dropped the Q6600 when I last heard... It's not on their price list anymore either. Sad

Processor - Q6600 2.4Ghz $295
Memory/RAM - 4GB Kit DDR2 800 Kingston-HyperX $89
HDD - W.D 500Gb $85 >> WD 640GB SATA @$94
Video Card - 512mb 9600GT ASUS $158
Monitor - ASUS VW198T 19" 5ms 1680*1050 $215
PSU - Thermaltake ToughPower 600W / 750W $140 / $179 >> Corsair VX-450 @ $110 depending on which state you buy it in
Case - Antec 900 $177 >> CoolerMaster RC-690 w/o PSU@ Looks to be $130 max depending on which state you're buying it in.
Motherboard - ASUS p5Q Pro - $182 @ ASUS P5QL Pro @ $139 or a normal ASUS P5Q @ $172 -- unless you really need the extra features which comes with the PRO
DVD - ASUS SATA DL DVD-RW - $33
KBORD + MOUSE - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 $35
Speaker - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 $17

For the parts I changed, prices are grabbed from MSY where available.

You may want to consider a graphics card update for your friend depending on how much you can scrounge out of from lowering the build specs, but it's your choice I guess... MSY used to stock Generic MSI 4850s at $209 but they've dropped them now. Sad The ASUS/Gigabyte 4850s have dropped by $3-4 though. xD

Good luck when it comes to buying and assembling. :p
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get a decent 600w psu
an Antec 300
And an Ati Radeon HD4850

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