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[MrFabulous]

Getting myself 8800GT 512mb when they get in stock at the shop i use.

Only $314 here for the Palit 3 phase power design with giant silent heatsink and fan, ramsinks for the memory and capacitors.. best bang for buck

http://www.tekcorp.com.au/catalog/p...=1098&osCsid=3d543b68e8e6fee8ffc4a6a588e5cd7d

 

[Fwoy]

Intel Core2duo 4300 CPU @ 1.80GHz
2047 MB DDR2 Ram
Gigabyte GA-VM900M Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card
ASUS Arctic Square CPU Cooling Fan
ASUS DRW-1604P DVD Burner
AOpen DVDRW 16x16 DVD Burner
250g Primary HDD
160g Slave HDD
500g Seagate FreeAgent Desktop USB external HDD
320g Maxtor External HDD
Acer 22" Widescreen LCD Screen
Windows Vista Ultimate

 

[Thrawn]

C2D E8500 4.0GHz

I hear the penryns OC easier than their predecessors. But why the E8500 and not the E8400? You save some $$$ with a difference of less than 200 mhz.

Only $314 here for the Palit 3 phase power design with giant silent heatsink and fan, ramsinks for the memory and capacitors.. best bang for buck

That's a damn good price. Where are they based?

Because for my new system this is what I've come up with:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 Ghz 6MB Cache 1333 FSB LGA 775 - $259 (CPL)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L - $123 (CNETTECH)
Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 Mhz PC6400 RAM - $45 (MSY)
ECS GeForce 8800GT 512MB 600Mhz DDR3 Dual DVI/HDTV PCI-Express - $355 (CNETTECH)
Western Digital HD 320 GB 7200 RPM 16Mb SATA 2 - $92 (CC)
Cooler Master RC-690 Case - $99 (Scorp Tech)
Cosair HX-520 520w PSU - $129 (PC Maniacs)

Total: $1102

I know I can get a cheaper 8800 GT, hmmm that might be the place. Even with shipping added it will come in cheaper.

 

[MrFabulous]

I hear the penryns OC easier than their predecessors. But why the E8500 and not the E8400? You save some $$$ with a difference of less than 200 mhz.



That's a damn good price. Where are they based?

Noble park, There's a phone number with that link

Evidently all the good silicon has been reserved for the E8500's if you want extreme overclocking, if you don't then E8400 is a no brainer

 

[DamianBis]

Thrawn. i'd watch out with tekcorp though. NOTORIOUS for saying stocks in and not having it... then taking ages for shipping and just being a pain and waste of time in general not returning emails etc.

 

[MrFabulous]

I've got the Xpertvision 8800GT 1GB here brand new for $370 if anyone is interested, bought it the same day my GTS came in, receipt with 2 year warranty

http://www.xpertvision.com/en/products/nv_pcie_8800GT-Super-1GB.html

 

[Thrawn]

Thrawn. i'd watch out with tekcorp though. NOTORIOUS for saying stocks in and not having it... then taking ages for shipping and just being a pain and waste of time in general not returning emails etc.

Probably explains the cheap price.

Can't you just pick up anyway?

 

[Thrawn]

I've got the Xpertvision 8800GT 1GB here brand new for $370 if anyone is interested, bought it the same day my GTS came in, receipt with 2 year warranty

http://www.xpertvision.com/en/products/nv_pcie_8800GT-Super-1GB.html

1GB? Isn't that... too much?

 

[DamianBis]

Probably explains the cheap price.

Can't you just pick up anyway?

Maybe. Maybe not.. I think they're run like pcmaniacs (another good shop) in a residential home.

 

[Magnum]

I hear the penryns OC easier than their predecessors. But why the E8500 and not the E8400? You save some $$$ with a difference of less than 200 mhz.



That's a damn good price. Where are they based?

Because for my new system this is what I've come up with:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 Ghz 6MB Cache 1333 FSB LGA 775 - $259 (CPL)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L - $123 (CNETTECH)
Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 Mhz PC6400 RAM - $45 (MSY)
ECS GeForce 8800GT 512MB 600Mhz DDR3 Dual DVI/HDTV PCI-Express - $355 (CNETTECH)
Western Digital HD 320 GB 7200 RPM 16Mb SATA 2 - $92 (CC)
Cooler Master RC-690 Case - $99 (Scorp Tech)
Cosair HX-520 520w PSU - $129 (PC Maniacs)

Total: $1102

I know I can get a cheaper 8800 GT, hmmm that might be the place. Even with shipping added it will come in cheaper.

Thrawn, that will be a good build, but I suggest you try and get as many of the same parts from a minimum of suppliers. That way you can save as much on shipping with it bundled. Start with the cheapest price of the most expensive component (say the 8800GT) from www.shopbot.com.au and see if that place has all the parts you need, then go to the next supplier and do a price comparison for your parts list. It would be awesome if shopbot would do a full comparison of multiple parts including shipping costs to get the best price on a build!

When your paying shipping from lots of different places to get your gear, it can cost a bit where if you can get it all from one place with one shipping price you can save some dough. Also if you get your case from scorptec and you live in Melbourne you can pick it up because cases always have a fair bit of shipping cost.

 

[Thrawn]

Thrawn, that will be a good build, but I suggest you try and get as many of the same parts from a minimum of suppliers. That way you can save as much on shipping with it bundled. Start with the cheapest price of the most expensive component (say the 8800GT) from www.shopbot.com.au and see if that place has all the parts you need, then go to the next supplier and do a price comparison for your parts list. It would be awesome if shopbot would do a full comparison of multiple parts including shipping costs to get the best price on a build!

I use StaticIce. Great site. I've done what you've suggested already, that's how I've come up with the prices. I had shipping in mind, that's why I'm going to pick these components up myself. The only thing that will possibly be shipped is the 8800GT (I might go via TekCorp), even with shipping charges included it's cheaper than the next best. IF not then I can just go to the Cnet tech store.

When your paying shipping from lots of different places to get your gear, it can cost a bit where if you can get it all from one place with one shipping price you can save some dough. Also if you get your case from scorptec and you live in Melbourne you can pick it up because cases always have a fair bit of shipping cost.

Shipping won't be a problem because a couple of those places are pretty close where I live, and they are from stores where I can actually walk in and purchase the items myself (with the exception of PC Maniacs, who allow pick up anyways).

BTW, I live in Eltham.

 

[Croat tiger]

Q6600 Quad CPU 2.40GHz
2.00 GB RAM
500 GB SATA HDD
LG SATA DVD RW
GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L MOTHERBOARD
RADEON X300 128MB GRAPHICS CARD
19 INCH VIEWSONIC LCD SCREEN

 

[MrFabulous]

Ahhh Asian booth babes at Computex

http://www.thinkcomputers.org/photo/showphoto.php?photo=573

 

[sheller891]

getting very similar configuration to thrawn

nearly exactly the same

but ive got a question

will 460w be enough to power it?
and im thinking of installing windows vista, for dx10 support? is that a smart move...

 

[Magnum]

getting very similar configuration to thrawn

nearly exactly the same

but ive got a question

will 460w be enough to power it?
and im thinking of installing windows vista, for dx10 support? is that a smart move...

It should if it's a reasonable PSU.

Get a name brand one like Antec and you'll be ok with 460W.

 

[DamianBis]

my 430watt thermaltake case PSU runs my E6400 with 8800GT and 3 high powered fans.

 

[Parabola]

LOL, if i bump into you in a pub remind me to shout you a beer. classic

 

[Smyth94]

*boast about how expensive my pr0n machine is*

You can fit a lot of short people on a 26" screen.

PC gaming is dying brother.

Lol PC gaming is dying...yeah right brother you said it

PC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Xbox/PS3

 

[Thrawn]

PC gaming is dying brother.

Yes, that what they said 10 years ago.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

About time someone bit.

 

[Thrawn]

About time someone bit.

Rather bite one of your sandwiches, ma'am. Now cut me one, woman!