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xander89 said:
I will do mate ( just woke up will try and get on it a bit later.) I'm from the UK btw so im not sure where you yanks usually buy your gear? Give me a post back and let me know where the best place to buy online is? Cheers
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hahaha, i am aussie and its 8:34 pm at the moment in brisbane australia.
 
xander, if you want to buy cheap then you can go to amazon, they ship everywhere but it takes ages. i bought an 1156 mainboard and it arrived 1month and 2 weeks later, but it runs my i3 540 perfectly. I personally buy from an Australian business called Umart. cheap and reliable and i also buy from gocomp.
 
corey107 said:
xander, if you want to buy cheap then you can go to amazon, they ship everywhere but it takes ages. i bought an 1156 mainboard and it arrived 1month and 2 weeks later, but it runs my i3 540 perfectly. I personally buy from an Australian business called Umart. cheap and reliable and i also buy from gocomp.
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Ite ill have a look at umart ina bit ( currently installing my water cooling loop ( check my sig if you wana keep track of my progress) ill get on throwing you together a basket when im leak testing!
 
ok what do i get the i5 2500K or the amd FX 8150 8 core? i5 is 209 and the fx is 269, i personally think that the fx is worth it. but its up to you guys and if you can find a better processor that is intel then i will get it, it because of you guys i now think that i will go intel and what about video, do i go gtx 560/570 or ati 7850?

please advise
 
ok, how about

Intel Core i5 2500 Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU
Internet Price: $209.00

Asus P8Z77-V LX P8Z77-V LX.Z77 4xDDR3 2xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB3.0 RAID HDMI DVI VGA
Internet Price: $145.00

2X Corsair Vengeance CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3
Internet Price: $58.00

2X Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache
Internet Price: $135.00

Cooler Master V8 HeatPipe Universal Cooler
Internet Price: $63.00

CoolerMaster 650W GX 80+
Internet Price: $94.00

CoolerMaster RC-922M-KKNI HAF Black Case
Internet Price: $118.00

Gigabyte ATI HD7870 OC Ed PCI-E 3.0 2GB GDDR5 DL-DVI HDMI 2x Mini DP DX11.1 Fan
Internet Price: $379.00

LiteON SATA DVD-RW 24X Black
Internet Price: $22.00

Total Cost: $1358

Extensions:

Benq XL2410T 23.6 Wide LED FHD Black 2ms HDMI DVI 120Hz
Internet Price: $269.00

Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard
Internet Price: $85.00

Razer Naga 3.5G Laser Sensor Gaming Mouse
Internet Price: $89.00

Creative Tactic 3D Sigma Headset
Internet Price: $74.00

Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium PCIe Fatal1ty Pro
Internet Price: $135.00

Creative Inspire T6160 5.1 Speakers PC gaming
Internet Price: $60.00

Total Cost (Extension): $712
 
how about this?
all prices from umart online....

Corsair HX-750 ATX Power Supply, 140mm Fan. $188.00
NZXT PHANTOM Full Tower case w No PSU Black. $179.50
Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU. $225.00
G Skill (2x4G)DDR3 1600MhzCL8(F3-12800CL8D-8GB). $78.50
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD. $148.50
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w Transparent 12cm. $39.00
Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache. $135.00
Gigabyte ATI HD 7850 OC Edition PCI-E 3.0, 2GB. $269.00
Asrock Z77 PRO4 Z77. $136.00

Total $1398.50

i thhink that will meet all of your requirments, and bes a beast for a while to come. worst case if you want to upgrade you have the option of going the IB route.

:shrug:
 
nooster said:
how about this?
all prices from umart online....

Corsair HX-750 ATX Power Supply, 140mm Fan. $188.00
NZXT PHANTOM Full Tower case w No PSU Black. $179.50
Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU. $225.00
G Skill (2x4G)DDR3 1600MhzCL8(F3-12800CL8D-8GB). $78.50
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD. $148.50
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w Transparent 12cm. $39.00
Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache. $135.00
Gigabyte ATI HD 7850 OC Edition PCI-E 3.0, 2GB. $269.00
Asrock Z77 PRO4 Z77. $136.00

Total $1398.50

i thhink that will meet all of your requirments, and bes a beast for a while to come. worst case if you want to upgrade you have the option of going the IB route.

:shrug:
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i would prefer red vengeance and and that is an awesome mobo, ITS BLACK!!!
 
Product Quantity Price Gst Total
Corsair HX-750 ATX Power Supply, 140mm Fan $188.00 $17.09 $188.00
NZXT PHANTOM Full Tower case w No PSU Black $179.50 $16.32 $179.50
Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU $225.00 $20.45 $225.00
Thermaltake eSports Shock One Gaming Headset $85.00 $7.73 $85.00
Asus GTX560TI 1GDDR5 256BIT DDR5 2DVI HDMI FAN PCIE ATX $237.50 $43.18 $475.00
Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHz) DD $59.00 $5.36 $59.00
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w Transparent 12cm $39.00 $3.55 $39.00
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Refresh $64.00 $5.82 $64.00
Samsung S24B350H 24inch LED HDMI VGA 2ms $201.00 $18.27 $201.00
Thermaltake Black Combat White 4000 DPI Gaming Mouse $48.00 $4.36 $48.00
Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache $135.00 $24.55 $270.00
Asrock Z77 PRO4 Z77/4 x DDR3/1 x PCI-E3.0/4 x SATA3/4 x USB3.0/HDMI/D- $136.00 $12.36 $136.00
Total $179.05 $1969.50
 
Product Quantity Price Gst Total
Logitech G9X Laser Gaming Mouse USB $79.00 $7.18 $79.00
NZXT PHANTOM Full Tower case w No PSU Black $179.50 $16.32 $179.50
Thermaltake eSports Shock One Gaming Headset $85.00 $7.73 $85.00
Asus GTX560TI 1GDDR5 256BIT DDR5 2DVI HDMI FAN PCIE ATX $237.50 $43.18 $475.00
Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHz) DD $59.00 $5.36 $59.00
LG E1951T-BN 18.5" LED 5ms DVI-D D-Sub $99.00 $18.00 $198.00
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Refresh $64.00 $5.82 $64.00
Seasonic 1050W 80Plus Gold Full Modular $285.00 $25.91 $285.00
Intel Core i7 2700K Processor LGA1155 3.5GHz CPU $330.00 $30.00 $330.00
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H40 Hydro CPU Cooler $75.00 $6.82 $75.00
Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache $135.00 $24.55 $270.00
Asrock Z77 PRO4 Z77/4 x DDR3/1 x PCI-E3.0/4 x SATA3/4 x USB3.0/HDMI/D- $136.00 $12.36 $136.00
Total $203.23 $2235.50

kinda blew my budget, but, who cares. i need 2 video cards anyway
 
Product Quantity Price Gst Total
CoolerMaster 600W Extreme Power Plus (ATX) $69.00 $6.27 $69.00 (for my mate)
Logitech G9X Laser Gaming Mouse USB $79.00 $7.18 $79.00
Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 2DVI/HDMI $199.00 $18.09 $199.00 (for my mate)
Gigabyte GF GTX 570 OC PCI-E 2.0 1280MB DDR5 2x Dual-Link DVI 1x mini $339.00 $61.64 $678.00
Thermaltake eSports Shock One Gaming Headset $85.00 $7.73 $85.00
OCZ Agility 3 60G SATA3 SSD $92.00 $8.36 $92.00
CoolerMaster RC-932-KKN5-GP HAF Advanced Black Case USB3.0 $168.50 $15.32 $168.50
Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHz) DD $59.00 $10.73 $118.00
LG E1951T-BN 18.5" LED 5ms DVI-D D-Sub $99.00 $36.00 $396.00
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Refresh $64.00 $5.82 $64.00
Seasonic 1050W 80Plus Gold Full Modular $285.00 $25.91 $285.00
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H40 Hydro CPU Cooler $75.00 $6.82 $75.00
Intel CORE i7 3820/3.60GHz/10MB CACHE/LGA2011/4CORES/NO FAN $299.00 $27.18 $299.00
Intel DX79SI, ATX, LGA2011, X79, 8x DDR3, 2x PCIe x16 Gen 2, CrossFire $323.00 $29.36 $323.00
Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache $135.00 $24.55 $270.00
Total $290.95 $3200.50
 
corey107 said:
give me a good psu and cooler then that are around the same price, also i am only buying from Umart and gocomp in Milton cause they are easily accessible to me.
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Ha, that my local store ;)

That Coolermaster Hyper V8 is an overpriced an underperforming piece of..... Anway, you get the idea. Likewise that Corsair Hydro is one rotten cooler. The only Hydro worth its beans performance wise is the H100, and it has reliabillity issues. Picking mine up from RMA'ing from UMart tonight.

For the CPU cooler look at the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO

For the power supply look at either SilverStone ST60F-P 600W or the Antec EarthWatts 650W, Unfortunately with us in Australia and all, we just can't get quality power supplies cheap, out of those two I'd go with the Silverstone.

Also, if you want top quality audio in games may I suggest the Turtle Beach DSS2 and combine it with a Turtle Beach P11 headset? Easily the best sound quality I've heard in my life, though the DSS2 made an even bigger difference than the headset did.

That gaming mouse is a bit of a ripoff. the Coolermaster Storm Spawn is an excellent gaming mouse, use it myself. Also, save your money and just get a regular keyboard. It makes little difference what you use in games.

Anyways, if you want to talk re component choice, PM me and I'll give you a phone call.
 
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corey107 said:
Product Quantity Price Gst Total

CoolerMaster 600W Extreme Power Plus (ATX) $69.00 $6.27 $69.00 (for my mate)

Logitech G9X Laser Gaming Mouse USB $79.00 $7.18 $79.00

Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 2DVI/HDMI $199.00 $18.09 $199.00 (for my mate)

Gigabyte GF GTX 570 OC PCI-E 2.0 1280MB DDR5 2x Dual-Link DVI 1x mini $339.00 $61.64 $678.00

Thermaltake eSports Shock One Gaming Headset $85.00 $7.73 $85.00
OCZ Agility 3 60G SATA3 SSD $92.00 $8.36 $92.00

CoolerMaster RC-932-KKN5-GP HAF Advanced Black Case USB3.0 $168.50 $15.32 $168.50

Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHz) DD $59.00 $10.73 $118.00

LG E1951T-BN 18.5" LED 5ms DVI-D D-Sub $99.00 $36.00 $396.00

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Refresh $64.00 $5.82 $64.00

Seasonic 1050W 80Plus Gold Full Modular $285.00 $25.91 $285.00

Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H40 Hydro CPU Cooler $75.00 $6.82 $75.00

Intel CORE i7 3820/3.60GHz/10MB CACHE/LGA2011/4CORES/NO FAN $299.00 $27.18 $299.00

Intel DX79SI, ATX, LGA2011, X79, 8x DDR3, 2x PCIe x16 Gen 2, CrossFire $323.00 $29.36 $323.00

Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache $135.00 $24.55 $270.00

Total $290.95 $3200.50
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sorry i never got back to you about a basket but how comes you have changed your basket? the 3820 isn't as good for gaming as the 2500/6000/700k. There is no need + the mobo is ALOT more expensive. You will get better gaming performance and overclock if you just go for the 500k. ( unless you really need hyperthreading for something, then for for the 600k)

Also screw the 570's sli. Go with a 7970 for about $100 less. they are decreasing in price due to the 680 and it will munch up anything on max. Not to mention you can do Xfire later which aparently scales alot better than SLI nowadays!

This is more what the basket should look like!

CPU Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU - $225.00

CPU COOLER Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w Transparent 12cm - $39.00

RAM Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $57.50

MOBO Asus P8Z77-V P8Z77-V.Z77 4xDDR3 3xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB3.0 RAID DSP H: - $225.00

Primary HDD Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD - $148.50

Secondary HDD Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache - $104.00

GFX CARD Sapphire ATI HD7970 3GB GDDR5 2MDP/HDMI - $579.00

PSU SilverStone ST60F-P 600W PSU 80+ - $108.00

CASE CoolerMaster RC-932-KKN5-GP HAF Advanced Black Case USB3.0 - $168.50

DVD drive Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA $19.00

$153.82 $1692.00

( duno about the other peripherals but in relations to the comp itself your money would be much better spent on getting a better/ bigger SSD / a decent GPU that you can SLI/ Xfire later when you have more cash)
 
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^^^ Some good advice right there. Only thing I don't agree on is the case choice though in the end that personal preference.
 
mjw21a said:
^^^ Some good advice right there. Only thing I don't agree on is the case choice though in the end that personal preference.
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i just added the one he put in ( wasnt my choice :p) i would say fork out the extra cash and go for the corsair 800d, but tbh i have it and one thing ive noticed is the locking mechanisms for the drive bays are rubbish and break very easily!
 
Lol, I love minimalist design although I'm only interested in mid towers.

Personally my choice when I got my current case was be between:

1. Silverstone TJ04-E w/ side window - $165
2. Lian Li Lancool PC-K9WXBlack - $117
3. Lian Li PC-9FB - $165
4. Corsair 650D w/ Window - $208

Those were what I chose from for my current case, though I much preferred the styling choices and feature set of the Silverstone case, hence the reason I went with it. Besides, I've an electric screwdriver so tooless doesn't mean much to me.... It's a power tool of some sort so I enjoy using it ;)

My current case is the first I've ever had with a side window, and I've found you can install a few CFL's in there and it still doesn't ruin the understated design. Rather it balances things out a big. I've a nice red glowy interior now ;)
 
xander89 said:
sorry i never got back to you about a basket but how comes you have changed your basket? the 3820 isn't as good for gaming as the 2500/6000/700k. There is no need + the mobo is ALOT more expensive. You will get better gaming performance and overclock if you just go for the 500k. ( unless you really need hyperthreading for something, then for for the 600k)

Also screw the 570's sli. Go with a 7970 for about $100 less. they are decreasing in price due to the 680 and it will munch up anything on max. Not to mention you can do Xfire later which aparently scales alot better than SLI nowadays!

This is more what the basket should look like!

CPU Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 3.3GHz CPU - $225.00

CPU COOLER Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w Transparent 12cm - $39.00

RAM Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $57.50

MOBO Asus P8Z77-V P8Z77-V.Z77 4xDDR3 3xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB3.0 RAID DSP H: - $225.00

Primary HDD Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD - $148.50

Secondary HDD Seagate SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache - $104.00

GFX CARD Sapphire ATI HD7970 3GB GDDR5 2MDP/HDMI - $579.00

PSU SilverStone ST60F-P 600W PSU 80+ - $108.00

CASE CoolerMaster RC-932-KKN5-GP HAF Advanced Black Case USB3.0 - $168.50

DVD drive Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA $19.00

$153.82 $1692.00

( duno about the other peripherals but in relations to the comp itself your money would be much better spent on getting a better/ bigger SSD / a decent GPU that you can SLI/ Xfire later when you have more cash)
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ok, i need 2 video cards (nvidia) i need to go socket 2011, I need a water cooler, i need at least 4Tb hdd + 120gb ssd. basically i need it to be what i had before. but i still need what i said above.

Thanks Guys
 
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