View Full Version : Fries Needs a new PC, can you help with SPECS


Fries
01-07-08, 11:14 PM
Hi all, I need a new system REAL quick and dont want to spend the Earth.
I would like to spend between say $1100-1300? ish.

I dont need monitor
I have DVD burner, and spare DVD case.
Have mouse and Keyboard


Will NEED
Case
CPU
Motherboard
Power Supply
Ram
Graphics Card

Any ideas people have on the current specs would be great to hear.
Quad core vs Dual Core?

Do I need the following?
Sound Card?
Network Card?

Smiley
01-07-08, 11:21 PM
what id buy personally right now - from itestate.com.au

CPU - q6600 - $215
RAM - Desktop DDR2 Ram 4GB Kit (2x2048MB) PC6400 800MHz Corsair-Performance (T2X4069-64C5) 5-5-5-18 - $132
HDD - 3.5" HDD SATA-300 750GB 32MB Samsung (HD753LJ) - $110
VID CARD - Video Card PCI-e 4870 512MB HIS - $330

grumpy
02-07-08, 09:04 AM
Intel 8400 – 199
Asus P5Q-Pro – 165
4GB DDR2 Generic – 90
640 Western digital HDD – 100
2x ATI HD 4850 – 462
Corsair HX-620W – 149
Asus DVD-RW SATA – 30

allow for ~$40 postage, comes to about $1,285.