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2006-12-15 22:13:50

#1

claor: Member; +39|6870|Australia

Hi everybody, i am gonna order and new computer for Xmas and i was wondering how i could cut cost or better yet make Improvements to the system for no extra cost.

this is what i am looking at:

Case:THERMALTAKE Soprano VB1400BWS Mid Tower w/ 400W PSU & Window Black

CPU:INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6400/ 2.13GHz/ 2MB CACHE/ 1066FSB/ LGA775

Hard drive:SAMSUNG 300GB SATA II HDD 7200RPM, 8MB, HD300LJ

RAM:Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D 2GB (2x XMS2 1GB) Twin2X PC-6400 DDR2 RAM

Motherboard:MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition Intel 975X, 1066/800/533MHz FSB, Dual DDR2, PCIE, ATX

videocard:HIS ATI Radeon X1950Pro 256MB 256bit GDDR3, VIVO, 2 x Dual Link DVI, TV Out, PCIE

OR HIS ATI Radeon X1950XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3, VIVO, 2 x Dual Link DVI, TV Out, PCIE

Moniter:BENQ FP92W 19" LCD Wide MONITOR, D-sub/ Dvi/ Silver/ Black 5ms

OK so any advice would be greatly appreciated, and a question the 1950XT is $100 Australian more is it worth it ?

thanks to anyone who give me advice
and i wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

2006-12-15 22:14:33

#2

Tushers: Noctwisaskfirtush; +224|7141|Some where huntin in Wisconsin

a+

2006-12-15 22:14:51

#3

_-_911_-_180891: Member; +540|6958|Shanghai, ethnicity=German

:d

2006-12-15 22:20:30

#4

Cubanpenguin: Member; +35|7134|Kingston, Canada

I think maybe you should also get a stripper......or maybe a jar of peanut butter and a basket full of gerbils.

2006-12-15 23:59:11

#5

claor: Member; +39|6870|Australia

so will this run bf2 and bf2142 oh high at a decent resolution, and is there anyways to improve without making it more expensive, or is there anything i can do to make it cheaper without compromising performance

2006-12-16 00:44:42

#6

Mr.Pieeater: Member; +116|7080|Cherry Pie

I would say that setup would be fine, but what level of resolution and what frame rate are you wanting? Also, how much are you spending on this?

You might want to rethink that case, I think I have seen it in person and it felt a little cheap. I have a Aspire X-dreamer case and it has really good quality and case fans as well. Check it out!

2006-12-16 00:51:44

#7

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober: mmmm...Toasty!; +91|7178|Oregon

soprano case sucks. it looks really cheap. besides that, decent.

2006-12-16 01:52:38

#8

claor: Member; +39|6870|Australia

ok thanks for the case tip i will give you +1 for that Mr.Pieeater .. i will be getting it for around $2500 australian. that includes speaker keyboard cd drive etc.

edit: res= 1440 X 990 or what ever the native res is for that screen.

Last edited by claor (2006-12-16 01:54:12)

2006-12-16 01:54:09

#9

Executiator: Member; +69|6877

list where ur getting the stuff and for how much and then we can tell you where to cut costs and corners

2006-12-16 01:56:52

#10

claor: Member; +39|6870|Australia

i will be getting it from a local store, custom built, it only ends up being Around $200 more expensive than on www.i-tech.com.au and the other on line Australian shops, that way if something stuffs up i don't have to spend money sending it back to the manufacture and stuff

2006-12-16 02:06:33

#11

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7040|England

claor wrote:
OK so any advice would be greatly appreciated, and a question the 1950XT is $100 Australian more is it worth it ?

TBH i would save the money and go for the 1900. There is no point splashing the cash on old technology when DX10 is here / around the corner.

Hope that helps.

2006-12-16 14:00:57

#12

Mr.Pieeater: Member; +116|7080|Cherry Pie

claor wrote:
ok thanks for the case tip i will give you +1 for that Mr.Pieeater .. i will be getting it for around $2500 australian. that includes speaker keyboard cd drive etc.

edit: res= 1440 X 990 or what ever the native res is for that screen.

Yeah, you'll be able to get a pretty decent frame rate on that system if its at that resolution. You can check out my setup at the bottom of my sig. I get about 45 to 60 fps @ 1600x1200 on medium. Honestly you really don't need to run the game on high, it doesn't make that much of a difference.

2006-12-16 15:57:58

#13

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7005|UK

=Karma-Kills= wrote:
claor wrote:
OK so any advice would be greatly appreciated, and a question the 1950XT is $100 Australian more is it worth it ?
TBH i would save the money and go for the 1900. There is no point splashing the cash on old technology when DX10 is here / around the corner.

Hope that helps.

He's right ^^^^. As dx10 is out (although ATI havent released theres) theres no sense splashing the cash on a card that will be OLD old tech in a year. Component's always get replaced but right now is possibly the worst time to buy a new pc, with all the hardware/software changes going on at the moment. Again, that happens pretty constantly, however its a pretty major step 2006/2007 tech sooo I suggest you save, and wait till around late summer for a cheaper DX10 card. No idea what ATI plan to call there actual card's (think the code name is R600) but let's say they stick to this chronolgical order, get yourself a 2650 . IF they call it that, whatever, mid range ATI Dx10 card in the summer.

If you buy that 1900/1950, I would bet your going to be livid when it becomes uncompatible with the dx10 only games.

Martyn

2006-12-17 05:02:15

#14

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6949|N. Ireland

any idea what the timings are on that RAM? I'm pretty sure they are 4-4-4-12 but just check.

2006-12-17 05:09:53

#15

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober: mmmm...Toasty!; +91|7178|Oregon

yes, it is 4-4-4-12. its the RAM i have currently.

2006-12-17 14:38:39

#16

claor: Member; +39|6870|Australia

yep timings are 4-4-4-12

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