claor
Member
+39|6869|Australia
k well I'm  gonna order a new custom PC  within the next month and i want to get best bang for my buck.
i can afford about $2500 Australian or about $1700 American..... MAX.  i want  Intel core duos but  with the bits i want it would cost 200 Aussie bucks more and i cant afford it seeing as i am having trouble finding a decent SLI motherboard for them.

here is what i am looking at.
Case.
THERMALTAKE Kandalf Full Tower Case w/430W PSU Black VA9000BWS

Motherboard.
MSI K9N SLI PLATINUM nForce 570 SLI, AM2, HT2000, Dual DDR2-533/ 667/ 800, 2x PCIE, SATAII RAID

CPU.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core Processor, Socket AM2, 2.2Ghz 512KB Cache per core   

Memory.
G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK 2GB Kit (2x1GB), PC2-6400 (800mhz),
4-4-4-12

Video card.
Inno3D Geforce 7600GT 256MB 128bit DDR3, SLI, VIVO, Dual DVI, PCIE, 560MHz  (SLI READY)

CD drive.
LG GSA-H10NBBK 16+- DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER BLACK

Monitor.
LG L194WT 19" Widescreen LCD, Silver, 5ms   

Speakers.
LOGITECH X-530 SPEAKERS 

Keyboard/mouse.
MICROSOFT BASIC BLACK VALUE PACK PS/2 OEM 

Hard disk.
SAMSUNG 300GB SATA II HDD 7200RPM, 8MB, HD300LJ

1. Can you guys and girls please, please help me improve it but keeep it within the price budget.

2. if anyone knows of a good SLI intel mobo that has a 1066MHz fsb and supports DDR2 800Mhz cas 4 ram
and SATA 2 connection  for around the $200 aus ($142 ish American) i would greatly appreciate it

please help me , i don't want to spend 2500 on a PC and have crappy parts. ANY help is greatly appreciated. thanks guys.
Mongoose
That 70's guy
+156|6985|Sydney, in 1978
why dont you steal a supercomputer from you government? worked well for me. and ive been using this computer now for over 6 years without an upgrade
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|7170
Core 2 duo. That's all I'm gonna say.
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claor
Member
+39|6869|Australia
welll how could i change the parts so that i can get a core2 duo 6400 for around the same prics
CommieChipmunk
Member
+488|7024|Portland, OR, USA
alright, this totals $ $1,365.93 american but there are some rebates if you purchase soon. Also keep in mind that i didnt find you a cd drive, hard drive, monitor or keyboard

But...

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115003

Motherboard:  No intel conroe SLI setup that i know of yet, correct me if i'm wrong
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128018


Case: I just chose the tsunami because it's a good one and relatively priced...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811133132

Video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130066

Sound card: I highly recommend this card..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6829102188


Memory: Very good memory, i love it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220144

Cd drive, hard drive, mouse, key board, all up to you though i do recommend a logitech G5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6826104191

Speakers: I've had them for probably about a year and a half, i love them..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6836116153

Monitor: I would recommend a samsung 204b they do run $350ish so it would put you over your limit a little

Edit: fixed link on the motherboard

Last edited by CommieChipmunk (2006-11-17 22:38:15)

claor
Member
+39|6869|Australia
i think the parts are more expensive in aussie though, and the motherbored link is the cpu lol. thanks though man i willll loook into it +1 for you Commiechipmunk.
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|7170
680i Nvidia chipset is SLI. One of the best boards out now.
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claor
Member
+39|6869|Australia
do you guys think i should just forget the SLI conroe mobo as i would then save like 150 bucks and be able to a core 2 duo 6400 rather then a AMD 4200 X 2 AM2?
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|7170

claor wrote:

do you guys think i should just forget the SLI conroe mobo as i would then save like 150 bucks and be able to a core 2 duo 6400 rather then a AMD 4200 X 2 AM2?
Yes, get a conroe, it will help later on.
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