Best gaming PC for under R16.5k

[Ghost02]

Also whats the difference between a normal 4870 and a 4870 toxic?

 

[The Joker]

As far as I know the toxic edition features a vapor X cooler.
A pic to show you how it looks:

 

[Ghost02]

So its not pre-OC'd or anything?

 

[The Joker]

Here you go mate:
http://pcwizkid.blogspot.com/2009/01/sapphire-hd-4870-1gb.html

•Advanced Vapour-X Cooling system uses Sapphire's Vapor Chamber Technology
•Thermally controlled 90mm Fan

•Overclocked from the factory - Core Clock: 780 MHz, Memory Clock: 1000 MHz, 4.0Gbps
•Uses the 2nd generation 55nm RV770XT chip
•GDDR5 memory/ 256-bit memory interface

•DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1 support

•Shader Model 4.1 support
•24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
•ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
•Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
•PCI Express® 2.0 support
•Dynamic geometry acceleration
•Game physics processing capability
•ATI Avivo™HD video support and Unified Video Decoder 2 for Blu-ray™ and HD VideoBuilt-in HDMI with 7.1 surround sound supportOn-chip HDCP
•ATI PowerPlay™ technology

 

[SharkBait]

Hey Ghost pops!!

Im gonna go a dif route.

CPU:Amd AM2+ Phenom 2 x4, Quad-core 940 ( 3.0Ghz ) Black Edition
http://www.prophecy.co.za/phenom-quadcore-30ghz-black-edition-p-32981.html
R3424

MOBO:Asus M4A79 Deluxe AMD 790FX Chipset
http://www.landmarkpc.co.za/store/asus-m4a79-deluxe-790fx-chipset-p-2568.html
R3038

RAM: OCZ DDR2-1066 Reaper Heat-Pipe HS 4GB (2x2GB) Kit - CL5
http://www.prophecy.co.za/ddr21066-reaper-heatpipe-2x2gb-p-33342.html
R1558

GRAPHICS CARD:HD 4870 1GB Toxic GDDR5 PCI-E DVI-I / TVO
http://www.pcint.co.za/components.php
R3448

CASE:COOLERMASTER AMMO 533, ATX CHASSIS without PSU, Carry-Handle, BLA
http://www.prophecy.co.za/coolermaster-ammo-chassis-without-carryhandle-p-22547.html
R903

POWER SUPPLY:Thermaltake ToughPower 700Watt - ATX 12V 2.2, EPS 12V Version, S
http://www.prophecy.co.za/thermaltake-toughpower-700watt-version-p-21926.html
R1558

HARD DRIVES:1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate)
http://www.pcint.co.za/components.php
R1353

DVD WRITER: DVD Writer 22/12x DL (SAMSUNG) SATA
http://www.pcint.co.za/components.php
R257

TOTAL: R15 528.42 inc vat

This is a pretty decent spec, but it does need a better looking case.

 

[The Joker]

LOL
What is it with you guys and the case???

 

[Ghost02]

Great, now the 4890 has to be released...

 

[The Joker]

I'll post the intel rig later..Your gonna be surprised by it.

 

[Ghost02]

I'll post the intel rig later..Your gonna be surprised by it.

Pleasantly or disappointingly ?

 

[The Joker]

ATi Radeon HD 4890 Specs: (RV790)

• Core Clock: 850MHz
• Process: 55nm
• Memory Capacity: 1024MB
• Memory Clock: 3900MHz (975MHz X 4)
• Memory Type: GDDR5
• Memory Interface: 256-bit
• Unified Stream Processors: 800
• Texture Units: 40
• Render back-ends: 16
• Standard DirectX Version: 10.1
• Video Playback Technology: Avivo HD (UVD2)
• Interface: PCI-Express 2.0 (Backward Compatible)
• Power Connector(s): Two 6-Pin PCI-E Connectors
• MSRP: $249USD | StaticICE Pricing
• Thermal Design Power (TDP): Unknown

Pleasently..lol!!

 

[Ghost02]

Well I have to buy my system somewhere between 1 and 15 April

 

[The Joker]

Here is the intel setup!!

CPU: Core I-7 2.6Ghz LGA 1366(1600FSB 8MB)
http://www.pcinternational.co.za/components.php
R 3646.86

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R socket LGA-1366 motherboard
http://www.prophecy.co.za/gigabyte-gax58ud3r-socket-lga1366-motherboard-p-33671.html
R3247.70

RAM:Mushkin EM 998585 DDR3-10666 (1333MHz) 6GB (3x 2048 MB) Kit
http://www.prophecy.co.za/mushkin-998585-ddr310666-1333mhz-2048-p-33624.html
R1607.49

GRAPHICS CARD:Geforce GTX 260 576Mhz 896MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDMI-XFX
http://www.pcinternational.co.za/components.php
R3551

POWER SUPPLY:Thermaltake ToughPower 650Watt - ATX 12V 2.2, EPS 12V Version, S
http://www.prophecy.co.za/thermaltake-toughpower-650watt-version-p-21925.html
R1428.26

HARD DRIVE:1TB-7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA II (Seagate)
http://www.pcinternational.co.za/components.php
R1353.18

CASE:COOLERMASTER CM 690, ATX CHASSIS, BLACK
http://www.prophecy.co.za/coolermaster-chassis-without-black-p-23301.html
R968.20

DVD WRITER:LG GH22LS10 , 22x , Lightscribe , Sata
http://www.prophecy.co.za/gh22ls10-lightscribe-sata-blackbeige-bezel-p-25540.html
R340.50

TOTAL:R16 143.19 INC VAT.

 

[The Joker]

I made you another thread where you can see the 2 rigs.