buying new PC,need help choosing parts.

DCWarhound

DCWarhound

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Hey :)

Budget is between 9k and 11k.

I need the best PC possible for that money,planning to upgrade it each month but need a good PC for that budget to start with.


thanks
DCBloodHound
 
basically to get a foothold.i need a balanced rig that will hold thru a few years.problem is i don't know the newest hardware that's out or where the best prices might be in my local area so might upgrade a few things like graphics card etc after the PC is build.
 
Well if you are upgrading parts each month the things you want to be upgrading are going to be the cheaper things.
Do you need a monitor and new version of Windows?
So things you should go big on now would be
case
cpu
motherboard
psu
gpu
Ram, optical drives and hdd can be cheap unless you want to spend big bucks on it but that is not advisable at first as it isn't really necessary.
 
Intel Core i7 990X Overclocked GTX 580 3Way SLI Extreme Gaming Desktop
PC Case: Lian-Li PC-A77F Aluminum Case [ + R1,799.00 ]
Power Supply: Antec High Current Pro 1200W 80+ Gold Modular PSU - Included
Processor: Intel Core i7-990X Overclocked to 4.0GHz Per Core Extreme CPU - Included
Heatsink & CPU Fan: Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - Included
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Motherboard - Included
Memory: 24GB DDR3 1600MHz Gaming RAM with Heat Spreader [ + R1,999.00 ]
PCI-E Graphics: 3 x NVIDIA GTX 580 1.5GB (3x384bit) DDR5 DX11 Cards In SLI - Included
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Hdav1.3 Deluxe Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card [ + R2,249.00 ]
Primary Hard Drive: 2 x Corsair Force 3 240GB r: 550mb/s w: 510mb/s SSD [ + R8,199.00 ]
Secondary Hard Drive: 6 x 1TB Seagate 7200rmp Hard Drives [ + R2,499.00 ]
Main Optical Drive: LG 10X BLU-RAY, DVD±R/±RW Writer - Included
Secondary Optical Drive: 2 x 24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer [ + R199.00 ]
External Hard Drive: Not Included
Memory Card Reader: Not Included
Dial-Up Modem: Not Included
Network Adapter: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card - Included
Bluetooth: Not Included
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry LXE Touch Screen Fan Controller [ + R549.00 ]
Case Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Case Lighting - Blue [ + R199.00 ]
TV Tuner: Not Included
Fire Wire: Not Included
LCD Monitor: Samsung S23A350HS LED 23" Full HD Widescreen HDMI Monitor [ + R2,499.00 ]
Keyboard & Mouse Combo: Not Included
Keyboard: Not Included
Mouse: Not Included
Headset: Not Included
Speakers: Not Included
All-in-One-Printers: Not Included
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-Bit [ + R799.00 ]
Antivirus & Security Software: Not Included
Multimedia Software: Nero Essentials - Included
Office Software: OpenOffice - Included
Warranty: 2 Years Return To Base (1st yr. Parts & Labour, 2nd yr. Labour only) - Included

R 65,614.00
 
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lol,thats way over budget :eek:

i was thinking

AMD Phenomâ„¢II X6 1075T (6 x 3.0GHz) Six-Core CPU
AMD 880G Chipset Black Series DDR3 Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB DDR5 Overclocked Card
4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Seagate 1TB SATA3 7200rpm Hard Drive
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer
Antec TruePower TP-750 Blue 750W 80+ Modular Gaming Power Supply
ANTEC LanBoyAir Modular Gaming Case
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket
Integrated 8 Channel HD Sound Card
Gigabit Integrated Ethernet (LAN) Card - Broadband Ready
LCD and OS Optional
6 x USB Ports and 1 x External SATA (ESATA) Port
6 x Serial ATAII (SATA) 3.0Gb/s devices

R 9,098.00
 
DCBloodHound said:
lol,thats way over budget :eek:

i was thinking

AMD Phenomâ„¢II X6 1075T (6 x 3.0GHz) Six-Core CPU
AMD 880G Chipset Black Series DDR3 Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB DDR5 Overclocked Card
4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Seagate 1TB SATA3 7200rpm Hard Drive
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer
Antec TruePower TP-750 Blue 750W 80+ Modular Gaming Power Supply
ANTEC LanBoyAir Modular Gaming Case
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket
Integrated 8 Channel HD Sound Card
Gigabit Integrated Ethernet (LAN) Card - Broadband Ready
LCD and OS Optional
6 x USB Ports and 1 x External SATA (ESATA) Port
6 x Serial ATAII (SATA) 3.0Gb/s devices

R 9,098.00
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ignore him he's just spamming

not a bad price for such a setup but just remember amd is bringing out new tech soon so to be foolproof i would rather suggest going for an i5 or i7 sandybridge cpu and mobo ! I also have amd systems at home 2 quad cores and i can guarantee you the k10 architecture is starting to fall behind at present
 
DCBloodHound said:
lol,thats way over budget :eek:

i was thinking

AMD Phenomâ„¢II X6 1075T (6 x 3.0GHz) Six-Core CPU
AMD 880G Chipset Black Series DDR3 Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB DDR5 Overclocked Card
4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Seagate 1TB SATA3 7200rpm Hard Drive
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer
Antec TruePower TP-750 Blue 750W 80+ Modular Gaming Power Supply
ANTEC LanBoyAir Modular Gaming Case
4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket
Integrated 8 Channel HD Sound Card
Gigabit Integrated Ethernet (LAN) Card - Broadband Ready
LCD and OS Optional
6 x USB Ports and 1 x External SATA (ESATA) Port
6 x Serial ATAII (SATA) 3.0Gb/s devices

R 9,098.00
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I would say rather get
i7 2600K + decent motherboard (What have you chosen for the AMD ?)
4GB DDR3 so long since you upgrading again soon
The 560 Ti 1GB is nice as well
 
I'd go with :

Gigabyte Z68X-UD4
i7 2600k
8gb Matched kit of Kingston Hyper X Blu Genesis (2 x 4gb)
Gigabyte 560 TI
Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced (or any case really that tickles your fancy)
Raidmax 730w Modular PSU

Maybe an SSD if you can afford it.
 
Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4GHz, 8M Cache, 8x Cores) Overclocked to 4.6GHz Per Core CPU
ASUS P8P67 Pro (B3) P67 LGA 1155 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Motherboard
NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti Overclocked Edition 1GB 256bit DDR5 DX11 Graphics Card
8GB DDR3 1600MHz High Performance Gaming RAM With Heat Spreader
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA3 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Antec TruePower TP-750 Blue 750W 80+ Modular Gaming Power Supply
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator 6 Heatpipe with 140mm/120mm Dual SSO Bearing Fans CPU Cooler
NZXT Phantom Professional Gaming Case
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer
Integrated 8 CH High Defination Sound Card
Integrated Gigabit LAN Card

total:R 12,899.00
 
how does the i72600k preform VS one of the i7 9x0 cpu?

also looking at parts and it's either 2600 or 9x0 since prince difference is not that much...
 
Yes really difficult to give advice when there's nothing to start off with. I would not get a phenom atm. AMD doesn't change their mobos that often so if you are planning on doing upgrades over time rather start with something like an AM3+ mobo and DDR3 ram. I think all the newer ones supports Bulldozer when it comes out but just make sure.

What do you have now?
 
Going intel and nvidia route:

cpu: Intel Core i7 950 CPU - 2396.00

mb: ASUS P6T SE X58 Motherboard- 2121.00

ram: Corsair XMS3 6GB DDR3-1600 Kit (3x2GB) - CL9 XMP - 735.00

psu: eXtreme Power Plus 700W - 735.00

gpu: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB FPB - 2466

Total:8466.00


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If you haven't already, send your compnents list to rebeltech, they will do you the best price on earth. [email protected] or browse their site yourself if ya have the time. Id recommend starting with just 4gb RAM as you can always throw in another stick or two if you want later on. Spend big on mobo and CPU. And don't get a cheapy psu. Rather get a smaller watt quality psu. I had an ocz psu that rocked my world. Now I have a raidmax that doesn't. It's alright and does the job I suppose. But I'd love to have that ocz back :)

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