PC Stolen, need help replacing it

Jase said:
Is that going to be enough ram to run windows 7 (and all my fav. online games)?
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lol... Yep. I use 2GBs - haven't bought more because I plan to get a rig similar to the one I suggested to you, in a few months, which supports DDR3 RAM, so haven't really been able to convince myself to fork out money for another 2GBs.

You will notice longer load times in games that use large amounts of memory at high settings like (off the top of my head) GTA IV, EverQuest II and Dawn of War II, but other than those three, I haven't noticed an impact.

So yes, 2GBs of RAM will be enough, and as I said, you can always add more later :)

The Super Talent brand is the cheapest I was able to find. If you are willing to fork out a bit more, I'd rather suggest you grab: Corsair XMS3 DHX Technology Memory - DDR3-1333MHz - 2GB Kit (2 x 1GB) for R696 since it's just a more "known" brand. But the way I see it, it'll perform the same, it'll work the same and should you experience problems, there's a warranty, so it won't really make a difference. And, again, you can always wait until later to replace or upgrade the RAM as you see fit :p
 
Club 3D Radeon HD 4890 1GB R1956.38 (inc VAT) GPU
SAMSUNG 2494HS LCD - 23.6" Wide R2337.98 (inc VAT) MONITOR
Intel lga1156 i5 750 R2193.72 (inc VAT) CPU
ASUS P7P55D LE R1706.37 (inc VAT) MOBO
Mushkin XP-998680 DDR3-1600 3x1024MB (3GB) R884.14 (inc VAT) RAM
Vantec ION 2 620 Watt Power Supply R778.46 (inc VAT) PSU
seagate barracuda 7200.9 160gb, R401.58 (inc VAT) HDD

Sub-Total: R10258.63
 
SouthSideKing said:
Club 3D Radeon HD 4890 1GB R1956.38 (inc VAT) GPU
SAMSUNG 2494HS LCD - 23.6" Wide R2337.98 (inc VAT) MONITOR
Intel lga1156 i5 750 R2193.72 (inc VAT) CPU
ASUS P7P55D LE R1706.37 (inc VAT) MOBO
Mushkin XP-998680 DDR3-1600 3x1024MB (3GB) R884.14 (inc VAT) RAM
Vantec ION 2 620 Watt Power Supply R778.46 (inc VAT) PSU
seagate barracuda 7200.9 160gb, R401.58 (inc VAT) HDD

Sub-Total: R10258.63
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That looks pretty solid.
 
SouthSideKing said:
Club 3D Radeon HD 4890 1GB R1956.38 (inc VAT) GPU
SAMSUNG 2494HS LCD - 23.6" Wide R2337.98 (inc VAT) MONITOR
Intel lga1156 i5 750 R2193.72 (inc VAT) CPU
ASUS P7P55D LE R1706.37 (inc VAT) MOBO
Mushkin XP-998680 DDR3-1600 3x1024MB (3GB) R884.14 (inc VAT) RAM
Vantec ION 2 620 Watt Power Supply R778.46 (inc VAT) PSU
seagate barracuda 7200.9 160gb, R401.58 (inc VAT) HDD

Sub-Total: R10258.63
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I like. But, my immediate concerns are bolded.

The PSU. Firstly, assuming that this site is correct, idle usage of the HD4890 is 214W and load is 334W. Secondly, assuming that this site is correct, idle usage of the i5 750 is 142W and load is 218W. At idle, that's a combined wattage of 356W and at load that's already 552W, which leaves a meagre 68W for RAM, optical drives, board and hard drives. Also, I can't remember exactly, but I believe PSUs degrade at a rate of 10% or so of their total capacity per year? Something like that, at least.

650W is already cutting it close as is, which is why a 750W would be preferred, but going lower than 650... I wouldn't advise that at all :p

The hard drive... 160GB? That's waaaaaay too small!!! The price difference between a 160GB Seagate (R401) and a 500GB Seagate (R475) is a paltry R74. It's just not worth it to settle for less.

Otherwise, I like that setup a lot :p
 
Lycanthrope said:
I like. But, my immediate concerns are bolded.

The PSU. Firstly, assuming that this site is correct, idle usage of the HD4890 is 214W and load is 334W. Secondly, assuming that this site is correct, idle usage of the i5 750 is 142W and load is 218W. At idle, that's a combined wattage of 356W and at load that's already 552W, which leaves a meagre 68W for RAM, optical drives, board and hard drives. Also, I can't remember exactly, but I believe PSUs degrade at a rate of 10% or so of their total capacity per year? Something like that, at least.

650W is already cutting it close as is, which is why a 750W would be preferred, but going lower than 650... I wouldn't advise that at all :p

The hard drive... 160GB? That's waaaaaay too small!!! The price difference between a 160GB Seagate (R401) and a 500GB Seagate (R475) is a paltry R74. It's just not worth it to settle for less.

Otherwise, I like that setup a lot :p
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Agreed get the 500GB. As for the PSU's...the Vantec ones are pretty solid. That PSU will be fine. A good 550W will be sufficient nevermind a 650W. 750W is pure overkill TBH.

Read here for some insightful power usage stats:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/system-wattage.html
 
Lycanthrope said:
I like. But, my immediate concerns are bolded.

The PSU. Firstly, assuming that this site is correct, idle usage of the HD4890 is 214W and load is 334W. Secondly, assuming that this site is correct, idle usage of the i5 750 is 142W and load is 218W. At idle, that's a combined wattage of 356W and at load that's already 552W, which leaves a meagre 68W for RAM, optical drives, board and hard drives. Also, I can't remember exactly, but I believe PSUs degrade at a rate of 10% or so of their total capacity per year? Something like that, at least.

650W is already cutting it close as is, which is why a 750W would be preferred, but going lower than 650... I wouldn't advise that at all :p

The hard drive... 160GB? That's waaaaaay too small!!! The price difference between a 160GB Seagate (R401) and a 500GB Seagate (R475) is a paltry R74. It's just not worth it to settle for less.

Otherwise, I like that setup a lot :p
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I was thinking of that but also trying to keep his budget in mind...
Its hard to build a decent setup with a monitor that nice for 10k
 
Hehe, thanks for the all the input. If this was Star Wars, I'd have to call you all masters ..

Well the insurance companys outsourced IT cannot match most of these prices, whether AMD or Intel, so I have had to go with a Quad core on an Intel board, kept the HD 4890 and got a Samsung 2333SW+. All this x 3 systems nogal. One would have thought that spending 30k would give me some discount!
 
Hi my name is Jeff and i used to sell computers, but due to the market being over saturated with sellers, i have stopped but if i can help any of you guys i have accounts at a few of the computer suppliers in Midrand, so if you need to check prices just let me know.
Thanks Jeff...
 
jeffsa1 said:
Hi my name is Jeff and i used to sell computers, but due to the market being over saturated with sellers, i have stopped but if i can help any of you guys i have accounts at a few of the computer suppliers in Midrand, so if you need to check prices just let me know.
Thanks Jeff...
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cool stuff jeff. Where do you stay as I are situtated in PTA
 
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