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High End Budget System. <$800 Australian.

MBd - EP41T- UD3L
RAM - 2GB 1600 PATRIOT SIGNATURE
HDD - 500GB + 320GB EXTERNAL
GPU - INNO3D 1GB 250 GTS
CPU - E7500
CSE - Thermaltake V3
MON - 20In


TOTAL - $746 Aus.

Anyone like?
 

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Seems alright, maybe replace the highish end RAM (1600) with some lower clock speed ram (1066 or 1333) instead and have it at 4GB
 

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get rid of the external drive and use it on something else (more ram, better cpu, an ssd perhaps?). also i prefer the 5750/5770 over the gts 250, it's only ~$30 more and far superior.
 

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CPU: AMD AM3 Athlon II X2 240 $65
Mobo: Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H $108
RAM: Kingston 2GB DDR3-1333 $62
HDD: Samsung F3 1tb $105
GPU: (On-board Radeon HD 4200)
Case&PSU: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition with 450W TT Litepower PSU $77
ODD: Sony-NEC Optiarc AD-7240S $39
OS: Windows 7 HP 64-bit $115

Total: $563

Could change mobo & GPU to your requirements, also 5770 > GTS 250, as said above.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 970 $376
Mobo: Asus Rampage Extreme Mk.II $500
RAM: Geil 4GB DDR3-1600 $170
HDD: 4x Samsung 500GB | 2x WD 1TB (All at Std SATA 3GB/S) $382 + $297
GPU: NV 8800GTS (Not worth much anymore LOL) $80?
Case: Antec Nine Hundred (First Generation) (Not sold, 2nd Gen: $152)
PSU: BFG Tech ES-1000 (1000w) $217
ODD: Plextor PX-755SA $100
OS: Windows 7 (Ultim.) / Arch Linux / OSX 10.6 (Retail) $391 + $0 + $29

$2,694 rig. meh.

Prices are CURRENT with an exception to those no longer being sold.
 

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CPU: Intel Core i7 970 $376
Mobo: Asus Rampage Extreme Mk.II $500
RAM: Geil 4GB DDR3-1600 $170
HDD: 4x Samsung 500GB | 2x WD 1TB (All at Std SATA 3GB/S) $382 + $297
GPU: NV 8800GTS (Not worth much anymore LOL) $80?
Case: Antec Nine Hundred (First Generation) (Not sold, 2nd Gen: $152)
PSU: BFG Tech ES-1000 (1000w) $217
ODD: Plextor PX-755SA $100
OS: Windows 7 (Ultim.) / Arch Linux / OSX 10.6 (Retail) $391 + $0 + $29

$2,694 rig. meh.

Prices are CURRENT with an exception to those no longer being sold.
thats not less than 800AUD
 

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CPU: Intel Core i7 970 $376
Mobo: Asus Rampage Extreme Mk.II $500
RAM: Geil 4GB DDR3-1600 $170
HDD: 4x Samsung 500GB | 2x WD 1TB (All at Std SATA 3GB/S) $382 + $297
GPU: NV 8800GTS (Not worth much anymore LOL) $80?
Case: Antec Nine Hundred (First Generation) (Not sold, 2nd Gen: $152)
PSU: BFG Tech ES-1000 (1000w) $217
ODD: Plextor PX-755SA $100
OS: Windows 7 (Ultim.) / Arch Linux / OSX 10.6 (Retail) $391 + $0 + $29

$2,694 rig. meh.

Prices are CURRENT with an exception to those no longer being sold.
This is not a post YOUR machine thread...

and just putting it out there, that that's a POORLY designed computer. i7 970 is a waste of money... either an 860 or a 920 overclocked are the only 2 worth buying. If you're running 4GB of RAM you're doin' it wrong because a 900 series i7 has a triple channel memory controller (3,6,9,12... ya' know, multiples of 3)... if you're running the 4x500GBs in RAID5 or RAID0+1 that's acceptable, and the 2x1TBs in RAID0 or 1 that's acceptable...

This system is SERIOUSLY bottlenecked by its HDDs (no SSD) and it's GPU...

And this system most DEFINATELY does not need a 1000w PSU... particularly what is essentially a cheap and nasty one...

and unless you need it's advanced features like bitlocker, Win7 Ultimate is a MASSIVE waste of Cash...
 

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This is not a post YOUR machine thread...

and just putting it out there, that that's a POORLY designed computer. i7 970 is a waste of money... either an 860 or a 920 overclocked are the only 2 worth buying. If you're running 4GB of RAM you're doin' it wrong because a 900 series i7 has a triple channel memory controller (3,6,9,12... ya' know, multiples of 3)... if you're running the 4x500GBs in RAID5 or RAID0+1 that's acceptable, and the 2x1TBs in RAID0 or 1 that's acceptable...

This system is SERIOUSLY bottlenecked by its HDDs (no SSD) and it's GPU...

And this system most DEFINATELY does not need a 1000w PSU... particularly what is essentially a cheap and nasty one...

and unless you need it's advanced features like bitlocker, Win7 Ultimate is a MASSIVE waste of Cash...
I'd concur with you if I had to buy this gear, but I got most of it for free so I'm not too concerned about it :p
 

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Bought it for $750 give or take. Only problem i have is the 2GB 1033 RAM, Def needs the extra 2GB lol.


But hey, it plays ME on 1900x800 with Ultra High and thats all i wanted.
 

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CPU: AMD FANBOY X4 955 BE @ 3.2 Ghz Stock
Vid : HD4870 512mb =p @ 750;900 stock
Mobo : Gigabyte MA-770-S3
RAM : 4GB DDR2 800mhz
HDD : 2x 320gb @ 7200rpm.
PSU: CyberSport 650W
Case : NZXT Apollo Silver
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate.
Cooling : AIR!!!
Yes, and my E-cawk is atleast 20 inches long.
 

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CPU: AMD FANBOY X4 955 BE @ 3.2 Ghz Stock
Vid : HD4870 512mb =p @ 750;900 stock
Mobo : Gigabyte MA-770-S3
RAM : 4GB DDR2 800mhz
HDD : 2x 320gb @ 7200rpm.
PSU: CyberSport 650W
Case : NZXT Apollo Silver
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate.
Cooling : AIR!!!
Pent D dual core-2.9GHz
EP45 UDLT3
2GB 1333 DDR3 RAM
320GB, 500GB HDD's
750 Titan Gaming PSU
Generic glowy case.
3 Fan custom cooling (In other words, i tore apart a laptop cooler)
OS-Win Ult.
 

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