Buying a New Computer
October 13th, 2019
$275
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400/3.0GHz/6MB Cache/1333 FSB/LGA775
$325.60
Gigabyte GA-EP45-Extreme Intel Mianboard
$55
2GB Team Elite DDR2 RAM
$211.20
ASUS EN9600GT 1GB DDR3 PCIE 2.0
$203.50
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 32MB SATA 3Gbs
$32
Pioneer DVR-216 SATA DVD Re-Writer 20x
$134.20
Thermaltake M9 Midi Tower 430W
Total Cost: $1236.50
Thankyou VERY much to anyone who can help me
Josiah
Sorry I don’t know much about the individual models. If you aren’t too sure it would be best to take a look at the system packages on offer over the internet then just buy the parts separate and put it together, that way you know it all works
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400/3.0GHz/6MB Cache/1333 FSB/LGA775
I suggest buy Q9550 it is quad core cpu
Here’s a better build for a bit less
Parts taken from itsdirect.com.au
Sorry I don't know much about the individual models. If you aren't too sure it would be best to take a look at the system packages on offer over the internet then just buy the parts separate and put it together, that way you know it all works
Yeah that’s more or less what I’ve done lol… thanks for the input though
I suggest buy Q9550 it is quad core cpu
Yeah did have a look at that but was told that a Core 2 Duo was better for gaming. Can anyone confirm this?
And thank you very much to ^|^
Very helpful thanks
Josiah
u have cpu graphic and ram like my pc.
A Quad Core is not always faster than Core 2 Duo, Unless its a Core 2 Extreme.
I would also suggest using the ASUS P5Q motherboard that ^|^ suggesting since you’re also going to buy an ASUS graphic card. Other than that its a good build
P5Q is cheaper & has little vdroop if you overclock.
For most games it is the speed (higher ghz) that increases FPS – no advantage of a quad over dual for games.
However, quads are great for video conversion/editing.
4gb will help you more than a quad in gaming.
yea everything seems fine nice comp but i would suggest what said and go for the asus, they are good motherboars never had 1 problem!
Get the e8400 (make sure it is E0 or slb9j) & do this simple mod to make it 3.6ghz:
A Simple tweak to make fsb 1333 into 1600 on 45 nm http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=180818
Default is 333 x 9.
The purpose of this tweak is to make the mobo default at 400 x 9.
These tweaks or bsel mods do not work on gigabyte boards.
I would avoid Gigabyte motherboards, Asus are far better.
Ok so my computer died recently, and I'm about to buy a new one. My LCD, mouse, keyboard etc are all fine so realy it's just a new box. Did a bit of window shopping online and have picked out a few parts to put together. Just wondering if anyone can recommened if I need to change any of these parts due to compatibility issues, overpricing, outdated hardware, better option available etc. Its basically a budget gaming PC.
$275
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400/3.0GHz/6MB Cache/1333 FSB/LGA775
$325.60
Gigabyte GA-EP45-Extreme Intel Mianboard
$55
2GB Team Elite DDR2 RAM
$211.20
ASUS EN9600GT 1GB DDR3 PCIE 2.0
$203.50
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 32MB SATA 3Gbs
$32
Pioneer DVR-216 SATA DVD Re-Writer 20x
$134.20
Thermaltake M9 Midi Tower 430W
Total Cost: $1236.50
Thankyou VERY much to anyone who can help me Smile
Josiah
First off its great to build own pc’s. I think you get the most bang for your buck, I myself having built many pc’s even did 8 this year. For starters, your mboard is way overpriced. You can get a cheaper motherboard than 325. However if you plan to upgrade again the reason why you want to spend 325, then I suggest do some looking around for the mboard thats compatible with intel’s new i7 architecture line of processors that have a front side bus on the chip. These new processors are bad ass, and makes current quads and duos look like insects. You can save some on your processor by going to a quadcore 2.5. Also you need more memory than that. Who uses 2gb nowadays nway, and I assume your gonna be playing video games. So get either 4gb of ddr2 or 8gb of ddr2 or if you can afford go 4gb of ddr3 for maximum speed. In terms of your graphics card you might want to get one with gddr5 memory, that way you wont at least have to upgrade for a while. Choose ATI graphics cards. (My personal recommendation) NVIDIA’s are overpriced. Your choice of hard drive tells me that your thinking about storage. Well there are other things to consider, like speed and or having an extra one for backup. Before you buy your harddrives you have two options: one, make sure that your motherboard can support RAID 0, and then get two identical harddrives in make, size, and manufacturer for a RAID setup whcih will no doubt increase your booting times and loading times. If you dont want this route, then get two harddrives, a small one for the operating system, and another larger one for data storage. A good combination would be a 160gb and a 750gb. THat way you dont keep your data on the same drive as the OS.
and one more thing I agree with , get an asus board. gigabyte, msi, and the lot are not worth the hassles that come with them. if you dont know it already, one good site to shop on for all pc parts is www.newegg.com
The prices can’t get any lower
If you’ve looked more closely you can see that he’s living in Australia 🙂
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The P5Q’s can get to up to around 500FSB on their own no need for the BSEL mod
thanks for that pointer…oops a big oversight on my part…i didnt see his location….nevertheless i think he may want to consider all of his options
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The P5Q’s can get to up to around 500FSB on their own no need for the BSEL mod
Yeah I know and they have very little vdroop too. Thanks but the point was for a nonoverclocker that’s a quick and easy 3.6 or 3.8ghz depending if you get the e8400 or e8500…
Ok thanks very much again to everyone been very helpful much appreciated
Here’s my revised build:
$275 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400/3.0GHz/6MB Cache/1333 FSB/LGA775 $187.00
Asus P5Q Intel Mainboard – 4x DDR2 / 8x Sata Raid / 1x IDE / Gigabit Lan
$181.50
Seagate Barracuda ES2 500GB 7200RPM 32MB SATA 3Gbs (Enterprise Edition 2)
$32.00
Pioneer DVR-216 SATA DVD Re-Writer (20x – Black)
$79.20 Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-5300/667 (2x2GB) Value Select Ram (VS4GBKIT667D2)
$49.50
Intech H340B Black Tower Case (550W)
$294.80
Asus EAH4850-HTDI-512 RV770PRO, 512MB, DDR3, PCIE2.0, DVI, HDTV
Total Cost: $1099
Took the advice of pretty much everyone and changed to the ASUS P5Q
Took the advice of and upped the RAM to 4gb
Got a cheaper case
...get two harddrives, a small one for the operating system, and another larger one for data storage.Yeah this is similar to what I did whith my old computer, only I used a partitioned hard drive. It’s been realy useful to so i plan to keep my current hard drive (80gb) for a windows drive and keep the 500gb for data.
So thanks again to everyone for being so helpful. Looks like now all I gota do is try find another $200 to get this off the website and onto my desk
Josiah
Tomshardware is a much respected site for all things hardware related. You can use their cpu charts to decide which processor you want.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2008-q1-2008/3D-Studio-Max-9,369.htmlJust to reply your confirm this question – at the moment games are being made for duo core so they take full advantage of the cpu…I guess the main plus of a quad core is that it’s ‘future proof’ and games will surely focus on quads in years to come..the decision is yours however…really, by the time games start being made to focus on quad core technology, the parts you have decided to buy will be considered low end and you’ll need to upgrade to keep on playing the latest games…that’s how technology goes I’m afraid, especially for us PC gamers : (
Just to reply your confirm this question - at the moment games are being made for duo core so they take full advantage of the cpu...I guess the main plus of a quad core is that it's 'future proof' and games will surely focus on quads in years to come..the decision is yours however...really, by the time games start being made to focus on quad core technology, the parts you have decided to buy will be considered low end and you'll need to upgrade to keep on playing the latest games...that's how technology goes I'm afraid, especially for us PC gamers : (Very few games support quad core right now BUT it doesnt mean you wont see an increase in performance. Having more cores means that alot of background processes get offloaded to the extra cores and a game or application can indirectly benefit.
$79.20 Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-5300/667 (2x2GB) Value Select RamThat memory is absolute crap.
$79.20 Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-5300/667 (2x2GB) Value Select RamThat memory is absolute crap.
Anything with the word “value” usually is
$79.20 Corsair DDR2 4GB PC-5300/667 (2x2GB) Value Select RamThat memory is absolute crap.
Agreed.
Too bad you live down under. 2 great 4gb ram kits for sale in the usa $55 shipped.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209I have the first set but I think the lower timings on the scond set are superior.
I got these. Btw your links failed
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146726I’d go with TheDa’s build its bang for buck can’t get better than taht for the price.
THX DA – fixed my links. Mushkin ram is great too.