Daruina Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I've decided to get myself a computer so I can organize my schoolwork much better than last year :oops: But I also want to be able to play Runescape. I have about $1500 at the moment. Can someone tell me what i should get?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 For runescape and school work you do not need to spend $1500, probably could get away with around $900 (Assuming you require a new monitor). I would also assume that you are from the US. I would assume that you do not plan to Overclock. Motherboard DFI nForce4 Ultra Infinity http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813136163 $95.99 CPU AMD currently makes the best and cheapest processor for gaming, and most other tasks. AMD Athlon 64 3200+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103535 $160.00 Memory Unless you plan on overclocking, there is little point in getting more expensive ram. CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145440 $81.00 Hard Drive Lots of difference sizes, brands, prices to choose from. Might want to buy two so you can back up onto one.... Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822144415 $85.00 Video Card The most important part for good game preformance. Currently the 7800GT is a excellent card, and at a excellent price. eVGA Geforce 7800GT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130247 ($275.00 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) PSU Although 500W is overkill, it is only a few dollars more. A good quality PSU can result in a much more stable system. Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817103937 $68.99 Case Lots of options, I would not suggest spending more then $75. I like the Cooler Master Centurion or Cavalier cases. $45-60. Mouse/keyboard I like Logitech, Same people like expensive ones but I never have had a problem with my cheapie. $13 Speakers I like simple speakers (less cords to get tangled), and have never been able to notice "Poor sound quality".... I like Logitech, and these speakers are a good price. Logitech S-100 BLK 2.0 Speaker - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6836121125 $7 Price: $836 (Excluding Monitor) I would allow someone else to suggest monitors, because I do not find them very interesting. Suggested alternatives: Motherboards: Chaintech VNF4 Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS Epox EP-9NPA+Ultra Memory: Patriot Signature 2GB (2 x 1GB) $159.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820220079 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) $$169.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231047 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ $321.50 (Dual Core) AMD Athlon 64 3700+ $223 Note: A few of the prices are a couple of days old so could be out of date now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daruina Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanks for writing that up for me, I appreciate it. Actually nah i'm not from the US, I'm from Australia and yeah I do require a new monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yep, i pretty much agree with everything Militaris listed, they would all be fine for your needs. For a monitor, something like this or this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ah, australia, well, newegg dont ship to australia unfortunantly. Where in australia do you live then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 When building a computer in Aussie, I suggest hitting aussie pricespy first. This is a good guide for prices of most computer parts from a wide range of stores, and presents it in a simple but brillant format. http://au.pricespy.biz/ To be honest, I have never found a aussie store with a good product range.... So I can not list exact prices. I would probably just pick them from pricespy. $1500 AUD buys a lot less then $1500 USD. So forget the above :) CPU AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz Socket 939 $229.00+ Hard Drive Maxtor 200GB 7200rpm Serial ATA $118.00+ Memory 2x 512MB of Corsair, OCZ, GeIL, Kingston.... Take your pick. $130.00+ Video Card GeForce 6800 GS 256MB PCI Express $315 Motherboard ASUS A8N-E $145.00 or DFI NF4 SLI Infinity nForce4 Sli $195.00 PSU Antec SmartPower 2.0 450W $102 Case Cooler Master Centurion $69 (or what you like the look of) Keyboard + mouse Logitech something: $30.00 Speaker Logitech something: $35.00+ CD Drive Dual Layer DVD Writer $65 Monitor ChiMei CMV CT-712A 17" LCD $295 Total: $1533 (not including postage)... maybe slightly to expensive, but savings can be made. If need be I would take a longer look tomorow. Most of the above parts can be brought for a low price from http://www.msy.com.au , I suggest taking a look there. (Site has terrible layout) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (S939) - $242.00 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_27_29&products_id=11478 Gigabyte GA-K8VT890-9 motherboard - $133.10 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_36_63&products_id=13944 WD 120Gb 7200 8Mb Cache SATA Hard Disk - $110.00 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_107_22&products_id=5886 Generic 1Gb PC3200 DDR Ram - $115.50 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_23&products_id=16855 GIGABYTE GEFORCE 6600GT, 128MB, PCIEX16 - $229.90 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_26&products_id=14687 Zalman ZM400B-APS Noise-free 400W PSU - $121.00 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_74&products_id=11905 Proview 17" LCD Monitor - $299.00 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_25&products_id=16770 Antec SLK1650B Black Tower - $99.00 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_60&products_id=13662 Pioneer DVR-110 DVD Re-Writer (16x/8x Dual Layer Black) - $69.30 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93_49&products_id=16766 Logitech X-230 2.1 Speakers (32 Watts) - $69.30 - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=96_61&products_id=11897 Total - $1488.10 Just came in under your budget. Theres a list of parts that might interest you, they are all reasonably good parts and should be fine for the uses you listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoo Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 With comparison to asus and dli, you should only really get dli if you plan to overclock, if you do plan to overclock it is a great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 All prices from MSY.... Motherboard: Asus A8N-E Nforce 4 Ultra $145 CPU: AMD 3200+ $241 Memory: 1G(2x512M) Corsair Value $130 (Save $15 if you buy generic) Hard Drive: Maxtor 200GB 8MB Cache SATA ATA133 7200rpm Hard Drive Hard Drive $118.00 or Western Digital WD 80GB 8MB Cache SATA ATA100 7200rpm Hard Drive $74.00 Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce 6800GS DVI PCI-Express $315.00 (reccomended) or Sapphire ATI Radeon X800GT $218 or Forsa GeForce 6600GT DVI PCI-Express $170 PSU AcBel 450Watt Pure-Intelligent Power $95.00 (Would prefer Antec or Enermax but MSY does not stock them at a reasonable price, although AcBel is still a good brand) Case: Cooler Master Centurion $69 (or what you like the look of) Monitor: ChiMei CMV CT-712A 17" LCD $295.00 Optical Drive: Pioneer 110 OEM Beige DL 16x DVD RW with DVD-RAM $63 Keyboard: Logitech Keyboard + Optical Mouse: $40.00 or Gigabyte Keyboard + Optical Mouse: $20.00 (Cheap keyboards still operate fine....) Speaker: Altec Lansing 120I Speaker $25 (Dunno about sound quality but they are cheap) Total: 1536 Cheap option: $1312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 By the way, if your just getting a PC for schoolwork/rs (not planning to play any graphical intensive games) than just get a decent pre-built PC. It will cost maybe $500, come with a monitor, and work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I also forgot to include the cost of a Operating system into my builds... By the way, if your just getting a PC for schoolwork/rs (not planning to play any graphical intensive games) than just get a decent pre-built PC. It will cost maybe $500, come with a monitor, and work fine. For $500 you would be pushing it.... That might be possible with a 2nd hand CRT.... I suspect a prebuilt system with 17" LCD monitor would be approaching $1000. Although I did not look very hard this is the cheapest pre-built system I could find. http://www.skycomp.com.au/product_info. ... ccfea580f3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daruina Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Thanks again for finding this stuff for me. So what you suggest, purchasing a pre-built system or building it myself? I want it to last at least until I finish school so I want it to be of nice quality. Also I want it so that it doesn't just play RS, but better games too, seeing as though I may tire from RS at sometime down the track. Thanks guys. And Stuart G, I live in Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I would suggest to build a computer yourself, that way you can determine which parts you get. Many of the pre-built system throw in cheap parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Building a computer yourself is worth it because you know exactly what parts are in it and what brand they are. But have a good look at CentreCom. Reasonably good prices because compared to the other sites ive looked at, they have usually had the cheapest prices out of the ones i compared. Victoria based business too, so they should have no problem shipping to you. Not to blow my own horn, but the parts i chose would be fairly alright for your needs. Decent amount of ram, plenty of hard drive space, good processor and the 6600GT is an excellent card. Only thing im unsure of is the power supply because im not sure if its got a 20 or 24 pin plug for the mother board. Perhaps someone could find that out? Auspcmarket may be another place to have a look at as well as Global Group Im unsure if they ship to victoria though, so you may have to find that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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