One of my friends is making me a computer.
My parents decided to make this as difficult as humanely possible.
Basically I want you wonderous people to tell me if this is a good computer or If I should keep looking around.
Here it is:
It is the AMD Master Package
Package - AMD Master
Motherboard - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe - $189
CPU - AMD AM2 6000+ - $194
RAM - 4GB 2x Geil Ultra 4/12 (2x2x1024) - $207
Hard Drive - Segate 500GB 7200.11 - $206
Graphics Card - 8800GT 512MB EVGA SuperClocked - $411
Optical Drive - ASUS DL DVD+-RW 20x w/LS - $44
Case - Raidmax Ninja Black - $110
Power Supply - Coolermaster xtreme 550w - $76
Operating System - Vista Home Premium x86 OEM - $133
Misc. Costs - 2x courier tickets - $44
Accessories - SATA Power Cable - $6
Total Cost $1,670 ($50 labour)
Take note this is in AUS dollar.
Opinions? Improvements?
Take note this is formulated for the Raidmax Caing, so the whole thing is up in the air for now.
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X2 6000+ costs $160
4 gigs of decent corsair can be found for around $120(in 2x2x1024, like that). Don't spend extra on crappier ram.
The 8800GT EVGA SSC goes for like $320 or so, so thats pretty damn overpriced.
Don't bother with a $110 raidmax case, imho. Go for a similarly priced antec, you will thank me.
Nitpicky, but does that Power Supply really not have enough sata power cables for your needs?
Also, the harddrive is $100 overpriced. Christ.
3ds friend code: 2981-6032-4118
If so that would explain the prices.
If you are in Aus, then I will need to have a serious talk with my friend.
Yeah, I guess those prices are fairly close then(Though I don't know really). Still, I recommend Corsair/OCZ/Mushkin over Geil, If you can find a similar price.
3ds friend code: 2981-6032-4118
You can't ride kangaroo's, but you can have your entire pack of 3 pig hunting dogs killed by one
And thank god, I thought I'd have to get the chainsaw out.
And the Raidmax case is one of the cheap ones, and looks totally Bad ass.
Apparently they are pretty moderate in performance too.
One more thing, will I be able to play Dawn of War on this, another friend of mine, a moron no less, has frightened me with the news of not being able to play DoW with DX10 stuff.
the price difference wouldn't be amazingly significant anyway.
32-bit Windows can't address more than three gigs of RAM.
Any alternatives?
The friend said I can mix'n'match parts.
3ds friend code: 2981-6032-4118
It will be implemented soon though I take it.
So, is this a sound set-up?
It gives breathing room.
For the case, may I suggest the Antec 900... earlier revisions has some issues with the motherboard lining up with the backplate in certain Mobos, but I have one and my MN2 SLi Deluxe fits in perfectly.
You can, by the way, expect to be able to run anything on the market, including Crysis on High (ish, GT is slightly less performance than GTX, I run on very high with the latest drivers). Have fun with your rig!
(Oh, also, if you're getting it from a friend, make sure you get a full receipt or you'll be fucked with warranty!
You can always upgrade from 2GB to 4GB later if you really need it.
Fucking A. Just when I was starting to come around. They're just asking people to pirate their shit.
You don't really have to worry about that limitation, though. If you install Vista on another computer, you might get flagged during activation. If you do, you just call MS, tell them you're installing it on the same computer or for the first time or something, they'll accept whatever you say. They give you a code, you put it into Vista's activation prompt thing, and then you're good to go.
I've done it once with OEM Vista closer to launch--nothing will have changed since then.
Thanks for clarifying that.