New custom PC ..

(invisibletank)

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hey guys .. dont normally post on these forums but check them ever now and then .. basically i need your help coz i know your the best to get it from !

ok so prob gonna buy the PC like this :

Thermaltake Kandalf SuperTower
Thermaltake 680w PSU
3.4Ghz Pentium D (Duelcore/HT)
Gigabyte GA-1975x Turbo Mainboard
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 16mb cache 10,000RPM (x2) - Mirrored
Pioneer DVR-111 DVD/CD R/RW 16x
ATI Radeon x1900XTX Crossfire (1024mb GDDR3) w/Zalman Fan mods
19" Iiyama H481S 1280x1024 LCD 8ms 700:1

question is .. how much would u price this at (pounds or euro.. euro preferred)
also if i was to add another 2 Raptors striped 150GB (same as above) how much would u then price ?

cheers for any input people ! ;)
 
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Thermaltake VB1000BNS Soprano SuperMidi Tower (optional I just thought you like thermaltake)
Seasonic S12 600W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-002-SS)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz OEM
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3
Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWrit
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI
Viewsonic VX922 19" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver

Much better PC =) - Can always get better gfx though. For a single card solution maybe a 7950GX2
 
(invisibletank) said:
cheers for the idea but think im gonna get this .. just need to know what the right price for it would be .. im buying it off someone so ofc dont wanna get overcharged :)
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Simple, how much is he charging you for the lot (don't worry about currency, the bofins here will figure an exchange rate)?

EDIT: & not trying to be rude or anything, those are items currently on the market so you can use the OcUK Shop (here), etc to figure out the prices yourself :p
 
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hp7909 said:
Simple, how much is he charging you for the lot (don't worry about currency, the bofins here will figure an exchange rate)?

EDIT: & not trying to be rude or anything, those are items currently on the market so you can use the OcUK Shop (here), etc to figure out the prices yourself :p
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ah didnt know there was a shop tbh :) thanks .. as i said dont post much :( but u werent being rude m8 :)
basically he wants 3000euro but everything in setup etc
 
It has been a while since I used Euros but since a comparable PC now costs around £1650(very dodgy conversion in my head would have been around 2400 Euros based on last time I used Euros) it looks like a rip-off to me not to mention the pointlessness of Crossfire on a 19" monitor. The Seasonic is there as a placeweight since the Thermaltake PSU is out of stock. The motherboard is because it is the most expensive Gigabyte and the monitor is a good mid-range model.

CP-132-IN Intel Pentium 4 945 Dual Core "LGA775 Presler" 3.4GHz (800FSB) - Retail (CP-132-IN)
£109.95 £109.95
CA-005-TT Thermaltake VA9000BWS Kandalf Full Tower - Black (CA-005-TT)
£96.95 £96.95
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
£67.99 £67.99
GX-045-CO ATI Radeon X1900 ***Crossfire Edition*** 512MB GDDR3 (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-045-CO)
£214.99 £214.99
GX-112-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-112-SP)
£178.95 £178.95
MY-095-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-095-CS)
£114.99 £114.99
HD-069-WD Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-069-WD)
£145.95 £291.90
CD-038-PO Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)
£21.95 £21.95
MB-058-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DQ6 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-058-GI)
£129.99 £129.99
MO-054-VS Viewsonic VP920 19" LCD Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-054-VS)
£184.99 £184.99
Subtotal £1,412.65
VAT £247.22
Total £1,659.87
 
(invisibletank) said:
ye works out at 2,463.31euro .. kk ill get him to 2500euro so i guess
any chance u can explain to me why the crossfire is a waste tho plz ? :)
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As a guess I'm surprised I was so close, is this person building it brand new for you? If it is secondhand then I'd be suggesting aiming to pay a whole lot less, it isn't the most modern technology(Conroe is newer), the Ram is decent although not the best so you could do better for the money I think.

Crossfire only tends to excel at resolutions of 1600x1200 or higher which a 19" tft cannot use, a normal max resolution for a 19" tft is 1280x1024(same as a 17" tft in fact) so you would be paying for power that you don't/won't really use for quite a while plus dual graphics card set-ups are often more hassle. A single X1900XTX would save you money and be more than capable of coping at 1280x1024 :)
 
I'd still recommend if your spending that much to buy my systems I listed because it will be a lot cheaper.

Is it brand new btw? Cos if it isnt take 15 or 20% off (if its near new) or 25-30% if its old.
 
its pretty new and in very good condition .. the problem with buying your PC TopGun is that i would prob make a balls of putting it together or forget something small etc :(

thanks for your help guys .. will be in contact if anything changes .. gonna get him to bring the price down definately
 
(invisibletank) said:
its pretty new and in very good condition .. the problem with buying your PC TopGun is that i would prob make a balls of putting it together or forget something small etc :(

thanks for your help guys .. will be in contact if anything changes .. gonna get him to bring the price down definately
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Nowadays its so much easier to build one. With excellent guides like this one & the great people here on this Forum you CAN NOT go wrong ;)

I'm sorry but, over £1200 (roughly €1790) is a rip off for that rig :(

& two (2) RAPTORS! Will you be able to live with that noise? Segates 7200.10 are really taking the market by storm, see here.
 
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