I need a favour .

[THE_MASK]

I want to buy some computer parts for gaming but dont know what parts . I need a complete system but i dont like the gaming systems the shop has made up . What i would like is for some knowlegable person to go to the link for the shop i will buy the parts from and link back what parts i should buy . I like the coolmaster haf 932 case . I only want one harddrive and one video card , maybe a redeon 5870 . cheers . I need everything including a monitor . I want to spend no more than $2500 cheers .

http://www.gamedude.com.au/

[CaptainHaplo]

Didn't spend alot of time looking to be honest - their web design sucks!

But here is a baseline within the price you wanted.

Case: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=casCOhaf_932 (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=casCOhaf_932)
Power Supply: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=psCOhx_650 (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=psCOhx_650)
Motherboard: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=mbASm4a77td (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=mbASm4a77td)
Processor: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cpAMphenom2_965 (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cpAMphenom2_965)
CPU Cooling: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coZAcnps9900a_led (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coZAcnps9900a_led)
Memory: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=memCOqu_d3_8gig1333c9 (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=memCOqu_d3_8gig1333c9)
Hard Drive: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=hddWE2tbsata_32green (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=hddWE2tbsata_32green)
DVD Burner/Reader: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cdSOad_7240s (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cdSOad_7240s)
Vid Card: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=viXFx_5870_1g_xxx (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=viXFx_5870_1g_xxx)
OS: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=win7ultimate_64 (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=win7ultimate_64)
Monitor: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=monLGw2353v_pf (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=monLGw2353v_pf)
Extra Cooling: http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coCOsuper_4in1 (http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coCOsuper_4in1)

Only thing I did not include here were speakers for the audio or an audio card. Usually onboard is sufficient for most people - and speakers are such a personal choice. Total is $2469.

[THE_MASK]

That is awesome , thank you very much . Checking the links out now . I have speakers from my old system anyway .

[THE_MASK]

What do you think of this cooling .
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coCOh50

[CaptainHaplo]

I am all for water cooling if your familiar with doing it - or used to building regular pc's and can take the time to do it right.

However - that only fits Intel chips - I priced the best Phenom2 to meet the price window - so you would end up having to change MB and CPU. Not hard to do by any means - but the I cores run a bit more expensive. If you can swing the intel chip and board with water cooler - shoot ya man!

[THE_MASK]

Ok didnt realise it only fits intel . Yeah your right , Phenom is better value . I could probably spend a little bit more money . Is onboard sound ok . I could probably spend a little bit more , say $2700 . I need a sound card as well . Is it better to get a card with onboard sound or a sound card . The speakers i have are 5.1 and too be honest i will probably use a set of bose noise cancelling headphones mostly .

[CaptainHaplo]

OK - most audio onboard is pretty good nowadays. They also usually support 5.1 speakers. To get a card that is supported under Windows 7 64x - you have to go with an X-FI or equal card - adding an easy 200+ to the cost.

Best thing I can advise you on this one is use onboard sound. IF - and I doubt it would happen - but IF you find the onboard isn't good enough - then you can add the card.

Unless you really have to have EAX extensions for FPS gaming (because you have to hear the guy sneaking up behind you in absolute lossless - I have to say its probably not worth the money.

[JSLTIGER]

Onboard sound is more than enough for 9.5/10 people these days, and quad core chips make the CPU time used to process the sound fairly irrelevant. I haven't had a dedicated sound board in my rig since at least December 2003, and I've been happy with my onboard sound.

[THE_MASK]

Changed the specs slightly .
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=hddSE15tb_sata32
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=viXFx_5870_1g
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=win7professional_64
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=keyRAlycosa_gaming
$2384

[CaptainHaplo]

Sweet choices. Realize that Professional 7 doesnt give you bitlocker encryption (which you may not want) as well as a few other goodies. But then again - you may not use such - and thus why spend on the extra.

[THE_MASK]

Especially when you can use the money to upgrade something else .

[THE_MASK]

This is what i have settled on. Your opinions please..............
casehttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=casCOhaf_922_window
powerhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=psCOhx_650
mobohttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=mbASm4a79t_deluxe
cpuhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cpAMphenom2_965
cpu coolerhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coZAcnps9900a_led
memoryhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=memCOqu_d3_8gig1600c9
hdrivehttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=hddSE1tb_sata32
dvd burnerhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cdSOad_7240s
o/shttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=win7professional_64
keyboardhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=keyRAlycosa_gaming
video cardhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=viSAx_hd5870_1gb
monitorhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=monLGw2486l_pfv
fanhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=coCOmegaflow200_red
$2601

[CaptainHaplo]

GOLDEN! :yeah:

[THE_MASK]

Can i use a lcd tv as a computer monitor . Otherwise i have to buy a pc monitor and buy a tv tuner card .
http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=capAScinema_pe6300h
I read somewhere that the i5 750 2.66 gig cpu is around the same stats as the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BLACK EDITION Quad Core 8meg CACHE 3.4Ghz Socket, jezuz now they have a 6 core design . Now i am confused .

[THE_MASK]

Ok well i have changed my mind on the parts again .
casehttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=casCOhaf_922_window
powerhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=psCOhx_750
cpuhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cpI7_930
harddrivehttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=hddSA750_sata2
memoryhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=memCOtr_d3dom_6g1600c8
dvd burnerhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=cdSOad_7240s
o/shttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=win7professional_64
mobohttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=mbASp6t_deluxe_v2
monitorhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=monLGw2486l_pfv
video cardhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=viASeah5870_1g
keyboardhttp://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=keyRAlycosa_gaming
$2757

[CaptainHaplo]

Looks good - the only concern I have is the mb pic isn't real good - looks like the card may interfere with the sata hd connections. May want to see if you can get find a better shot of the mb to double check that. If its good - then your in great shape.

As for the lcd tv - usually as long as it has an HDMI input you can - the card you picked does have an hdmi output so its set.

[THE_MASK]

The computer is set up as i type this . Thanks for all the help .