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Old 09-10-10, 08:12 PM   #9
jwilliams
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Revised the build slightly to get within budget. And played one retailer against the other to get cost even lower.

AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.4Ghz BE. (Got them to lower the price so its the same price as the 955BE).
NZ$ 245.00

Asus M4A79XTD EVO Crossfire X. (had to change Mobo to save money).
NZ$ 204.75

PQI 2 x 2GB DDR3 @ 1333. (Changed RAM to save money)
NZ$ 92.81

Samsung 21.5" P2250 wide LCD 2ms 1920x1080.
NZ$ 352.69

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OEM.
NZ$ 318.04

CoolerMaster Centurion 590 case, Black.
NZ$ 147.12

Total NZ$ 1453.22

already have :-
Corsair tx650w power surply.
ATI Radion HD4870, 1GB gddr5.
Western Digital 500gb HD @7200rpm SATA2 HD.
+ an 80gb HD (I use this one for the operating system)
DVD/RW drive.

Ordered them today.
Just gotta wait til monday to build it now as most item wernt in stock.
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Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz).
Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.
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