Bang for buck

antikristuseke · 09-10-10, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jwilliams

CPU. AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE (the 955 is only $10 cheeper and a few FPS slower in Benchmark tests. I did consider it but thought $10 is worth a few FPS).
NZ$ 253.13

The 955 and 965 both have an open multiplier, you cna just kick the multi on your 955 up by one and voila, you have a 965.

jwilliams · 09-10-10, 08:12 PM

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.

09-10-10, 08:12 PM	#2
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.