[bigfoot]

hi,

my friend asked me for a new budget rig range will be 1000-1100.

main usage will be graphic intense FPS eg. crysis and photoshop.

this is what i have come in mind for my friend. not sure whether is it good or not. pls do help me to change the parts if u prefer others. OS hdd is not needed my friend got a spare.

Gigabyte EP45 UD3R + 8400 (prefer giga board and intel chip)

Kingston DDR2-667 2x2GB

Gigabyte 4850 (is there any brand better? best of all must be good distributor)

Verudium Vortex 600W

Pioneer Lightscribe SATA 20X DVDRW (any other brand to recommend?)

CM 534 Case

thanks.

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[Athrun88]

Originally Posted by leong

hi,

my friend asked me for a new budget rig range will be 1000-1100.

main usage will be graphic intense FPS eg. crysis and photoshop.

Gigabyte EP45 UD3R + 8400 (prefer giga board and intel chip)
If u do photoshop or other intensive programs, consider Q6600 or other Quads. Motherboard is up to u to decide ba..

Kingston DDR2-667 2x2GB
U will need at least a DDR2 800Mhz rams- 4GB only if u have 64bit OS.

Gigabyte 4850 (is there any brand better? best of all must be good distributor)
HIS IceQ4 cards are really good and well-cooled card

Verudium Vortex 600W

Pioneer Lightscribe SATA 20X DVDRW (any other brand to recommend?)
Sony?

CM 534 Case

thanks.

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[bigfoot]

thanks for ur reply.

since my friend mainly usage will be gaming. but i heard that quad core will not fully utilise all 4 cores while gaming? as for photoshopping not that much.

since my friend not into OCing 800mhz rams will not be needed?

last i heard that HIS gfx is by ban leong? had a bad experience with ban leong.

need more other recommends. thanks.

[Athrun88]

Originally Posted by leong

thanks for ur reply.

since my friend mainly usage will be gaming. but i heard that quad core will not fully utilise all 4 cores while gaming? as for photoshopping not that much.

since my friend not into OCing 800mhz rams will not be needed?

last i heard that HIS gfx is by ban leong? had a bad experience with ban leong.

need more other recommends. thanks.

If u do very little editing and more on gaming, go for DUAL core.
667 and 800mh rams, price diff not big at all. Performance will differ though if play graphics demanding game.
HIS gfx is by corbell, not ban leong.

[batuchka]

Biostar TP43D2-A7 + E8500 = $422 (bIZGRAM)
2 X 2GB kINGSTON ddr2 800 = $88 (PCT)
Palit HD4850 = $239 (Convergent is distro)
WD 640GB = $116
CM 534 = $79
Samsung DVDRW = $34
aCBEL e2 510w = $75 (Tradepac)
$1053

[bigfoot]

Originally Posted by Athrun88

If u do very little editing and more on gaming, go for DUAL core.
667 and 800mh rams, price diff not big at all. Performance will differ though if play graphics demanding game.
HIS gfx is by corbell, not ban leong.

thanks.

Originally Posted by batuchka

Biostar TP43D2-A7 + E8500 = $422 (bIZGRAM)
2 X 2GB kINGSTON ddr2 800 = $88 (PCT)
Palit HD4850 = $239 (Convergent is distro)
WD 640GB = $116
CM 534 = $79
Samsung DVDRW = $34
aCBEL e2 510w = $75 (Tradepac)
$1053

don't really like biostar mobo. still prefer giga mobo.

will go for the HIS gfx.

[bigfoot]

ok. finalised it.

Gigabyte EP45 UD3R + 8400

Kingston DDR2-800 2x2GB

HIS 4850

Verudium Vortex 600W

Pioneer Lightscribe SATA 20X DVDRW

CM 534 Case

is there anything need to change?

[Typlo (x3m)]

erm... ur friend gonna use lightscribe? if nt i think jus gettin normal rom wil do....

[bigfoot]

Originally Posted by Typlo

erm... ur friend gonna use lightscribe? if nt i think jus gettin normal rom wil do....

yeah he is using. price not much diff also.

[Athrun88]

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