Mate of mine is after a new system for uni & shiz, budget of $1300.

Hes doing multimedia design, photoshopping, possibly some modelling. Hes after a descent system that will run s*** alright. Id say as a base:

80GB
17Inch Flat
512 DDR
128mb Ti4200
P4 2.0+

Help is much appreciated guys.

Cya

http://qgl.ausforums.com/?agn=thread&id=1785891

haggle maybe...?

:)

HIJACK!!,
GF wants a system, 1000bucs limit. What you got?

Sif I need to haggle, thats not worth 15 :p

Ok, heres some, f***en blew the budget, but its a starting point..

P4 ASUS P4PE I845PE /Lan Motherboard - $153
Intel S478 Pentium 4 2.4GHZ 533MHZ FSB CPU - $295
DDR 512M PC2700 DDR RAM - $139
ASUS 128M AGP-V9480 GF4 Ti4800 VIVO - $289
Liteon 52X32X52 CDRW with software - $88
Western Digital Caviar 120G 7200rpm HDD - $180
LG 17 inch Flattron F700P Monitor - $325
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical OEM - $35
Microsoft Multimedia Internet Keyboard - $48
ATX Midi Tower case Deluxe (300W) - $75

$1627

looks good

is the hdd the 8mb cache version ?

Kathleen...

Pentium 4 1.8ghz 512k cache Socket478 NorthWood CORE $269 YES >5
Pentium 4 2.4ghz / 533 512k cache Socket478 NorthWood CORE $281


WTF?

Nah its not..
Prolly knock off bout $100 on the video card, normal Ti4200 does exactly the same trick, just without the rice name and box..

Definently go for the 8mb cache version..

Yeah I know, I've got 2... Dunno if he can afford it tho..

Hes doing art .. he wants a good monitor
You could easily spend $800 alone on that...

Doesnt leave much else

Yes, but an $800 monitor isn't much good if your running a 486 off it hey...

I know .. so get a bigger budget

Thanks man, we are not all supported by our parents hey, but this isn't about that. I dunno why you find it hard to understand.

HE HAS GOT A BUDGET

Ask your mum and dad, they might be able to explain it to you a bit more..

Nice assumption, your wrong.

Is he impartial to intel or amd?

If he isnt, ill spec an AMD

One of the biggest things ppl skimp on is monitors ... and theyre f***ing idiots to do so
Its IMPORTANT

Without it you got nothing..
with a s*** one, your not seeing what your meant to

VERY important for colour representation... HES IN ART

Whateva dude..

I understand where you are coming from dude, I am doing similar s***, but because I have hecs, and don't have to pay upfront, I can spend more on my pc, hence, I have a 19" Sony...

Howeverhe's paying upfront tafe, so theres not much extra cash lying around, studying full time, not leeching off parents, paying for transport, etc. There are reasons for people skimping on things, its not f***ing voluntary or stupid. What else can you skimp on without losing performance ?

One of the biggest things ppl skimp on is monitors ... and theyre f***ing idiots to do so
Its IMPORTANT

Im runnig a old viewsonic 17" my eyes bleed constnatly due to refresh rate.

Well... a 17" Trinitron won't be as bad, some bleeding is ok..

You eyes bleed because of the copious amounts of hentai that the monitor displays.. that and tentacles... Lots of tentacles... DON'T LIE SCUZZY.. ITS NOT NICE!

Does he care over intel or AMD?

Can build a slaw machine for that much with AMD

if youre on a budget then I would say AMD is the go since its as cheap as a barrel of s***

Yeah spose AMD is ok, however noise is a priority, it needs to be quiet...

yeah its annoying when you are dealing with n00bs ...

eg. HEY MAN I GOT $5 CAN I BUY A PORSCHE 911??? etc

Noise and temps arent an issue with amd...

Next thing ... is he willing to overclock?
(and does he, or you know how to .. SAFELY)

Its a pice of piss :P

I am not very good with my memory but I think the stock AMD coolers werent too bad, but not as quiet as the intel ones

so yeah this is around what he should get:

any Nforce 2 motherboard with onboard sound, lan (if he needs it) and onboard video if he needs that as well

pick any AMD chip you wont tell much of a diference but to stay safe pick the 2500+ ~$150

seagate hard drives becuase other brands are no good :) ~$120

any ram will do if hes on a budget again, pick 2 of the same sticks so he can run dual channel on that nforce ~$150

any case, ~$100

etc, not hard to put a decent system under that price

Buy my pc, I'll sell it to you for $1200.

*fire up josh*

sorry you misunterstood me, I meant your friend not you. as in a lot of people would like to have the specs of a $4000 compouter for the price of $1000


AMD ATHLON/BARTON XP2500 333FSB (1.83ghz) Socket A $165

Socket A MSI K7N2G-L (MS6570G) nVIDIA® nForce2 IGP Chipset, Supports DDR266/333 with internal graphic core, DDR266/333/400, AGP 3.0 8x interface at 533MHz, nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP2 or MCP2-T Chipset, Realtek ALC650 6-channel audio AC97 Interface supporting up to two concurrent codecs, Ultra ATA133 for the fastest hard disk throughput, USB 2.0 EHCI/1.1 OHCI controller, Chipset integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet/Fast Ethernet, Integrated TV-out encoder, through external bracket . $219

DDR-DIMM 512meg KINGSTON DDR400 (PC3200) $179

SeaGate 80 gig 7200rpm Barracuda V or New 7200.7 ATA-100 1 Year Warranty $139

Mitsubishi 19" .25 Model 1998FDB BLACK High contrast 19" Flat Display picture tube with 18" (45.7 cm) viewable diagonal screen size providing excellent image quality Completely flat picture tube reduces image distortion Flicker free high-resolution images - 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution with 85 Hz refresh rate or 1600 x 1200 pixels at 75 Hz refresh rate Extensive range of image adjustments provided by the On-Screen Display Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, 2000, XP and Me Plug & Play compatible Apple® Macintosh® compatible VESA DPMS and Energy Star compliant power management $409

Midi-Tower ANTEC (USA) LANBOY, Aluminium tower case with windowed side panel, 350watt SMARTBLUE power supply wit internal illumination, 2 front USB Ports, 8 Drive Bays - 4 x 5.25" and 2 x 3.5" plus 2 x Internal bays, Up to 2 x 80mm fans one at the front and one at the rear, Motherboards to fit standard ATX (12" x 9.6"), Carry straps. $164


^^ gamedude prices

$1275

What the f*** ? I aint no noob, Ive been overclocking for prolly 5 years, I know its possible, I just want some assistance. To be truthful, the only persons opinion I respect on here is orbitor so far, and I am not likening this system to a 911...

If you cant meet the challenge, f*** off.

Is that directed at me?

Cmon guys, if ur not gonna help, dont post.

No.

... is he willing to overclock?

i would go the
P4 2.4/800
asus p4p800

but it means more $$$

instead of the LG 17" flat, go the LG 19" close-to-flat 900B around $315 bucks

i think darius' setup would be pretty good for $1300

can be OC plenty too

Dunno bout AMD + O/C + Quiet...

Would really pref P4 Machine...

He hasn't really got a clue bout o/c, so if anything fuct up, bad...

AMD + O/C + Quiet...

Xp2400+
2ghz @ 2.3ghz in a few clicks

using a spire rock 2 HS, $39 from TDS, SILENT

Chuck in 2 quiet case fans, and shes apples


You could OC it for him ... 5yrs OCing

I was gonna spec a machine, but im getting off the net .... over cap :)

Cmon, text pricelists dont eat caps, pr0n & warez do :|

http://www.cws.net.au/bundles/p4a_bundle.htm

CPU Mobo and ram right there :)

$$ ??

ASUS A7N8X-X - $139.00
XP2400 (2.0ghz) - $155.00
KING-MAX DDR333 (PC2700) $155.00
80 gig 7200rpm 8mg cache - $169.00
TI4200 MERCURY 128meg - $199.00
V-TECH Case 350wat - $79.00
52x32x52x LITE-ON - $69.00
BENQ 19" Model V991 1600 x 1200 @ 78hz, Super sized 19" screen - $315.00

TOTAL - $1280
I Hope that helps yah man

http://www.cws.net.au/bundles/p4a_bundle.htm

CPU Mobo and ram right there :)

wouldn't you want the 800mhz fsb p4, which is "c" (i think) ?

Mobo ..... NF7-S > *

ok here goes

ASUS P4SGX-MX motherboard
P4 2.4GHz 533FSB
512 PC2700 Generic
1.44 floppy
80gb WD HDD 8meg cache
Albatron FX5200
17" Samsung Flat Monitor
2168b Case (300w Auriga PSU)
Generic kb/mouse
Benq 52* burner
XP Home

$1481

use the ca system builder :) find it here


about the only thing you may want to change for it is the video, keep in mind the p4sgx has onboard video however it's only really any good for basic stuff but just the same time does perform reasonably well...

is this person jester?
Because he just asked me on msn to make him a 1300 doller system.
i dont think jester has the brain power for multimedia design or photoshopping though.

Ta Greg & Power.

I would like to make it clear that Jester is not my mate. Thanks ;)

hey all i'm the mate who needs the system. Thanks for ur help, any other offers would be great. Khel ur system sounds pretty cool, have to look into it a bit more.