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phiamapa

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If you're gonna ask us to build/list a PC for you or seek advice about a build, please
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

Mostly gaming, web browsing and media

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

around $550 or PHP27000. Current exchange rate is like $1 = PHP48

3) Where do you live?

Philippines

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.

Everything inside the CPU and the monitor

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

None

6) Will you be overclocking?

Yes

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?

Maybe a 17" or 19" if possible

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

End of August

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.

No special features

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?

Yes


Need a new PC because I'm getting married and my current rig is going to be left with my brother who paid for it. I would probably go crazy without a desktop. So I have this so far :

AMD Athlon X2 7750BE - PHP3150
Asus M3A78-CM - PHP3350
Kingston (2x2GB) DDR2 800 - PHP2800
Corsair 400CX - PHP2580

WD Caviar Black 640GB - PHP3630 <----Should I pick a lower hard drive? Give alternatives so I can check prices here.

So I'm at PHP15510 without Vid card, case and LCD. Need suggestions and I will check here for availability and pricing. Thank you in advance.


 
If you can get it, the new x2 245 cost the same but is much faster than the 7750.
 
I can only find so far is the Athlon II X2 250 - PHP4750

Only a few stores carry the new AMDs here so far.
 
There lots of shops in Gilmore which is place to find parts here in the Philippines. I'm checking from RSun and PC Hub stores specifically as they accept my credit for installment.
 
We need to know what the equivalent prices are (since most of us are western hemisphere based), and like you said, not everything is available.

Man, currency converting is a biotch... post the prices in USD at least >.>

Going with the 7750 means you have ~$230 left. A 4850 and whatever 17" or 19" should be enough.
 
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as I said current exchange rate is $1 = PHP48

AMD Athlon X2 7750BE - PHP3150 = $65.63
Asus M3A78-CM - PHP3350 = $69.79
Kingston (2x2GB) DDR2 800 - PHP2800 = $58.33
Corsair 400CX - PHP2580 = $53.75

WD Caviar Black 640GB - PHP3630 = $75.63
 
So the price discrepancy isn't THAT wide.

You can try a WD6400AAKS and see if that drops the price any.

Still, $230 for a 4850 ($80 here, maybe $100-$120 there?), ~$100 for a 19" monitor. And whatever cheap case you can find.
 
I'll leave the digging up to you. If a 4850 is too much then there's the 4770 and 4830.
 
Reminds me of the computer stores in barbados...lol

7750 looks like the best value for you and spend on your cash on getting a good video card like 4850 or 4770.
 
Cheapest 4770 I can find is PHP5600 = $116.67

those who have the 4830 cost around PHP5670 = $118.13

and 4850 cost around PHP7940 = $165.42

I would still need some left for the case and monitor.
 
with the 4770 total goes to PHP21110. Which leaves me with around 5890 for a case and monitor. which most likely won't fit cause a 17" LCD monitor is like PHP5600. Where can I cut back on my parts? Found some caviar blue but their the 8mb cache not 16mb cache.


Is the 4730 any good? It cost around PHP4200 = $87.5

Here are some more Video cards for your consideration:
HD4670 1gb - PHP3620 = $75.41
9600GT 512mb - PHP3770 = $78.54
9800GT 512mb - PHP4540 = $94.58
 
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You can use a lower motherboard, like a 770 instead . You can also cut back on the hard drive if space isn't a concern.

What games are you wanting to run?
 
770 and 780g/v general cost the same.

I would get a cheaper hard drive as that is easy path than replacing a board.
 
Just some MMORPGs probably try Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 when it comes out. I know I wont be able to play in high settings. I just want to get the best bang for buck.

On the motherboard is this one any good Asus M2A74-AM?

What brand do you recommend for a 320GB hard drive but I am willing to go as low as probably a 160GB and get a bigger drive after but looking at the lower capacity drives it seems they perform slower especially if it is my main hard drive. What can you say about the 7200.12 Seagates?
 
ASUS M3A76-CM should cost the same as the M2A74. But if you can't find it, I would go with that 740G board.

7200.12 Seagates are general very good from the few I have used so far.
 
How much is a cheap ass case? If you can save some money on a non-essential part (since you can use it open-air...), you should definitely go with a 4770. Although.... Blizzard games are notorious for being very forgiving on system specs, so perhaps a 9600GT will suffice (no reviews on 4730).
 
So here is what I have so far:

AMD Athlon X2 7750BE - PHP3150 = $65.63
Asus M3A78-CM - PHP3350 = $69.79
Kingston (2x2GB) DDR2 800 - PHP2800 = $58.33
Corsair 400CX - PHP2580 = $53.75
Seagate 500gb 16mb 7200.12 - PHP2850 = $53.75

Subtotal: PHP14730=$306.88

Still deciding on the Video card.
Forgot about the DVD-RW drive.

I see a lot of 19"LCD 1440x900 5ms at around PHP6000-PHP7000 = $125-$145.83. Should I go for it? Brands are AOC and Viewsonic.

Will going up to 9800GT from 9600GT be a big boost especially at 1440x900 resolution?
 
Get the Viewsonic brand. I have a 19" Viewsonic LCD at work at it lasted me 5 years already. I am still using it till this day. As far as the 9600GT and 9800GT, what is the cost difference between the 2?
 
Here are some of the prices of video cards.

phiamapa said:
Is the 4730 any good? It cost around PHP4200 = $87.5

Here are some more Video cards for your consideration:
HD4670 1gb - PHP3620 = $75.41
9600GT 512mb - PHP3770 = $78.54
9800GT 512mb - PHP4540 = $94.58
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Won't be a "big boost" at that res. A 9600GT can be O/Ced to 9800GT speeds.
 
hmm.. 770 pesos difference between the 9600GT and 9800GT. The 9600GT can come close to the speed of the 9800GT. The 9800GT has more stream processors with 112 vs 64 on the 9600GT but, they compensate for that by increasing the core clock speed and memory speeds. It really boils down to the 9600GT or 9800GT video card.
 
How about going from 512mb to 1gb version of 9600GT?

9600GT 1GB - PHP4590 almost = to the 512MB 9800GT
 
4590 pesos for the 1GB 9600GT? You might as well get the 9800GT already. I'd pick the 512MB 9800GT over a 1GB 9600GT.
 
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