is this a good deal?

Post by **S@M** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:59 am

$1700 (aust) for the following:

1 x Xpertvision Geforce 7600GT 256mb DDR3 PCI-E x16 video card, 2x DVI, dual-link DVI, video out
1 x Corsair Twin2X 1024MB 240-pin DDR2 XMS2-6400 RAM 5-5-5-12 (2x 512mb sticks) w/heat spreader, not for DDR boards
1 x Coolermaster Ammo 533 midi-tower case, w/carry handle, 5x CD, front IO, 120mm LED fan, no PSU
AMD Athlon64 AM2 3800+ (2.4Ghz) 64-Bit CPU, 512K SocketAM2 DDR2-capable CPU w/AMD fan-heatsink
250Gb Seagate 7200.10 7200rpm SATA-II hard disk, 16mb cache, NCQ
74Gb Western Digital Raptor 10,000 RPM SerialATA Hard Drive, 16mb cache
MSI K9N SLI Platinum AMD SktAM2 nF570 board, 2x PCI-E x16, 3x PCI, DDR2, 6x SATA, Firewire, 2x Gigabit, audio w/SPDIF
Pioneer DVR-111D Silver OEM IDE DVD-RW, 8x DVD+/-DL, 16x DVD+/-R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 40x CD-R w/software
Coolermaster iGreen 500w ATX 24-pin PSU, 12cm fan, 2x PCI-Express

are these all sensible components or are there stand out crap or overrated bits that I should swap with??

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:00 am

1700 aussie. thats how much USD? Because um. Was pricing shit last night, and parts have gone down alot.. and 1700 seems ALOT for that system.

Post by **S@M** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:30 pm

its about 1300 USA - give or take a few bucks

is this a good system for recent(ish) games?

Post by **Foo** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:04 pm

That converts on xe.com to 682.267 Great British Pounds.

Head on over to scan.co.uk and put those items in a basket there, and see how much it comes out at. If scan can do it for less than 682.267 GBP, then you're not getting a good deal. On the other hand if scan totals more than 682.267 GBP, you are getting a good deal for 1700 AUD

Post by **S@M** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:52 am

its pretty close, 660.
I didnt put in the dvd drive, or the case - which it could not find.

Is scan cheap, or considered middle of the road price wise?

Post by **Foo** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:31 pm

Middle road really.

Since that's without a case or DVD drive, looks like the price you've got in the first post is better than scan by a good margin (Case + Drive probably £60-£80 more if it's a good case and drive).

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:06 pm

$1,047.76

All from newegg.. Same exact parts.

*shrug*

Post by **S@M** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:50 am

so I get the impression this is a pretty bleh set up then? and only average for teh price?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:41 am

S@M wrote:so I get the impression this is a pretty bleh set up then? and only average for teh price?

IMO yes.