Quake3World

$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??

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.

its about 1300 USA - give or take a few bucks

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

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

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?

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).

$1,047.76

All from newegg.. Same exact parts.

*shrug*

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

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

IMO yes.