hey guys

have not been following computer parts for ages so not sure what is good these days :P

im after a new gaming pc (budget of around $1500) and only need the system unit its self so i saw on the ple web site that they have pre made system for sale and i was wondering what people think of the pro gamer system as bellow:

CORE 2 Quad Q8200 2.33Ghz $1849


Our systems include:
Motherboard: Asus P5Q PRO Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Twin2x 2GB (2 x 1gb) 800MHZ DDR2
Video Card: Sapphire HD4850 512MB DUAL-DVI
Monitor: Acer 21.6" 5ms LCD Widescreen
Hard Drive: 320gb 7200rpm SATAII Hard-drive 16mb cache
CD-Rom: ASUS DVD +/- 20x SATADual layer burner
Sound card: Intergrated Sound
Speakers: Logitech X-530 5.1 speaker system
Case: Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case, With 520W Corsair Power Supply
Keyboard: Logitech LX310 combo Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech LX310 combo Laser Mouse
Software: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Warranty: 12 Month Return to base Warranty Parts and Labour
FREE Surge Guard

it would be cheaper as im only after the system unit so wont need monitor , keyboard , mouse and speakers so looks like the system will coast around $1500 with a TB HDD.

what do you think or do you know of a better system?

tanks!!

luke

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looks ok. maybe upgrade the RAM to 4gb? only costs like $50-$60 for an extra 2gb.

Also, if you want it a bit faster, maybe buy 2 hard drives instead of one.

Get a TB one for storage.
then get a WD (i think?) Raptor for your OS and programs.

the raptors are 10,000 rpm compared to the 7,200 rmp of the bigger drives.

i think you can ever get a velocirapter which is faster and smaller but i could be wrong.

made a big difference in my computer.

computer hardware moves so stupidly fast its not funny!

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Maybe go SLi or Crossfire with 2 cheaper cards if ya don't need the twin DVI, run 64 bit and throw in more RAM to 8GB (or as Golding suggested, at least go to 4GB minimum on 32 or 64 bit).

Apart from that, system looks fine. Big plus for the Antec case and Corsair PSU. Quad core is good too, but still not sure if Windows OS have yet to catch up to fully utilise capabilities?

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i've not looked at pc prices for a while but that looks mega ovierprices, no idea how you can spend more than 1k on a computer these days

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good info thanks guys , ill look into geting more ram (4GB) and the 2 hard drives sounds like a good idea , 1 TB for storage and a raptor for OS

they also offer vista but im not sure if i want to make the change over , might just stick to XP for now unless its way better to use vista?

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as above, min is 4gb ram...i've got my pc a year ago with 4 gb, and i'm still struggling with the speed...btw i'm also using quad core..

my theory with OS is that if you don't like it, too bad.

Microsoft isnt going to stop vista just because a few people don't like it. might aswell get with the times.

in saying that, i love vista, but i wouldn't dare run it with less than 2gb ram.
ive had it for around 2 years and hate going to my work computer that has XP.

alot of people complain about compatibility issues, i have only found 1 program i couldnt run in 2 years. which has now been updated for free.

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You can have a faster system cheaper than that.

I run a core 2 E8400 @ 4.10 Ghz
Corsair 1066 mhz ram (2 x 2 gb)
XFX N760I triple sli mother board
2 x nvidia 8800gt 512mb in sli (running 1080 x 1920 on a 60" plazma)
4 x 250 gb WD caviar hdd's (1 with os, the other 3 in raid 0 for storage)...Plenty fast
Sound blaster Audigy for real 7.1 (bitstream to home theatre decoder/amp)
Blue ray burner/dvd combo drive
1kw powersupply (video cards are hungry!!)

Totalled to $1300 for hardware (I'm running a Gigabyte 3d Mercury watercooled tower $400)

I run vista 32 bit and love it! my Pc runs 24/7 and has done for 18 months now without fail......(will die now I've said that!!)

My system runs:
Crysis @ 40 fps
COD 4 @ 45 fps
Flight sim X @ 60 fps
All in 1080 x 1920 resolution

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You will always be able to build a system cheaper and better than the pre-built ones.

Nothing wrong with Vista, I've been using it since the beta days. All those that complain are whingy bitches who can't be assed learning to click a different button sequence.

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it be cheaper to get most of the part over east...

I got all mine for just over 1.2k including case and lcd
E8400 stock speed dont need quad unless you do videio editing and all them
Corsair 1066 mhz ram (2 x 2 gb)
2X ATI HD450 512 in Crossfire in 1920 x 1080
1X Western Digital 640GB (Twin Platter)
2X Western Digital 120 in raid 0
Corsair Power supply >800
Antec 1200 case
Benq 22" with HDMI

bad part is im runing 32bit vista till i can get my hand on 64 if i find the "right" on the net

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