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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: Please help me build a desktop for under $550. |
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Assembled from the danawa.co.kr site is fine. Cuz I'd just go shopping in Yongsan and put it together myself.
I just want it for mp3s, downloading and watching stuff from torrents and it should play Battlefield 2 and Lineage 2 well.
$550 for just the desktop. Cheaper is fine too.
And please recommend an alright LCD, 21" or more... to my understanding I can get Samsung quality just sold under a different name... $220 or less... thanks for your time. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Before I would recommend any parts for a PC I would want to know if you want to run Vista and use a DX10 graphics card. If you go for Vista and a DX10 GPU then your PC will be future proof for at least 3 or 4 years to come. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:24 am Post subject: |
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only thing eamo is that if he's trying to spend only 550,000 for the whole thing, dropping minimum 250 or more on the GPU isn't the best idea. I figure for what he's wanting, a basic P4 8-- series will be good enough with just a basic card in the x500 or 7300 series.
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| Before I would recommend any parts for a PC I would want to know if you want to run Vista and use a DX10 graphics card. If you go for Vista and a DX10 GPU then your PC will be future proof for at least 3 or 4 years to come. |
He said , 600,000! P4 w/ a decent monitor...  |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
only thing eamo is that if he's trying to spend only 550,000 for the whole thing, dropping minimum 250 or more on the GPU isn't the best idea. I figure for what he's wanting, a basic P4 8-- series will be good enough with just a basic card in the x500 or 7300 series.
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Sure, but I was just probing to see if he wants to spend more on a Vista/DX10 system to be a bit more future proof.
If I was buying a PC now or soon and I wanted to be able to play new games on it in 3 years time then I would go the extra bucks for a DX10 card. Or wait 6 months more until DX10 cards are affordable.
I'm planning to put together a second system (Vista) for myself but I'm waiting until this Fall because a lot of CPU's will be a lot cheaper. As will DX10 cards. Plus, Vista will be less buggy and software developers will have a lot of DX10 stuff out.
I know people always say to wait 6 months.......... but this year it really will make a big difference due to, Vista, DX10 and the huge price-war expected between Intel and AMD. |
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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: |
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So a P4 anything...? What do you mean 8 series? I know how to build a computer but don't keep up on specs. Northwood 2.8C Claybrook is the kind of stuff I see there... what mobo is good for that?
Something like the Geforce7300GT Venus for vid card?
LCD ideas?
Thanks. |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: |
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| I would say that if you can piece together a rig consisting of an AMD s939 mobo, cheap AMD X2 (dual core) cpu, 2x1 gig ddr400 ram, and maybe a 7600gt, you would be more than satisfied with your listed requirements. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| inthewild wrote: |
So a P4 anything...? What do you mean 8 series? I know how to build a computer but don't keep up on specs. Northwood 2.8C Claybrook is the kind of stuff I see there... what mobo is good for that?
Something like the Geforce7300GT Venus for vid card?
LCD ideas?
Thanks. |
I meant like the P4 830 or the 820. Don't get the 530 or the 630. The 9s are better, but if you're gonna spend that much, just get a Core2Duo.
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| chevro1et wrote: |
| I would say that if you can piece together a rig consisting of an AMD s939 mobo, cheap AMD X2 (dual core) cpu, 2x1 gig ddr400 ram, and maybe a 7600gt, you would be more than satisfied with your listed requirements. |
I concur. Grab a AMD X2 3800+, any socket 939 mobo. Get a 7600GT something equivalent that is in the 80,000-100,000 range for video card. If you get socket 939, then I have 2GB of DDR 400 RAM that I can sell you. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Here's an idea of what you can look for. I've gone with Intel P4 b/c they're really cheap and if you're gonna get an AMDx2, go ahead and spend the money for a C2D. Also, this mother board is capable of doing the C2D if you want to upgrade later.
M/B ASUS P5LD2 SE/C - 82.000
CPU Pentium D 925 (3.0Ghz) - 75.000
RAM OCZ DDR2-667mhz 512mb x 2 - 82.000
HDD Seagate 250GB Sata2 - 68.000
ODD Lite-on DVD+-RW (DL) LH-20A1P - 36.000
VGA XFX 7600GT Zalman - 125.000
Case Urex IW-C583 - 32.000
Power Dao Korea Ssutek 480w - 48.000
TOTAL - 548.000
I've used that case and power supply for a friend's build a couple of weeks ago and they're both very nice. The case has good ventilation and is pretty quiet.
I'm sure others will chime in with suggestions on this set-up.
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
Here's an idea of what you can look for. I've gone with Intel P4 b/c they're really cheap and if you're gonna get an AMDx2, go ahead and spend the money for a C2D. Also, this mother board is capable of doing the C2D if you want to upgrade later.
M/B ASUS P5LD2 SE/C - 82.000
CPU Pentium D 925 (3.0Ghz) - 75.000
RAM OCZ DDR2-667mhz 512mb x 2 - 82.000
HDD Seagate 250GB Sata2 - 68.000
ODD Lite-on DVD+-RW (DL) LH-20A1P - 36.000
VGA XFX 7600GT Zalman - 125.000
Case Urex IW-C583 - 32.000
Power Dao Korea Ssutek 480w - 48.000
TOTAL - 548.000
I've used that case and power supply for a friend's build a couple of weeks ago and they're both very nice. The case has good ventilation and is pretty quiet.
I'm sure others will chime in with suggestions on this set-up.
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He can get an AMD X2 3800+ for 10,000 more. On top of that, I can sell him 2GB of DDR PC3200 RAM for the same price as the 1GB of DDR2.
The mobo price of a 939 board will be about 80.000.
I'm pretty sure the X2 3800+ is better than the Pentium D 925. Plus with the AMD option, he can get an NForce mobo. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| It is utterly stupid to buy a P4 now. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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VGA XFX 7600GT Zalman - 125.000
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Show me a link for this at that price in Korea. Are the prices you're quoting from an American site? |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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VGA XFX 7600GT Zalman - 125.000
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Show me a link for this at that price in Korea. Are the prices you're quoting from an American site? |
There's actually one that goes for 117,000 won. (Yes, an XFX 7600GT, before you ask.)
http://pc.danawa.com/price_new.html?defSite=PC&cate1=861&cate2=876 |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
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VGA XFX 7600GT Zalman - 125.000
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Show me a link for this at that price in Korea. Are the prices you're quoting from an American site? |
Check here
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