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on: August 22, 2010, 00:06:40 AM
I need to buy a new system.
Looking for something like a Quad Core, 6gb ram, dont care about HD. Dual monitor support.
Build my own, buy used/new. Suggestions ?

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Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 00:17:21 AM
how much do you want to spend ?

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Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 00:36:23 AM
Depends what you want to do with PC & how deep your pockets are.
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Reply #3 on: August 22, 2010, 00:43:53 AM


Intel i5 Series processor, quad core, massively overclockable (if thats your thing) with air or water, can also go for sealed water unit like the Corsair H50.

Gigabyte H55 / P55 latest motherboard series has USB3 support. The H55 has built in graphic support but its enabled by the CPU, so only certain Intel CPUs support it, would have to confirm which, but tbh its still a good motherboard whether you use that feature or not, depending on what you want from the board you can save a few pounds going H55 instead of P55 for near the same specification.

4-8GB Memory, i chose Corsair or G-Skill, used both, both good brands.

5770 Mid lvlish DX11 supporting graphics, think 4850 with DX11, a good contender, moving up in price i would probably switch over to nVidia and go the GTX460 route.

Case left for you to decide, the Antec Three Hundred is cheap good case, personally i just go for what i like the look of.

PSU again your choice, i would suggest a Modular PSU so you use the wires you need, and box up the ones you dont, i would go for Corsair but its your choice.

PS. Nothing against Tekheads for not using their site for pricing, i just dont like search/layout of it :P

Monitors, im going to recommend Dell as usual but only through a company like PC Buyit where you get the zero dead pixel / defect warranty, after all the time it takes to replace when faulty and how the warranty is handle is a big plus point for me.
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Reply #4 on: August 22, 2010, 08:01:57 AM
Get a Mac :p
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Reply #5 on: August 22, 2010, 10:04:36 AM
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Get a Mac :p


I wouldnt be against it, as using one for a week hasnt been the painful experience I thought it would be, but similarly nothing has made me desperately want one either. Ive spent 15 years on windows, and I am far more productive on that platform. Which is important to me. I envisage spending 500 pounds and getting a kick ass development PC. Find me a mac for that that is up to spec and Ill really consider buying it.

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Reply #6 on: August 22, 2010, 10:06:49 AM
Thanks for the post bacon. As I dont play games very much (only starcraft 2 which isnt that hungry) I was thinking something more lower end on the graphics card front. Prob something 2nd hand from ebay would do the trick. My only requirement is simply 2 HDMI out.

Is 1600 DDR3 worth the 2x premium over 1333?

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Reply #7 on: August 22, 2010, 11:28:48 AM
Im not into media PCs but i was under the impression most motherboards only come with 1xHDMI port, and to obtain a 2nd you use a DVI-HDMI converter.

I think we need to start again, do you want a Media-PC?

By the way, as i said above, the H55 motherboard has onboard graphics thats enabled by the cpu you use. (specific cpus).
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Reply #8 on: August 22, 2010, 11:36:02 AM
Youd have to have something like this judging by a quick google. One of the lower end ATi HD cards should give you dual HDMI

http://www.itcsales.co.uk/acatalog/info_1622.html

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Reply #9 on: August 22, 2010, 11:59:28 AM
I dont want a media pc. I want to run dual 24" monitors like I did before.

In my last PC I had $30 geforce that had dual HDMI out so its not expensive to do.

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Reply #10 on: August 22, 2010, 12:01:17 PM
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I dont want a media pc. I want to run dual 24" monitors like I did before.

In my last PC I had $30 geforce that had dual HDMI out so its not expensive to do.


Any quad core system with the video card you want then? :P
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Reply #11 on: August 22, 2010, 14:44:44 PM
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Ive spent 15 years on windows, and I am far more productive on that platform.


3x more productive, by any chance?

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Reply #12 on: August 22, 2010, 14:53:53 PM
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Ive spent 15 years on windows, and I am far more productive on that platform.


3x more productive, by any chance?


Dont be silly ! You have to move to New Zealand for that ;)

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Reply #13 on: August 22, 2010, 14:54:15 PM
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I dont want a media pc. I want to run dual 24" monitors like I did before.

In my last PC I had $30 geforce that had dual HDMI out so its not expensive to do.


Any quad core system with the video card you want then? :P


Yep. What about my DDR question, can you help ?

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Reply #14 on: August 22, 2010, 16:09:58 PM
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I dont want a media pc. I want to run dual 24" monitors like I did before.

In my last PC I had $30 geforce that had dual HDMI out so its not expensive to do.


Any quad core system with the video card you want then? :P


Yep. What about my DDR question, can you help ?


1333 is fine mate (if your not planning to OC) but i dont understand why 1600 is 2x the premium cus over here you can get a 1600 kit for less than a 1333 kit m8, so it should be the same on your side of the water.
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