gaming pc for brother

Started by turb1nE on 7:44pm 28/5/11. 221 views and 6 posts, 0 users reading, last post by Karma IT.

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Hi guys,

Looking to upgrade my brother computer. Parts that can be salvaged are just the HDD which is a WD Blue 500Gb, the rest just old tech. The budget is "cheap but good" be able to play games and all that $600-700 for box.

Games he plays:
- TF2
- LFD ½
- Source base games
- Games that come out in the near future

What he needs:
- Box
- Monitor

This is what I've got so far (All parts from NetPlus http://www.netplus.com.au/)

Case: Antec 902 $119
PSU: ???
CPU: AMD 955BE $147
MB: ???
RAM: 4GB Kingston $46
GPU: ???
HDD: Re-use WD 500GB Blue
DVD: Samsung $26
Monitor: ???

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CPU: AMD AM3 Phenom II X4 840 $109
Mobo: Asrock 870 Extreme3 $98
RAM: Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1333 $44
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB $59
GPU: 2GB AMD Radeon HD6950 $273
Case: Antec 300 $59
PSU: Antec HCG-520 $88
ODD: LiteOn DVD burner $40
Total: $770

All he needs

For monitor if he doesn't want/know what a 120hz monitor is just go for a
www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=558_1212&products_id=12637

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Dump another $33 and get a Dell U2311 from Harris Technology.

www.ht.com.au/part/Y5362-Dell-UltraSharp-U2311H-LCD-display-TFT-23/detail.hts

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Quote from Mors on the 28th of May 2011:

Ripped from whirlpool

, buying parts all from netplus since I'm from Perth.

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oh dear

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Case: Silverstone PS05B $65
PSU: Silverstone Strider 500w $69
CPU: AMD PHENOM II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition $129
MB: Asus M4A87TD USB3 $115
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4gb (1x4gb) 1600mhz $59
GPU: Inno3D GF GTX 560 1GB $235
HDD: Re-use WD 500GB Blue (REMEMBER to partition)
DVD: Asus 24x DVDrw $42
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 $115
Monitor: AOC Black Razor 23" Full HD LED LCD $209

FYI - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/428435

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