Need help to DIY PC

[Wolverman]

Edited October 15, 2007 by Wolverman

[Silver_z]

$500? Your best bet is to get the new low end PS3 on the 11th of next month @ $559(inculsive of GST). Can play games on par of a $1200 PC. On top of that, can watch Blu-Ray disc. A Blu-Ray player that allows u to upgrade firmware via the internet, unlike other $1000+++ players, that requires u to return to service centre to upgrade firmware.

[Tohdj]

get the nintendo Wii...about 600++

 

parallel imported version is 400++++....in jap

[Wolverman]

$499.90

Edited October 15, 2007 by Wolverman

[Poortraveller]

damn ... there are so many PS3 version??

 

time to explore

Edited October 15, 2007 by Poortraveller

[Wolverman]

[Fit_gd3]

Where to get PS3 4 $500...

[Cavver]

brother are you really to accept used parts ?

if yes , can save some amount of money...

[Silver_z]

It comes in White. Heard got Silver, but thats hearsay only. Anyway, it will only be launch in SG on 11th Nov. It comes with a 40gb HDD. No card slots(MS Pro Duo, CF, SD and such). Less USB ports, from 4 to 2(can always add a USB hub). No backward compatibility to PS and PS2 games(if I wanna play PS2 games, I would get a Wii). All the lacks are basically useless, imo. I dun even use them except for the card slots, which can be easily rectified with a 32-in-1 card reader and plug into the USB port. Existing 60gb or 80gb HDD is nothing to shout about even, better to get this 40gb and upgrade it to 250gb, so can install Linux.

[Karebu]

E and T number? no idea. where did you see them?

 

i hope you are not referring to pre-packaged/'branded' pcs like HP or sony and stuff. (and i seriously dislike them)

 

the world of pc is rather different. almost everything can be mixed and matched, unlike macs. so there isn't really a standardization/ 'E/T series(?)'.

Edited October 15, 2007 by Karebu

[Slowmo]

$500 / mth installment maybe la

 

Seriously, if you want to have a PC, and not sure how to build and support your own, better off getting a dell.

 

dell warrenty is quite comprehensive and fuss free.

 

 

just have to bear in mind that all the DIY gaming PCs are always end up more expensive than mass produced PCs, just because you won't want to settle for anything lesser!

 

 

Also, nowadays vista quite hard to get chiong version... so you gotta consider that too.

[Slowmo]

everything can be mixed and matched, but it can get quite daunting for someone who has not done extensive research and review on every single PC part.

[Ruzmidah]

http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1093205

 

Go here to have a feel for the cost.

Try to get the mid range region

 

Also jump to the last page to get some more cheaper AMD X2 systems.

 

Alot of people there recommend PC Themes (its a shop at level 4 at the back alley lanes if i remeber correctly) for good service and pricing.

I kinda like the uncles in Bell Systems (level 4 also).Very friendly.

 

If buy a whole systeme from one shop, they can install the system for u for a cost of 10-30bucks. Try to haggle abit.

[Rainman]

Mayb some of u can advice me....

 

my current system is :

 

AMD XP 2500

512MB DDR333

120G HDD

DVD RW

GEFORCE4 5700LE 256MB

 

Trying to play C&C Tiberium War but is damn slow....which is the bottleneck? My Graphics card?

 

or whole system need upgrade? It has no problem playing WOW though...

[Wolverman]

Your RAM CMI ... 512MB is for Karateka ...the BARE BARE MINIMUM is 1G - now so cheap

When you say SLOW what does it mean

The entire game or during certain sequences?

[Tckrto]

... from the specs the cpu, ram and gfx are really out dated liao....

 

go over hwz hardware clinic look at the sticky for latest rig setup.

 

your gfx and cpu+mobo time to change liao. ram now is ddr2 liao.

[Shull]

Bro,

 

my current system cost me $900..it's considered mid range..

 

AMD X2 3800+ with ASUS M2NE mobo

1GB DDR2 RAM

250GB SATA2 HDD

GeForce 7600GT 256mb GFX on PCI-E

[Slowmo]

wah.... $900...

 

i really outdated liao... now i still on the following 4 years old config

 

P4 2.8g + MSI mobo

1gb 400 DDR ram

200gb sata1 hdd + 80gb ata133 hdd

geforce 6600 TDH DDR3-256mb on AGP

 

 

 

technology really moves too fast.