$1000-$1200 to spend.

To be used in bedroom as media centre (XP+WMP) so needs to be quiet.

Used for graphic design things, Premier/Photoshop etc (needs Dual DVI output for 2560x1600)

Needs to be game freindly (ie. lastest game playable but top line $$$ video cards not necessary)

Priorities are quick data throughput and data accessibility speed.

Cheers.

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cheers

So quiet, powerful, and cheap... good luck.

I'm glad you guys are getting the jist of this post. :D

http://www.staticice.com.au

Good luck

http://www.dell.com.au

for tightasses and lazy c***s.

I've got a pii sittin in my closet brad, come pick it up when u like :D

Used for graphic design things, Premier/Photoshop etc (needs Dual DVI output for 2560x1600)

Needs to be game freindly (ie. lastest game playable but top line $$$ video cards not necessary)

If you didn't add these two lines, I'd suggest getting an XBox1, modding it & throwing media centre on it :)

Thanks Gareth.. you're a champ...

I was thinking something more like this though....

Asus P5K-E WIFI S775 QuadCore P35 FSB1333 2xPCIEx16 RAID 1394a GbLAN A $204
Intel ATX E8400 CORE 2 DUO /3.0GHz/6MB/1333FSB/LGA775 $299
G.SKILL DDR2 4G(2x2G)PC8500 1066Mhz Heatspreader G.Skill(F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK) $299
LG DVD20X+- DUAL LAYER DVD Rewriter with Software(GH55NBB) Beige $37
Western Digital X/150G SATA Raptor 10000 rpm HDD(16M Cache Gamer Ed) $315
MSI GF 8600GT PCI-E x16 512MB DDR2 2x Dual-link DVI HDTV TV out Heat-Pipe $149

=$1303+Case....

Go a Quad Core imo

http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Gaming_Machine

$1250 Intel
Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 309
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 110
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 63
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 115
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 33
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 276
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 65
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 147
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1157 + Postage

thats my case ^ but my gear is better :)

+ this comp is the bestest, :D


http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lecy0013/architecture/old-computer-thumb.jpg

needs Dual DVI output for 2560x1600

You could get the Samsung 30" which does that using just one DVI

I know I love mine :)
Might leave you a little bit short for anything else tho :/

I like the steering wheel on that computer, probably for the car racing games

hahaha rofl

If you are serious about games you will be disappointed with anything less than an 8800GT/GTS especially running at a high res like you have stated.

I recently built up a gaming rig for a mate of mine who wanted something for around $1-1.1k for just the box.


Intel ATX E8400 CORE 2 DUO /3.0GHz/6MB/1333FSB/LGA775 $299.00

Patriot 2GB(2x1024MB with Heat Spread) DDR2-800MHz LL EPP 4-4-4@2.2V $89.00

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 S775 P35 FSB1333 DDR2 PCIEx16 SATA2 GbLAN RAID ATX $132.00

Western Digital 320G SATAII 7200 rpm HDD $93.00

Antec Sonata III MiniTower Case - Piano BlackW/500W PSU $178.00

Albatron GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIEx16 HDCP 2xDVI-I HDTV $299.00

Total $1090


That is what I came up with. Those are Umart prices BTW and may have changed slightly since I specced it up.

I like the steering wheel on that computer, probably for the car racing games

It's a submarine manoeuvrings room console