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Don't get me started on IT Warehouse, biggest bunch of knob heads ever to exist! I went in there, asked for some top of the line components only to be laughed at, told they are crap and to use them at my own risk. One part (can't remember what) had a lifetime warranty so the moron behind the counter chimed in with "Oh, they give you a lifetime warranty because they expect it to fail" I put down the parts, told them to shove their service and walked out.

lol..Cubes is kidding...:P

i guessed as much.... possibly the fact that the motherboard hasent been made for 5+ years is a good indication that someone is kidding ;)

retail side of things in the computer industry is sooo tough these days!!! =( and customers have to really know their stuff or else!! simple things i pick up all the time, like: the corsair 620W PSU heslo got (if purchsed from the place he linked to) only came with a 1 year waranty, as opposed to the 5 years it is supposed to... but then again, the dollar is everything to most people... i'll just go whimper in a corner to myself... =P

http://www.nintek.com.au/ (which seems to be currently down)

Or not....

Personally i havn't bought from them but know some one that has AGES ago and didn't have issues but know someone that did recently and had HUGE problems with them, ended up costing him another $150 of back and forth postage.

NintekWhirlpool.jpg

so my brother got a 4000 dollar scholarship for uni the lucky bastard.

And he wants to build a new computer, so whats everyones suggestion.

We will need the following, CPU, RAM, motherboard, videocard, case + powersupply, video card

He can have my old 17 inch lcd (i use my 32 inch as my monitor now) and he already has mouse, keyboard, cd burner, etc, etc so really only need the actual computer.

He is looking to spend around a grand or so but a few hundred extra would be no problem.

We aren't bothered about whether it's intel or AMD, but videocard must be Nvidia (i was born a 3dfx boy and i'll die one)

if your a GDFX boy should u get a SLI voodoo 5, you seem too always know about pc yet now you ask us what we think :(

sorry if this post seems harsh but ive seen you argue over stuff on so many ocasions

all i can say is C2D and OCZ ram but i cant check nothing ATM as work pc is so slow loading with on 4mb video card

i probably wouldn't get a voodoo 5.

He mostly wants it for gaming.

I do know an awful lot about computers, but i'm interested in your opinions as i respect them.

Plus i'm interested in what kinds of prices you can find.

edit*

i looked back madaz as to your comment.

And i'll agree i'll argue over things like stalker, but i was right about that one.

And also look at the backflip sony have done with rumble.

Edited by kralster

go ebay.

Elixir 533 ddr2 ram, $132 delivered for 2 gig, or $140 for 667mhz ram. I use this brand and Id back it 100%.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-elixir-DDR2-667...1QQcmdZViewItem

Grab a nice $200 delivered motherboard, something like an Asus P5n32-sli deluxe (awaiting mine) so you can use 2 graphics cards in sli both at 16x speed.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Asus-P5N32-SLI-SE-D...1QQcmdZViewItem

Then look for 2 x pcie cards, maybe 7600gt's or something around the mark, say $200 each?

Grab a lga775 cpu chip, say a 3.2 or a 3.4 or even a 3.6ghz, not that expensive these days, great for overclocking too

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Intel-Celeron-3-6GH...1QQcmdZViewItem

make sure you have a decent case and power supply..... I use Thermaltake Soprano with extra fans.

not meaning to preach to you, but definately doable for $1000.

hmm i like the motherboard i'll look futher into that.

I'm not sure about that cpu though espcially as it's a celeron. Have you had any experiance with it yourself tangles?

and on the graphics front i beleive (and i may be wrong) that 1 400 dollar card would be better than 2 200 dollar cards.

yeah it was just a quick 1min search/opinion.

I wouldnt use Celeron for gaming either.... sorry, was a quick search, but it gives you an idea.

that motherboard would only be good if used as its intended, ie with 2 x graphics cards in SLi mode.

I just picked up another MSI 7800GTX card for $190 delivered off ebay, hence why Im going to grab that board so I can use 2 of 'em, just awaiting delivery. If you are going to spend $400 on a vid card, look into the 7950gx2...... 1gig ram with 2x processors, awesome.

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