Buying a new computer Suggestions?

[adam :) 12]

Well title say's all. I installed a new graph card and lost 54GB of important work files I needed. Don't ask how that happened but it completely demolished my current computer.

So now I can barely play css.

My price range is about $4,000

I know that's a fair bit but I've been saving it up for a while.

I'll prefer a computer with a good graph card, Memory etc etc to play games that need good memory and graph cards.

Considering my computer is SHIT anyways, I can barely play css on high detail =.=

Thanks guys.

[Pebbz. 953]

Do not spend $4000 on a computer. Oh wait, you're Australian. So what, you got like 200 USD?

[adam :) 12]

I need a good computer for working files. I can have up to 20GB of files from work.

So I need a computer that will last and not fuck up.

Plus I need a computer that can handle the program I use for office duty's at the barracks. It takes up allot of memory. About 50mb each person I add into the system.

& What are you trying to point out? Gonna start trolling Me? Ha ha.

$4,000 AUD is $3,616 USD.

[TURKISH RAMBO 9]

I wish i had that much money to spend on a tower.

is this including monitor and everything also? (mouse keyboard blah)

I SHALL GET TO WORK

[adam :) 12]

Actually, I Would only need a tower, Within a reasonable price range, I just though if I actually spend less, My girlfriend wont be pissed of when she finds out we wont be having a 10 Grand honey moon. Ha ha.

Tower would do, I already have a 2.5k Computer as a gift from my girlfriends dad. The monitor is like the size of a medium plasma screen, Got about 23 camera's plugged in around my house because of her dad, Over protective.

But Yeh I would appreciate it if you could help me out man.

[TURKISH RAMBO 9]

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Del Item Description In Stock Part # QTY Price Ext. Price

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Full Tower Case EATX 5X5.25 4X3.5 Hotswappable 2X3.5INT *IR-$25* (Amazing case)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 41960 $284.99 $284.99

Noctua NH-D14 LGA775/1156/1366/AM3 I7/I5/PHENOM Heatpipe Cooler W/ NF-P14 140MM & NF-P12 120MM Fan (great for OC, pretty much best on market, and VERY quiet)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 47090 $89.99 $89.99

MSI Big Bang Xpower X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 6PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 SLI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard (great mobo)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 54095 $336.97 $336.97

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Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.8GHZ 8MB L3 Cache 130W 45NM Retail Box (very nice processor, overclock to 4 ghz with the NH-D14 heatsink)

FREE GROUND SHIPPING FOR THIS ORDER!

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

Limit to 2 per customer.

In Stock 50913 $299.99 $299.99

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 Fermi 715MHZ 1GB GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card (2 gtx 460 in sli for extremely good fps)

Usually ships in 2-3 business days.

In Stock 54506 $250.17 $500.34

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OCZ Vertex 2 Sandforce 40GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD ( SSD for OS, extreme fast startup times)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 54750 $149.99 $149.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM (4 x 1tb in raid 5 garunteeed to never lose your info if a drive fails)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 50895 $98.79 $395.16

Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1600C7D 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 7-7-7-20 Core i7 Memory Kit (6gb very high frequency, low timings = good 6gb should be enough)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 40722 $323.80 $323.80

Nexus 120MM Real Silent Case Fan BLACK/WHITE 1000RPM 22.8DBA 36.87CFM 3/4PIN *IR-$2* (case fans that are VERY quiet, so your rig will run quiet )

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 17808 $12.99 $51.96

Corsair Professional Series Gold CMPSU-1200AX 1200W ATX Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold Power Supply(best PSU , you need it for reliability)

Back Order 53721 $329.99 $329.99

$2,763.18 CAD w/o taxes

doing this quick, this is what id get if i had the spare change lol

[adam :) 12]

That looks alright, I'll write down a list and go shop for it within the next week. My boss is going to rage at me when he find's out I lost over 300 new recruit's records. =/

Thanks for the help man.

[centran 4457]

Normally those onboard RAID controllers are slower. You could add another $340 onto that for a RAID controller card that has it's on built in memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116042

However, I am not really an expert on RAID. It probably doesn't matter for the things you are doing just as long as you have the drives mirrored somehow.

[TURKISH RAMBO 9]

he wouldnt need that one, he would need one about half the cost of that one.

That one is really made for SSD's so you wont lose performance on them

[Tortoise 2791]

holy shit overpriced, i can get all this stuff at newegg for around half for each thing

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Reference ID:1043665706

Del Item Description In Stock Part # QTY Price Ext. Price

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Full Tower Case EATX 5X5.25 4X3.5 Hotswappable 2X3.5INT *IR-$25* (Amazing case)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 41960 $284.99 $284.99

Noctua NH-D14 LGA775/1156/1366/AM3 I7/I5/PHENOM Heatpipe Cooler W/ NF-P14 140MM & NF-P12 120MM Fan (great for OC, pretty much best on market, and VERY quiet)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 47090 $89.99 $89.99

MSI Big Bang Xpower X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 6PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 SLI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard (great mobo)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 54095 $336.97 $336.97

Add NCIX EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN What's this?

Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.8GHZ 8MB L3 Cache 130W 45NM Retail Box (very nice processor, overclock to 4 ghz with the NH-D14 heatsink)

FREE GROUND SHIPPING FOR THIS ORDER!

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

Limit to 2 per customer.

In Stock 50913 $299.99 $299.99

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 Fermi 715MHZ 1GB GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card (2 gtx 460 in sli for extremely good fps)

Usually ships in 2-3 business days.

In Stock 54506 $250.17 $500.34

Add NCIX EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN What's this?

OCZ Vertex 2 Sandforce 40GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD ( SSD for OS, extreme fast startup times)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 54750 $149.99 $149.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM (4 x 1tb in raid 5 garunteeed to never lose your info if a drive fails)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 50895 $98.79 $395.16

Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1600C7D 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 7-7-7-20 Core i7 Memory Kit (6gb very high frequency, low timings = good 6gb should be enough)

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 40722 $323.80 $323.80

Nexus 120MM Real Silent Case Fan BLACK/WHITE 1000RPM 22.8DBA 36.87CFM 3/4PIN *IR-$2* (case fans that are VERY quiet, so your rig will run quiet )

Usually ships in 1-2 business days.

In Stock 17808 $12.99 $51.96

Corsair Professional Series Gold CMPSU-1200AX 1200W ATX Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold Power Supply(best PSU , you need it for reliability)

Back Order 53721 $329.99 $329.99

$2,763.18 CAD w/o taxes

doing this quick, this is what id get if i had the spare change lol

[TURKISH RAMBO 9]

CANADIAN PRICES ALSO WITHOUT PRICE MATCHING.

STAFU.

but hey please show me half price for each item:)

[Someguy 85]

Check out a Dell Studio XPS, they have great gaming performance and are in your range.

[Epicsauce 47]

Alienware computers are best, but their costly. If you could save up some more money; then you could get one of these.

http://www.alienware.com.au/ <- The website with the computers.

[TURKISH RAMBO 9]

get out of here computer noobs

[B0xman 0]

get out of here computer noobs

I was about to say the same thing. lol

[teh lolz 0]

make sure you get a good processor, and ram obviously, but for ram i think 4gb or higher would be fine, and processor try anything above 3.0 duo core. NVIDIA 8400 or higher will be fine for a graphics card =] those are just A FEW basics but that will start you out well..

[thinkTWICE* 0]

Case: Silverstone Raven

Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R

Processor: Intel Core 2 i7 920

Heatsink/Fan: Scythe Mugen 2

Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX

Memory: G.SKILL 6GB DDR3 1600

OS and Programs disk: Intel 80GB SSD

2nd Hard Drive: Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB

Optical Drive: Samsung CD/DVD rewriter

Graphics cards:

2x Sapphire HD5870 1GB

($2000+ US)

Keep in mind that this rig should offer solid performance for the money. Keep in mind that you might need periphals as well, in which case you should check out later on in the month if you are interested.

Alienware computers are best, but their costly. If you could save up some more money; then you could get one of these.

http://www.alienware.com.au/ <- The website with the computers.

/facepalm

[alson 1]

Alienware computers are best, but their costly. If you could save up some more money; then you could get one of these.

http://www.alienware.com.au/ <- The website with the computers.

whoever buy alienware is a noob , the alien it self can actually get better rig with lower price , alien were expensive on its name and its special case, (which some case are actually better) and it just work like a normal computer , nothing special really

[Guest Cheshire kitty]

a Macbook Pro.

[alson 1]

a Macbook Pro.

wasted of money if u really into work or surfing internet etc.. why not ? but if u into gaming alienware laptop (if compare both mac and alien)

[Guest Cheshire kitty]

wasted of money if u really into work or surfing internet etc.. why not ? but if u into gaming alienware laptop (if compare both mac and alien)

alienware = shit

Brb getting knowledge on what i'm buying instead of wasting 1.5x the money I should for a logo.

mac are only good if you're in the online multimedia industry (such as video editing and graphic design and film maker, etc.)

Both are overpriced.

Build a custom comp if you care for gaming.

if you don't have the money, why are you getting a new comp? just upgrade what you currently have.

[Taboo 2392]

http://www.ibuypower.com/Info/Level10.aspx For $2599, saw it on AOTS. It was fucking huge.

[alson 1]

alienware = shit

Brb getting knowledge on what i'm buying instead of wasting 1.5x the money I should for a logo.

mac are only good if you're in the online multimedia industry (such as video editing and graphic design and film maker, etc.)

Both are overpriced.

Build a custom comp if you care for gaming.

if you don't have the money, why are you getting a new comp? just upgrade what you currently have.

*as a laptop that i compare both alien and apple* not as i mean buying a laptop alien for home gaming i know self built desktop is always better

[Meowmix 20]

i just got the dell studio xps 8100 with intel i7 870, 8gb of ram, 1.5 tb hard drive , ATI Radeon HD 5770, alien ware keyboard & a 24 inch hd flat screen 1080p, 1,870 with 3 years of warranty and lowjack.. Mind you they wanted me to get alien ware but i don't like the style of it.

[Avery 794]

Not a Mac.