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starcraft said:

Hi guys,

I am looking to get a new PC.  I have a budget of around $AU1600.  This will sound like a lot to you American posters, but computer parts cost a lot more here in Australia.

The website I think it best to use is:

http://www.gocomp.com.au/index.php?

Keep in mind the fact that their assembly of the computer will cost $AU100 for a medium level system, that I need an operating system, Microsoft Office Home and Student, some sort of virus protection and I do NOT need a screen.  The screen I have is a 22inch Dell found here:

http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfo/peripherals/monitor_e228wfp/pd.aspx?refid=monitor_e228wfp&s=dfo

I am open to other websites, but keep in mind I am not competant building the system myself, it needs to be done for me.  And I require a one year warranty.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The computer will be responsible for multimedia, word processing, basic video editing and of course the best gaming the money I have can buy.

Someone may want to look over my list in case I missed something, but under the configure PC thing this is what I chose:

  • INTEL
  • Socket 1156
  • Intel i5 760
  • Asus P7P55D-E
  • CPU cooler provided with CPU itself
  • DDR3
  • CMX6GX3M3C 1600c7 6gb (3x 2gb) pc-12800
  • blank
  • blank
  • blank
  • SATA
  • Samsung 1TB (HD103SJ)
  • blank
  • blank
  • Asus 22x IDE DVD writer - DVD-RW/CDRW, etc
  • blank
  • blank
  • blank
  • ATI
  • HIS Radeon HD5770
  • blank
  • blank
  • Gigabyte case (I was stumped on these ones)
  • Gigabyte GZ-X9
  • Corsair PSU
  • Corsair 750W
  • bunch of blanks
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 7 home premium
  • Office OEM
  • Office home and business 2010
  • Norton A/V 2010
Now this all came to 1501 without a warranty - didnt see an option for 1 year warranty and without the build cost :(
So with build cost you'd be at your $1600 limit


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