Need some help with getting a new PC.

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Rickz0r on 23 February 2010

My budget is 1200 euro's. With that money I can get the following PC:

Processor: i7 920 - 4 x 2,66 GHz

RAM: 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz

HD: 2000 GB - SATA II - 32 MB

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD5850 1 GB DDR5

Blu-Ray / Double Layer Dvd (Re)Writer

Vista Ultimate 64 bit

With a nice case, alot of output and input and ofcourse 2 years of full warranty. With alot of parts having individual warranty aswell. Would it be better to build my own PC? And if so, could you please list the Head components (Motherboard, Graphics Card, Processor, Case, RAM) with a budget around 1200 euro's.

Thank you in advance.

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Garcian Smith on 23 February 2010

What are you using the PC for? Just general productivity/gaming, or will you be doing something CPU- or RAM-intensive like video editing or 3D modeling? Also, what's your screen resolution?

Either way, it's nearly always better to build yourself. You'll get the exact parts that you need/want without having to deal with subpar generic parts, preinstalled bloatware, and awful customer service.

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Barozi on 23 February 2010

ugh why do they package it with Vista ? >.>

Everything else is impressive.

If your build it on your own, you might be able to save about 200€ (pure estimate)

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Rickz0r on 25 February 2010

Garcian Smith said:
What are you using the PC for? Just general productivity/gaming, or will you be doing something CPU- or RAM-intensive like video editing or 3D modeling? Also, what's your screen resolution?

Either way, it's nearly always better to build yourself. You'll get the exact parts that you need/want without having to deal with subpar generic parts, preinstalled bloatware, and awful customer service.

It's meant for gaming . Screen resolution is 2560 x 1600. But 1600 x 1200 or 1920 x 1200 is more then enough for me. Could you give me the names of some good parts? Like I said, the budget is 1200 euro's .

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Rickz0r on 25 February 2010

Barozi said:
ugh why do they package it with Vista ? >.>

Everything else is impressive.

If your build it on your own, you might be able to save about 200€ (pure estimate)

What do you think of the Graphics card?

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jefforange89 on 25 February 2010

The 5850's a great card, one of the best on the market presently.

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WilliamWatts on 25 February 2010

The graphics card is good.

What is the system exactly? Is it a store bought branded model, a computer shop system or is someone building it for you?

Also you ought to check to see if its got a powerful enough power supply for crossfire. You may want more power in the near future to run games like Crysis on max @ your 2560 by 1600 screen resolution.

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Rickz0r on 25 February 2010

Would it be worth if I buy a 5850 CF? Or would it be worth it if I change it for a 5870

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Rickz0r on 25 February 2010

WilliamWatts said:
The graphics card is good.

What is the system exactly? Is it a store bought branded model, a computer shop system or is someone building it for you?

Also you ought to check to see if its got a powerful enough power supply for crossfire. You may want more power in the near future to run games like Crysis on max @ your 2560 by 1600 screen resolution.

A local computer shop put it together. It has the best power supply that they have: Cooler Master UCP 900W.

UPDATE: They offered me to put the Xfx Radeon HD5970 Black Edition - 2048MB - PCI-E - DVI in it for 150 euro's on top of it.