Hey dudes now i think is time for me to get me a new rig and get rid of this laptop.

So far this is what i have, price are in NZD and i am willing to buy online and overseas as long as the prices have a good margin.
Prices are from pricespy.co.nz

• CPU: Intel I5 2500k = $348.24 NZD

• Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 = $337.25

• Ram: Either G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL8 2x4GB = $289.00 or Corsair XMS3 Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL8 2x4GB = $289.69

• Video Card: This one is a tough one, i setting the budget up to $450,no more and this are the ones that turn up:
  Asus Radeon EAH6870 DC/2DI2S/1GD5 1GB = $427.80, EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SC Mini HDMI Dual-DVI 1GB = $444.19

• PSU: Corsair CMPSU-650HX 650W=$$188.47, Thermaltake Evo Blue 650W=$185.84 or Antec TruePower New Series 650W=$180.16

• HDD: I want to go for a small 40GB to 60GB SSD HDD and a 1TB HDD so this what come up, SDD HDD: Corsair Force Series F60 60GB = $222.87 and HDD : Seagate SV35.5 ST31000525SV 32MB 1TB = $103.39

• Case: I had a look at a Coolmaster Storm scout for $200 at the local PC store, i willing to get another one at the same price-range

That all up to $2160nish, my budget is up to $2500 but has to include monitor, keyboard and mouse (going to buy another Logitech MX518)

Any suggestions regards different componets would be good. Cheers guys

small ssd'd arn't very good at all.....basically raid striping speed.....minimum really should be 100GB to see proper performance.... sorry if this is bad for budget EDITED BY TULZ: FAIL

oh and because you live in new zealand.... http://www.staticice.co.nz/

Also for video card...if u extend budjet by just $9 you can get a GIGABYTE GTX 560 (worth it imo)

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=301/ID=15401/SID=744497249/productdetails.html

mobo here:
http://www.alphacity.co.nz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=74277

CPU here: (same shop as above)
http://www.alphacity.co.nz/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_384_489&products_id=75911

and rest of stuff here:
http://www.playtech.co.nz/

if internet shopping is your thing

Cheers to Tulzer guidence,I brough all this:

CPU: Intel I5 2500k
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67
Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-N560OC-1GI GeForce GTX 560
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
PSU: XFX P1-650X-CAH9 650W XXX Edition SLI Ready
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Black Gaming Case
HDD: 2xWestern Digital WD10EALS Caviar BLUE 1TB SATA II 7200RPM for RAID 0 Config
Mouse: Logitech MX-518
Keyboard: Logitech G110
Headset: Logitech G35 Gaming Headset
Monitor: AOC Razor E2243Fw 21.5" LED 1080p

All up just a bit over $2500, cant wait till everything is arriving by mail yay, my own birthday-pressy

Bucket I was thinking earlier why choose an Ati when you can go 560ti I can assume you got a job now?

Yeah bro i start this 14th February, i have to relocate to the south island but i be doing my dream job.
Lol my title is Electronics Engineer, i so fucking stoke aye.

Which means more Bucket drunk on ts, more steak! lol

Maybe more drunk bucket, but i sort of become more vegan and i have never felt better now.

Na mate i couldnt do a cold turkey , i gradually eating less meat and more white meat like fish. I would still eat red meat but probaly twice a week if. I would go organic but fuck me you pay arm and a leg.

Relating to this but yet different anyone know of a review comparing all the 560's so I know which to get, because their are soo many popping up now.

gigabyte SOC ....1000Mhz core clock = AUD$353.10 = better than a 480 and about epual to a 570 = very cheap 480 or 570





price: http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=3d&products_id=50229

will crysis 2 require such high performance graphics?

Don't think so, seeing as the graphics on the 360 is set on medium, and the environment is not as intensive

DONT GO ATI BUCKET YOUR GETTING SUCKED IN.

Also Na Crysis 2 to is just a tuned Crysis Wars and its more optimized.

Hello Bucket et al

Just to sort of get back on topic, I know that Pauline brought a shaw power supply for $32.00 aud.
I think she said it was 850 watts ?
At MSY ?

Now I don't understand anything about power supplies, but pauline has done so many stupid things to her own pc and that thing still hasn't burnt out or blown up yet.
That is probably the most stable thing in her house and that includes her family members !
So why spend so much on yours ?

Maybe put the difference to something else in your pc ?

shaw is shit....it doesn't put out 850W....more like 350 or 400 for there supposed 850W model....and the chances are that it will blow up

Well Well another dumb cunt named Tulzer...

Lets have a little look shall we ..

It has been 5 years now with my 32 bucks of power and what have i got plaugged in lets see..

1) Q6600 / 8 gig ram bla bla bla

2) ATI 4870

3) 1 battery charger for my bike light batteries (4 AAA)

4) Usb Mouse

5) Usb Keyboard

6) Charger for Ipod

7) Charger for Iphone

and a fucking usb fan to cool me down... but NO you go and buy one 600 bucks and see if that will charge your cordless vibrator baby!

I brough a XFX 650w modular PSU, that would be fine unless i want to go SLI which i wont at this time, i am spending a bit because is modular, i cant be fucked having so much cables out of it.

I didnt brought a ATI, tulzer found a GTX 560 for extra $9 so i decided to get that instead.

So if wounded donaates the free 650W powersupply, then bucket has $180+ extra to spend on something else ?
What else has wounded horded in his bag of goodies that can be donated ?

And tulzer, you wanna hear something funny ?
When Pauline brought that pc it was from some dodgey shop somewhere and they quoted 450W power supply.
In actual fact the power supply stated 350 w on the case and it in fact did blow up.
So Pauline replaced it with the nifty $32 shaw.
Since then that pc has regretted ever setting foot into her household.
I think it is used now to warm up the snap frozen rats she keeps in her freezer.

So why can't wounded donate some stuff to me? I will tell you why.. he would end up falling in love with me and would have to leave his girl!

Now lets talk about rats shall we... First thing is that they are not rats they are mice. The difference between ratus ratus and Mus musculus is simple but Danielle would only use gerbils so i suppose i won't go on with the story.

I am a herper and a frozen mouse can be bought up to temp on top of the video recorder or computer quite quickly..

I got all my parts today, i only still waiting on the CPU and i will get it Friday the latest

Well took some pics, i put some more once i get the cpu and also some benchmarking ones.

GTX560


Motherboard + GTX560


Case Open


Other Crap

Picked mine up today, weird how it says on the box "pure copper heat pipes" when you can obviously see that it isnt.

Well Karma if they where pure copper they will oxidize hard, so i think they coated them with some other metal or some sort of coating to prevent the oxidizing process, makes sense to me.

nice mate....you have read this tho?

https://clanftw.forumotion.net/t3258-sandy-bridge-failintel-recalling-products-sandy-brigde-motherboards#53579

LOL yeah he has

Do I see Vista there :O

y didnt u get the 17 950 which is worth $320 AUD

buckethead121 wrote:

Yeah bro i start this 14th February, i have to relocate to the south island but i be doing my dream job.
Lol my title is Electronics Engineer, i so fucking stoke aye.

making vibraters forr ya self

Sgtkiller wrote:

y didnt u get the 17 950 which is worth $320 AUD

Which in return becomes $413.10 NZ besides the there is nothing wrong with the i5 processors

i7's are newer.

...technically not all of them. Isn't there previous gen i7's?

Well does I7's like 920-980, i brought a sandybridge because for later on i can move to the I7 2600k.
i7 1156 sockets are old anyway lol.

yeah the 2000 series are the newest gen of i5 and i7's......the i7 980X is still the king...and will be until the oct cores are released for mainstream computing

Yeah i cant wait till the six core 2000's come out cause i will snap up a i7 980x for half the current price and it will still kick ass for years lol.

i5 2500k is faster than the i7 980x for gaming. Its a new architecture so single threaded performance is up compare to first gen i5 and i7.

1156 is now replaced with 1155
1366 will soon be replaced by 2011

both new sockets will be on Sandybridge architecture.

Fuck you intel gotta keep up with all these new processors, dam you