First time buiding computer, these parts any good?

Samsix · 04-01-2009, 05:30 AM

Hi there all.

Am building computer for the first time.

1. Budget: Under R. 14000

2. Brands:No prefrences.

3. Multitasking: Some

4. Gaming: The reason for building it.

5. Calculations: No

6. Overclocking: Maybe

7. Storage: Around 160 - 180 G

8. Legacy Support: No

9. Operating System: Xp or Vista

10. Case: Yes

11. Accessories: Yes

12. Recycled Components: No

13. Monitor: No

14. Stores: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/

15. Location: What country do you live in? South Africa

Some parts I thougt to get, could you tell me if they are all compatible and if any are to slow or low quality.

Memory. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=13273

PSU. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=19261

GPU. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16281

CPU. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17928
or http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16263
or http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=14709

Case. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15940

Motherboard. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15582
or http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=18002

HD. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=12505

DVD Drive. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17425

If you think you can put together a better pc from the parts on Sybaritic please suggest.

Thanx.

Scythe X10 · 04-01-2009, 07:09 AM

Omg, Parts on that site are almost double when you factor in the exchange rates..

A Core i7 920 costs 3927 rand, in the US that's 413 bucks.. a GTX 260 costs cost $450 (4300 rand)

Basically almost all parts are double their price..
Very limited options as well.

Better power supply, 600W+

Better GPU, like a 9800GT/GTX, GF GTX 260

Go with a E8500 CPU ( Dual core ) and Asus,GIGABYTE board.

stick with DDR2 memory, Corsair,OCZ are good brands.

FOR OTHER PEOPLE, R9.4 = 1USD, Things on that site seem to be like 1.3-2.0X the price of US dealers..

OP - Is there other sites you could order off? Because those sites prices are way outa whack when it comes down to the USD difference when you calc in the exchange rates.

~~connor-53~~ · 04-01-2009, 05:14 PM

Do yourself a favor, don't get the i7. The q9650 is just as good and all games right now don't even use 4 cores. So the 9650 will serve you well for the next few years. also if you are getting such good parts why choke the out dated video card? I am not sure on your currency but I will show you one of the best possible systems you can get.

CPU: How to Bench Test Your System
RAM: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15854
Mobo: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16337
GPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16121
Case: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=18060
PSU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=19411
HD: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=13265

Samsix · 04-02-2009, 02:28 AM

**asidman** · 04-02-2009, 05:37 AM

Okay seeing as you are going over, i am gonna give a couple of suggestions here, Chassis is way too much if you are concerned with price, for R400 less you can get this Gigabyte one which is a very good quality chassis.
Once again, the motherboard is awesome that you want, but once again, why so much, if on budget. Rather take some of that bucks, buy 4gb of ram, better HDD (yours will probably be a bit of a bottleneck)
The below is within budget, and allows some space for later upgrades. Totally overclockable, some parts where i would like a few more thousand, but hey...

CPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15301 - R4514
Mobo: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15703 - R2507
RAM: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17567 - R1238
PSU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=12941 - R975
Chassis: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17971 -R752
HDD: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16149 – R651
GPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/ind...ath=74_224_559 - R3134

TOTAL - R13771
If you want the striker mobo, fine, do it but this will take the above to R16028

04-01-2009, 05:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Samsix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista/Xp Sp2	First time buiding computer, these parts any good? Hi there all. Am building computer for the first time. 1. Budget: Under R. 14000 2. Brands:No prefrences. 3. Multitasking: Some 4. Gaming: The reason for building it. 5. Calculations: No 6. Overclocking: Maybe 7. Storage: Around 160 - 180 G 8. Legacy Support: No 9. Operating System: Xp or Vista 10. Case: Yes 11. Accessories: Yes 12. Recycled Components: No 13. Monitor: No 14. Stores: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/ 15. Location: What country do you live in? South Africa Some parts I thougt to get, could you tell me if they are all compatible and if any are to slow or low quality. Memory. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=13273 PSU. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=19261 GPU. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16281 CPU. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17928 or http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16263 or http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=14709 Case. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15940 Motherboard. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15582 or http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=18002 HD. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=12505 DVD Drive. http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17425 If you think you can put together a better pc from the parts on Sybaritic please suggest. Thanx.

04-01-2009, 07:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scythe X10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 64 OS: Vista32	Re: First time buiding computer, these parts any good? Omg, Parts on that site are almost double when you factor in the exchange rates.. A Core i7 920 costs 3927 rand, in the US that's 413 bucks.. a GTX 260 costs cost $450 (4300 rand) Basically almost all parts are double their price.. Very limited options as well. Better power supply, 600W+ Better GPU, like a 9800GT/GTX, GF GTX 260 Go with a E8500 CPU ( Dual core ) and Asus,GIGABYTE board. stick with DDR2 memory, Corsair,OCZ are good brands. FOR OTHER PEOPLE, R9.4 = 1USD, Things on that site seem to be like 1.3-2.0X the price of US dealers.. OP - Is there other sites you could order off? Because those sites prices are way outa whack when it comes down to the USD difference when you calc in the exchange rates.

04-01-2009, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~connor-53~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 525 OS: Vista Home Prem. 64 bit My System	Re: First time buiding computer, these parts any good? Do yourself a favor, don't get the i7. The q9650 is just as good and all games right now don't even use 4 cores. So the 9650 will serve you well for the next few years. also if you are getting such good parts why choke the out dated video card? I am not sure on your currency but I will show you one of the best possible systems you can get. CPU: How to Bench Test Your System RAM: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15854 Mobo: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16337 GPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16121 Case: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=18060 PSU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=19411 HD: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=13265

04-02-2009, 02:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Samsix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista/Xp Sp2	Re: First time buiding computer, these parts any good? Rethaught. CPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15301 PSU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=12941 GPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=18368 or: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=19557 Memory: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=14277 MOBO: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15874 HD: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=13265 Case: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=13348 But the thing is, this takes me to over 16000.

04-02-2009, 05:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
asidman Will rule the World Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Port Elizabeth Posts: 4,537 OS: XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7 RC My System	Re: First time buiding computer, these parts any good? Okay seeing as you are going over, i am gonna give a couple of suggestions here, Chassis is way too much if you are concerned with price, for R400 less you can get this Gigabyte one which is a very good quality chassis. Once again, the motherboard is awesome that you want, but once again, why so much, if on budget. Rather take some of that bucks, buy 4gb of ram, better HDD (yours will probably be a bit of a bottleneck) The below is within budget, and allows some space for later upgrades. Totally overclockable, some parts where i would like a few more thousand, but hey... CPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15301 - R4514 Mobo: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=15703 - R2507 RAM: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17567 - R1238 PSU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=12941 - R975 Chassis: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=17971 -R752 HDD: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=16149 – R651 GPU: http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/ind...ath=74_224_559 - R3134 TOTAL - R13771 If you want the striker mobo, fine, do it but this will take the above to R16028 __________________ Submit New Articles Here Try before posting \| Read before posting \| Advice to New Visitors How to post a Screenshot \| Posting system specs \| Posting images (VERY NB) Last edited by asidman; 04-02-2009 at 05:40 AM.