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SAS_Ade
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My New PC

G'day all Tell me what you think of my new PC

Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6300 @ 2.80GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Hard Drive: 500 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1)
Monitor: Compaq WF1907
Sound Card: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers: Creative multi media speaker 2.1
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: Soft Mouse Pad
Operating system: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP41-UD3L 775pin DDR2
Computer Case: SuperFlower Xion II

Total Cost for PC $423 Australian "excluding Monitor, Speakers, Keyboard, Mouse and Operating System"

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I think it's better than mine. And i think you will get you a new graphic card soon... Wink

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The processor is a similar model to one that I've had my eyes on, but you could use a better graphics card.

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well there's nothing wrong with my current GPU nvidia 9400GT but I think i should get the Nvidia GTS 250 it costs $150

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bear in mind that the x400 versions are more geared to video processing rather than graphics. For gaming you should look at the x7/8/900 cards.
Im not too certain about the GTXs but i would imagine they follow the same methology. I personally have a GTX280 and love it.

For 400 australian dollars though, thats a pretty tidy machine..what PSU are you running?

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Looks good to me.

I myself got the E6550 CPU @ 2,3Ghz and a GeForce 8600 GT.

Do you have the specs of your RAM?

By the way, when I got my 500 GB hard drive, I never expected I could fill it. I thought wrong.

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I'd suggest the GTX 285. It's basically a GTX 280, just ramped up specs. And they do make a difference.

It is the fastest single GPU graphics card in the world right now. I use it, and have had no complaints at all, only enjoyment.

Best to check your case if it can fit and power supply if it can power it, however. The GTX 285 is a fairly hungry beast, and takes up the space for two smaller graphics card (dual slot).

I ordered it from BFG, and though they are more expensive than most manufacturers, they factory overclock their cards, getting even more speed out of them.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_285_us.html

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chester, i agree them GTXs are massive cards, mainly due to the onboard PhysX processor methinks

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to WIZ: well i got the PSU with the Xion II case it's 483 Watts, i paid $95 AUD

this link should give you all a bit more info about my PC. http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=815344

Today while downloading and installing Windows 7 updates i had some internet connection problems but it turned out i had restart my PC so it could configure the Network.

all in all this PC is good for me.

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Oh,man!

For my self.... I have this old steam powered pc mith a backup of two squirrels running in a wheel.

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Oh,man!

For my self.... I have this old steam powered pc mith a backup of two squirrels running in a wheel.

Dont worry m8, you can easily upgrade that one, without digging deep in your pockets.... You more than double your backup power if you replace the squirrels by rabbits. Wink

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I just try to get that one:

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=3OXEUQmsHmmewEyu&templete=2

Hard to get here.

No Problem for my 1000 watt psu.

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I just try to get that one:

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=3OXEUQmsHmmewEyu&templete=2

Hard to get here.

Hunter That GPU looks Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! and 23% faster then GTX295 8O, how much does it cost ?

I'm not sure they even Sell it in Australia. :cry:

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By the way, when I got my 500 GB hard drive, I never expected I could fill it. I thought wrong.

To even come close to that, it took running 3 operating systems, 8 user accounts, development environments in 9 languages each under 2 different operating systems, 1 copy of my home directory, a large collection of "Backups" in cold storage, about 12~15 PC games, my SOE + 2 alternatives to each app, and many, many gigagbytes of object files.

You must have one heck of a music collection!

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Adelaidian,

Price is about 1.099 Euro Sad

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get a life Biggrin

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lol Eder,

I'm not sure but for all those non PC tech heads you might like this program, it'll give you some information about your PC "its not like Dxdiag".

.exe 32 and 64 bit PC

http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz/cpuz_152_setup.exe

.zip files

32 bit PC: http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz/cpuz_152.zip

64 bit PC: http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz/cpuz64_152.zip

this program below monitors PC hardware Temperatures

32 & 64 bit PC: http://www.cpuid.com/download/hwmonitorpro/HWMonitorPro_107_setup.exe

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By the way, when I got my 500 GB hard drive, I never expected I could fill it. I thought wrong.

To even come close to that, it took running 3 operating systems, 8 user accounts, development environments in 9 languages each under 2 different operating systems, 1 copy of my home directory, a large collection of "Backups" in cold storage, about 12~15 PC games, my SOE + 2 alternatives to each app, and many, many gigagbytes of object files.

You must have one heck of a music collection!

In numbers: 70GB, 12500 Songs, 800 hours.

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Yowsa!

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Man LD why do you need 12500 songs on your PC? 8O

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Same here Exclaim

just on the way to about 25.000 songs Biggrin

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See for yourself: http://www.last.fm/user/NeM3s1S

That's my last.fm profile.

About half of my collection are motion picture scores, I haven't even listened to 95% of those, except a lot of John Williams (Star Wars), Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner.

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Could you leave your window open next thursday and take a sedative at bedtime. This should help your computer run [away] much better. No, Really!

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