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New PC Help

Post by Corrin24g » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:46 pm

Hey guys looking at this new computer on trademe but im dont really know what im looking at as im a noob.
Would like to play Bad Company 2 with a decent amount of frame rates nd bull has suggested this one.

Just asking if theres any computer wizards that can see anythin dodgey as this is alot of money to me lol.

Also i understand i just need to purchase an operating system correct???

CPU speed: 11 GHz
Memory: 4 GB
Hard drive: 999 GB
CD / DVD: CD + DVD writer
Monitor: No monitor

_Dedicated ATI HD5750 1024MB Graphic Card, support all latest Microsoft DirectX 11 games. Connect to your HD LCD TVs Via Native HDMI!

We use all high quality components. Please bid with confidence!


::: Features :::
:AMD Quad Core Processor AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz x 4cores AM3
:Graphic Card - ATI Radeon HD5750 1GB DDR5 PCIE
:2X2GB high quality Ram,
Dual Channel memory architecture
:7 channel, High Definition Audio
:10/100 Ethernet, Broadband Modem ready
:4X3000mb/s eSata
:6 USB ports
:1000GB (1TB), highspeed SATA2 Hard Disk,
:24XCD/DVD Writer, Dual layer.
:TowerCase with front 2Xusb ports , 2XAudio Jacks, 420W Power Supply.

::: Warranty :::
:All hardware come with at least 1 yr RTB warranty.
:The Windows system will be tested and passed by burn-in-test program. A pass certificate will be provided.

::: Software :::
Open Office Wordprocesor spreadsheet application (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access equivalents) Norton Internet Security, Norton Antivirus, Nero Burning OEM Suite, Adobe Reader.


Any help greatly appreciated,
Corrin.

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Re: New PC Help

Post by skinstad77 » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:22 am

I think thats the same as mine oi and its allg!
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Re: New PC Help

Post by Kinser » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:23 am

That's looks like a beast of a PC Corrin bro and I'm confident it'll run Battlefield Bad Company 2 plus PC games in the future like rF2.

Plenty of memory, nice graphics card and plenty of space on the hard drive.

I'm not sure on that 11ghz CPU Speed though, would that be overclocked?.....someone else might be able to answer that.

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Re: New PC Help

Post by Munis » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:22 am

2.8x4 = 11.2

2.8 quad core processor :)
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Re: New PC Help

Post by Ugmo » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:26 am

420w PSU is on the low end as well, you want atleast 500w maybe more to future proof.
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Re: New PC Help

Post by steve » Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:23 am

im selling my pc cheap corrin will be posting soon 3.2 Amd black edtion quad 1000 bucks first in first served

will post rest ov specs soon
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Re: New PC Help

Post by 2LO » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:23 am

That 420w PSU must be struggling to power that GFX card surely. .

Anyways looks good Corrin, I'm running BC2 on a PC with almost half the specs of what you've posted and still getting around 40-50fps which is still good for such a high detail game
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Post by vandem » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:38 pm

IMHO for gaming PC build / buy advice, you should also check the GP Forums PC help forum: http://www.gpforums.co.nz/forum/PC-Build-Help, particularly the "Default GP $500 - $2000+ PC Build Suggestions" and "The Official GP Guide On Building a PC" threads.

Buying from a reputable store (Computer Lounge, PBTech etc) gives you more chance of getting parts replaced easily in case of warranty problems (speaking from experience!).

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Re: New PC Help

Post by Corrin24g » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:49 pm

ugmo wrote:420w PSU is on the low end as well, you want atleast 500w maybe more to future proof.
All this is for $890 which sounds pretty good going by what has been said.

Do you think this could be a bit dodgey with 420w power supply?

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Re: New PC Help

Post by 2LO » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:44 pm

The power supply itself doesn't seem dodgy the whole package seems fine, It just would hurt to bump up to at least a 500-550w power supply _b
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Re: New PC Help

Post by Corrin24g » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:31 pm

2LO wrote:The power supply itself doesn't seem dodgy the whole package seems fine, It just would hurt to bump up to at least a 500-550w power supply _b
Thanks, does this mean buying a whole nother PSU and fitting it? and is it hard to do?

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Re: New PC Help

Post by 2LO » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:00 am

Yeah whole new PSU depending on how many watts you want i.e 500-550 (I have a 500) will depend on price obviously but, but you will be looking around the $150 - $200 area for say a 500-550 watt. Fitting them is relatively simple, but if your not sure it wouldn't hurt to whip down to a shop or if you know a mate that knows his stuff get him to wack it in for ya.
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Re: New PC Help

Post by wanttobe » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:42 am

I have a 255w :cute:

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Re: New PC Help

Post by Corrin24g » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:07 am

Haha Shot Waaaaaaaaaaaynoo but we still havnt had our runoff!! :crazy:

I have now purchased the above PC Thanks alot for everyones help, hada look on the site you mentioned Vandem was a great help will look into upgrading PSU as it is not a very hard task at all from what ive read...

Will revive this thread if i have have any issues.

Thanks Again :D :D

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