Core 2 Quad or Intel i5

[blackroseMD1]

In total I really don't wanna spend more then R12,000 (US$1500) on the PC

Well, you're off to a good start then. I built the i5 machine in my specs for less than $900 (US), and that was back when I had 8GB of DDR3 1333 RAM.

 

[96accord]

"Supplier Out of Stock" for that motherboard tho :X

I'm not trying to buy new ram so I have to get a mobo that supports DDR2 ram still... :/

"384kb/s line (30kb dl speed)" eek! I have cable internet with 12 MB/s speeds but according to speedtest.net I'm getting around 18 MB/s speeds

 

[stomper]

"Supplier Out of Stock" for that motherboard tho :X

"384kb/s line (30kb dl speed)" eek! I have cable internet with 12 MB/s speeds but according to speedtest.net I'm getting around 18 MB/s speeds

The out of stock aint the prob, they useally get stock in a few days, their service is very good.

Good greef, thats one of the reasons why I wana get out of here, EVERYTHING is so dam expensive, we don't even have a 12meg line here yet, yhe fastest is 8megs(1meg/s) and thats almost R1000 p/mnth.

Check link: http://www.afrihost.com/adsl-uncapped.php

If I wana built a PC like blackrose mentioned, I would easally fork out R13000 ($1687), almost double of what he paid. But ja,thats life...haha

The country is beautifull but thats were it stops.....FULL STOP

 

[bigseb]

Stomper, I see you're a fellow Capetonian. Mind if I ask where you're getting your i5 and wh at they're charging? I'll be buying a new rig at the end of the year, either i5 or i7, and so far Cafe Viva have the best deal (check out their home page). Just wanna know if maybe you got something better....

 

[stomper]

Stomper, I see you're a fellow Capetonian. Mind if I ask where you're getting your i5 and wh at they're charging? I'll be buying a new rig at the end of the year, either i5 or i7, and so far Cafe Viva have the best deal (check out their home page). Just wanna know if maybe you got something better....

Hey, well here's a few links you can check out:

www.take2.co.za R2,104 Take 2 - Intel Boxed Core i5 750 Processor - 2.66Ghz Quad Core - Socket 1156 - CPU - Electronics
(cheapest so far)

www.dc3.co.za (remember vat is excluded from all prices on this site)
www.landmarkpc.co.za

PS: where do you stay, I'm in Durbanville.

 

[bigseb]

Stomper, I see you're a fellow Capetonian. Mind if I ask where you're getting your i5 and wh at they're charging? I'll be buying a new rig at the end of the year, either i5 or i7, and so far Cafe Viva have the best deal (check out their home page). Just wanna know if maybe you got something better....

Hey, well here's a few links you can check out:

www.take2.co.za R2,104 Take 2 - Intel Boxed Core i5 750 Processor - 2.66Ghz Quad Core - Socket 1156 - CPU - Electronics
(cheapest so far)

www.dc3.co.za (remember vat is excluded from all prices on this site)
www.landmarkpc.co.za

PS: where do you stay, I'm in Durbanville.

Thanx boet. I'm in Kenilworth btw. Had my eye on this one --->

 

[A Guy]

Regarding the parts a wanna get

i5 750 R2,100 (US$262)
Asus P7P55D LE - Intel Socket LGA 1156 - Motherboard R 1,570 (US$196)

In total I really don't wanna spend more then R12,000 (US$1500) on the PC

So far your choices are great (see my specs, lol)

A Guy

 

[Tepid]

If you are ever wanting to know what Intel is planning, you can always find out.

Here is a link to the Intel public roadmap: Desktop, mobile, and data center
this will tell you everything you want to know about the direction Intel is planning on taking over a course of time.

More Info... http://www.intel.com/products/processor/index.htm

 

[stomper]

Cool Bigseb, looks awesome but I'm gonna stay away from prebuilds for the time being,I just don't trust the stuff they put in, you never 100% know what you gonna get. I'll ruther build myself, gonna be exciting, acyually looking forward.

A Guy, jip glad to see I'm on the right track, here is a full list of what I'm planning on getting:
Asus P7P55D LE - Intel Socket LGA 1156
Intel i5 750
2x2gig kingston ValueRam 1333
Huntkey 750watt PSU
ATI sapphire hd4870x2 2gig ddr5
Coolermaster RC-690, windowed side panal
Samsung LCD B2330H 23"
LG DVD-RW lightscribe Sata
and a whole bunch of fans hahaha

 

[Fumz]

You're not going to need a bunch of fans to keep your cpu cool as long as you get a proper heatsink.