Well i cracked it at my laptop as it runs like a piece of **** in programs like solid works, auto cad, PS and illustrator so im gonna make my own desktop.
Id like you to post your comments on my setup to be and suggestions as well to save money and improve it.

Is there anyplaces where you can sell 2nd hand laptops for cash as i need it to fund this project any shops etc and ideas

Consists of

Ram: Rambo 2GB DDR2 667 PC5300 SDRAM DIMM Price 54.95 I have bought this already x2 so 4 gb of ram
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_788_Rambo_2GB_DDR2_667_PC5300_SDRAM_DIMM" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_788_Ram...5300_SDRAM_DIMM</a>

PC case: Im running on 2 choices so put your vote in
NZXT LEXA BLACK LINE ATX CASE WITH BLUE LED at 139.95
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2575_NZXT_LEXA_BLACK_LINE_ATX_CASE_WITH_BLUE_LED" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2575_NZ...E_WITH_BLUE_LED</a>
Antec "Nine Hundred" Tower Gaming Case at 167.95
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2130_Antec_Nine_Hundred_Tower_Gaming_Case" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2130_An...wer_Gaming_Case</a>

Power supply:"Corsair" HX-620 ATX Power Supply at 164.95
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_1472_Corsair_HX620_ATX_Power_Supply" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_1472_Co...TX_Power_Supply</a>

Optical drive: PIONEER 212D 18X SATA DVD BURNER BEIGE at 29.95 cheap as
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2482_PIONEER_212D_18X_SATA_DVD_BURNER_BEIGE" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2482_PI...VD_BURNER_BEIGE</a>

graphics:ECUBE ATI RADEON HD3870 GDDR4 512MB PCI-E VIDEO CARD 349.95
Would i need two of these to run high end games??????
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2933_ECUBE_ATI_RADEON_HD3870_GDDR4_512MB_PCIE_VIDEO_CARD" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2933_EC...PCIE_VIDEO_CARD</a>

Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P MOTHERBOARD 195.95
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_1789_GIGABYTE_GAP35DS3P_MOTHERBOARD" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_1789_GI...S3P_MOTHERBOARD</a>

CPU Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo CPU, 2.66 GHz, FSB 1333MHz at 232.95
<a href="http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_1418_Intel_E6750_Core_2_Duo_CPU_266_GHz_FSB_1333MHz" target="_blank">http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_1418_In...GHz_FSB_1333MHz</a>

All up totaling $1233 with the NZXT LEXA BLACK LINE and only one graphics card
all up totaling $1573 with the NZXT LEXA BLACK LINE and two graphics card
all up totaling $1601 with the antec case and two graphics cards
all up totaling $1250 with antec case and only one graphic card

post comments please

I'd change the CPU to an 8200, 8400 or even an 8500 why get an old chip

Also I'd change the GPU to a 8800GT which is only a tad more $50 but alot more gain! Or wait for the new series of GPU's

Rest of the system is pretty much the same as I'd get

Have a look at this thread. Has some pretty solid systems for varying prices. Obviously you could alter a bit with the gear, but overall it offers some solid overall equipment.

As for selling second hand, ebay or even on here would probably be the places to look at selling, though if it isn't powerful you probably won't get much cash for it. Might be worth just straight out formatting and using it as a mobile jukebox or something

Buying 2 video cards is not really saving you money now is it?

The P35-DS3P can be picked up for $165 from MSY

The cases you are looking at are nice and bling .... a cheaper case will save you $50 compared to the NZXT and even more compared to the Antec.

Depends how serious you are at saving money and going with pure functionality over looks

As Louie has mentioned .... have a look at Enzo's thread for configuration choices.

I'm still saving for some of my parts

Whats MSY lol im new to this

And my laptop is a toshiba satellite with a gig of ram so its reasonable just not up to my standards.

MSY is a chain of computer stores Australia wide with very competitive pricing.

MSY = Good Prices but a horrible web site !
With MSY ring first to check they have it in stock and then get them to hold it for you

Centrecom is also priced well e.g. P35 DS3p is $163 see here Centrecom

Or try Computer Parts Land see CPL

Also what is the delivery charge from shopping square for all of that gear, I would guess at least $60 - $70 ?

Yeah is about 50 bucks for all that but im not buying it all from there as there is some cheaper places so just checking out prices first

I also looked at those places and i agree about msy way too messy to look at so i gave up.

Question time
I was looking at graphics cards and i found XpertVision GF 8600GT PCI-E 512MB graphics card
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/produc...b407361b156cd31
now this graphics card as you can see is alot cheaper but i was wondering as im a noob to this am i cheapening the quality as well.

Do i have to buy two graphics cards to be able to set two screens up?

Is quad core better then duo core even when the GHz are lower eg dual core 3.00ghz to a quad core 2.00ghz explain please?

cheers

No you dont need 2 graphics card to run 2 screens, we run 4 head and 2 head graphics cards at work to run up to 6 lcds from the one PC. The cards come with lead adapters that connect from the graphics card to the normal DVI connectors. The cost of these type of cards can be quite dear and do not necessarily have fantastic frame rates for games. This may help you Dual Monitors

I always find Toms Hardware good for CPU comparisons, as they use the same two motherboard set up for the Intel and AMD chips on the same tasks so that you can see the performance difference easily, see here CPU Charts and some Graphics card help Graphics Cards