Ok Ok i hear your cries - do a search you say. but well i dont wanna

What i want is a PC 2.4gig or faster
prefferably an ASUS mobo
DVD drive and DVD writer (if not then 2 x DVD writter) with DVD burning and decoding software
1+ gig of ram
gfx card - something like a 9600xt or 6600gt or something decent
case (something like an Antec P160 or P180 - something quiet)
quiet fans - VERY important
Seagate barracuda SATA 80 & 250gig hdds
digital TV tuner card
Decent sound card.

I dont need a sh!t load of speed - ram is important but most important is reliability and low low noise level.
Software is covered i have an OEM copy of win XP pro here unused. and I use open office for all my "office duties".

Mostly the PC will be used for digital photo storage, music storage and play back, watching TV and recording TV shows and web browsing.

I know basically what I want but i just dont know where to go with what mother board would suit my needs and what gfx card to go and what fans and PSU to get that are silent - or very close to!

Oh and I have looked at the Zalmann fanless case but its just too exy

http://www.nintek.com.au

Why would you prefer an Asus mobo?

cause Ive used other Mobos in the past and found that the ASUS are most reliable

I just brought a P180 case, they awesome and so so ever quiet. wont need any more fans as they come with 3 120mm fans.. P160 on the other hand are very very loud compaired to the P180..

As for DVD burners get the new litescribe burners (lite-on make one and so do HP) if you are not sure what they do. do a search on google...

Tell us your budget and I'll try and work something out for you, only problem is you would have to come and pick it up

haha i''ll give you a budget tonite - you could drive it up when you come to a meet

Actually there might be something down your way soon - a certain pizza shop!

x2...only problem is the waiting time. Im far too impatient to wait ~30mins for some graphics.

Cheaper than printing it onto a disc.. well kinda if only they had litescribe DVD disc for sale tho..

litescribe CD-R from office works 10 for $15 with cases

Komodo hopefully I will be able to come to the next meet or event...

I like PIZZA

Word. Gypsies =

I am assuming its a pizza shop by the sounds of things

Where abouts are they?

Moccasins on everybody

best thing about the town.

unless your into single mothers with 5 children all to different fathers

Edit : $1500ish looking to spend upto

Heh. Its so true.


Should that say 80 or 250GB?

Just priced one up at Scorptec as a mess around. Came to just over $1500 with 2xDVD-RW and 1x250GB HDD. You will be able to get better prices than Scorptec too. Ill refine it when I get home a bit later. PM me if you have anything you wanna add that isnt in the first post.

nope nope & is correct.
I want to use the 80 gig for windows installation and office and that sort of thing and the 250 gig for music and photos only

Why not buy two 250GB (or lesser size drives) and just partition them. Say have one partition "System" and another "Storage"?

(Why did I drink so much tonight? Typing = bad. O week = !)

INTEL PENTIUM 4 - 630 3.0GHZ S775 2MB 800FSB
ASUS P5LD2
- LGA775, 945P, 1066FSB, Realtek ALC882 8-CH HD, 4*DDR2, PCIex16, GLAN, ATX
KINGSTON 512MB 240PIN 533MHZ (PC2-4200)
- 1GB RAM
SEAGATE 80GB 7200RPM ATA300 8MB SATAII
SEAGATE 250GB 7200RPM ATA300 8MB SATAII
SONY 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE (BLACK)
ASUS EN6600GT-TD-128 128MB TV DVI PCI-E
ANTEC P160W ATX MIDI TOWER (NO PSU)
ANTEC TRUEPOWER 2.0 380W ATX POWER SUPPLY
LG 52XCDRW / 16XDVD COMBO INT IDE BLACK OEM
LG GSA-4167BBK DVDRW 16X (BLACK/OEM)
AVERMEDIA TV HYBRID+FM PCI - DIGITAL/ANALOG

How much did that just cost me Steve?

$1900

for $2100

Innovision 7800GT graphics

Abit KN8 - SLi motherboard

2GB matched Corsair RAM

AMD A64 3500+ Venice core

550W Antec TruePower PSU

Antec case (cant remember model for life of me)

Razer Copperhead mouse

LG 16X DVD burner

160GB Seagate HDD

FDD

Windows OS with all drivers installed. delivered to my front door. with warranty.

for a comparison, this gear is pretty much the latest stuff.

i personally havent used www.msy.com.au but i hear they are reasonable, prices are generally the cheapest.

after having an AMD machine (admittedly on a Gigabyte board) i wouldnt have another in a hurry. its quick and all that type of thing. Just personal prefferance is for Intel and no i cant give reasons

Komodo,

Slowly but surely getting your quote for you

If I dont post it up by mid saturday, i'll give it to you on monday

sweet!

@ my place we have 2 AMD desktops, 2 Intel desktops and 2 intel P4 laptops.

i personally like the AMD for gaming. very quick and very OC'able. it all comes down to architecture. basically wat Intel can do AMD can do it more efficiently.

but the pentium M's are a real beast. much better than the AMD equivalents.