30.12.2010, 20:19
hey guys recently i have ordered parts from a New Zealand site called trade me for my new build now due to it being the holiday season shipping times and dates are a bit funny now i have already received my M/b half of my ram and my cpu.
but i dont have my new case and psu nor my new graphics card and the other half of my ram
so what im asking you guys is should i use what i have now or wait till it all arrives?
Current computer with note its old very old but still does the job:
Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz
2048MB RAM
500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 3.5" Internal SATA 16mb Cach
ATI Radeon HD 3450 with 512mb (AGP x
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
GIGABYTE GA-8VM800M
and the case is a TU-377
Now for the "jiz in my pants" specs:
(i have these already)
CPU:
AMD Athlon II X4 640 3Ghz Quad Core Processor
Ram:
A-Data 2GB DDR3 1333MHz Ram
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 Socket AM3 Motherboard (8x USB 2.0 Port, 4 Sata connector, Integrated ATI Radeon X2100 Graphic Card, DVI & VGA Dual output)
(what im waiting to arrive)
GPU:
HIS HD5670 OC 1gb DDR5 Graphics Card with ICEQ Cooler
Specs:
Series Radeon HD 5000 series
Chipset Radeon HD 5670
Key Features UD2
Core Clock 775 MHz
Memory Clock 4000 MHz
Memory Type GDDR5
D-sub Yes
DVI Yes
HDMI Yes
Case + PSU:
Hurricane Gaming Case (Black) Side Window
Specs:
*Case Material: SGCC Steel
*Blue LED Power Status
*Large See-thru side window panel with 80mm Blue LED fan
*1 x 120mm Blue LED Fan (Front)
*1 x 120mm Exhaust Fan (Rear)
*Front USB 2.0, Audio ports
*10 Drive Bays (4 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5", 5 x 3.5" hidden)
*Dimension: 420 x 410 x 185mm (HxDxW), without front panel
*Compatible Motherboards: Micro ATX, Standard ATX
*500W ATX Power Supply (Single 120mm fan, PCI-Express ready)
RAM:
A-data 2GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Ram
Over all the whole thing cost me (including shipping)
$792.52 NZD
but i dont have my new case and psu nor my new graphics card and the other half of my ram
so what im asking you guys is should i use what i have now or wait till it all arrives?
Current computer with note its old very old but still does the job:
Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz
2048MB RAM
500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 3.5" Internal SATA 16mb Cach
ATI Radeon HD 3450 with 512mb (AGP x
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
GIGABYTE GA-8VM800M
and the case is a TU-377
Now for the "jiz in my pants" specs:
(i have these already)
CPU:
AMD Athlon II X4 640 3Ghz Quad Core Processor
Ram:
A-Data 2GB DDR3 1333MHz Ram
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 Socket AM3 Motherboard (8x USB 2.0 Port, 4 Sata connector, Integrated ATI Radeon X2100 Graphic Card, DVI & VGA Dual output)
(what im waiting to arrive)
GPU:
HIS HD5670 OC 1gb DDR5 Graphics Card with ICEQ Cooler
Specs:
Series Radeon HD 5000 series
Chipset Radeon HD 5670
Key Features UD2
Core Clock 775 MHz
Memory Clock 4000 MHz
Memory Type GDDR5
D-sub Yes
DVI Yes
HDMI Yes
Case + PSU:
Hurricane Gaming Case (Black) Side Window
Specs:
*Case Material: SGCC Steel
*Blue LED Power Status
*Large See-thru side window panel with 80mm Blue LED fan
*1 x 120mm Blue LED Fan (Front)
*1 x 120mm Exhaust Fan (Rear)
*Front USB 2.0, Audio ports
*10 Drive Bays (4 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5", 5 x 3.5" hidden)
*Dimension: 420 x 410 x 185mm (HxDxW), without front panel
*Compatible Motherboards: Micro ATX, Standard ATX
*500W ATX Power Supply (Single 120mm fan, PCI-Express ready)
RAM:
A-data 2GB DDR3 1333 Desktop Ram
Over all the whole thing cost me (including shipping)
$792.52 NZD