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  RIDER January 11, 2015 at 5:36pm

  HELP. FFS. LOL
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  Hamish January 11, 2015 at 5:44pm

  Lol Ron. Just the usual:

  case, motherboard, CPU, Graphics card, power supply, memory and storage.

  Will propabaly look at having a regular drive for storage about 1TB and a smaller SSD for operating system. Something that can handle regular stuff, i.e. word processing. browsing but also able to handle some video editing and gaming as well so I guess processor at i5 or above and at least 8 gig ram. Will probably dual boot with Linux and windows as well.
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  Hamish January 11, 2015 at 5:55pm

  Sorry Ron for some reason the blog didn't show. Looking for a good website in Aus or store in western syd to buy the parts, as cheap as possible too.
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  CP January 11, 2015 at 5:58pm

  North Rocks computer markets. All the parts you need and prices are negotiable. sundays only.
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  The Captain January 11, 2015 at 7:05pm

  MSY is your best bet.
  
  http://www.msy.com.au/stores
  
  In Auburn, you won't find cheaper. Parts list and prices on their website. Get there early on a weekend because it gets busy.

  

  Stores - MSY Online
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    Yobz > The Captain January 11, 2015 at 8:48pm

    I second that (coming from a tech guy).
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    Ham Sammich > The Captain January 11, 2015 at 9:25pm

    I recently got my computer built there and couldn't be happier with it.
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  Will 5150 January 11, 2015 at 8:31pm

  The NR Markets are good as per CP above.

  If I'm feeling lazy and just want a quick online purchase I use JW for just about everything - www.jw.com.au

  My last 4 pc's I've built from scratch - all from jw - always stuff in stock, good prices, specials, quick delivery - also local stores if needed. Their www is good too in that if you do not want to go from scratch, you can pick a system and then edit just about every part of it - either upgrade or downgrade. They have a couple of 'game' systems at the moment around the price you're thinking and similar-ish spec.
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  Earl Grey January 11, 2015 at 8:40pm

  I'll jump in here with a couple of questions;
  
  What are the most important things for a gaming PC? I've always been a console gamer, and I'm leery of burying something that will be out of date in a short time span.
  
  If I were to build a gaming PC, can I just run it through a 32 HD TV? Or do I need a monitor?
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    Yobz > Earl Grey January 11, 2015 at 8:55pm

    Most important: processor, graphics card, ram. Any good graphics card should be able to output 1080i or 1080p, which should run fine on most HD TVs. Monitors may have a slightly better ms delay.
    
    Advantage of a good PC is that you can upgrade the graphics card in the future for longevity.
    
    Check out the Whirlpool forums (whirlpool.net.au) for lots of tech advice regarding pretty much anything.

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