World Cyber Games Gaming Rig, full spec

The World Cyber Games gaming rig is for pre-order, collect after the event ends on 5th August.

The specification of the WCG (Asian) Gaming Rig is as follows:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz 1066Mhz FSB 8MB L2 Cache
ZeroTherm BTF90 Cooler
Abit IP35E Intel P35 Chipset Main Board
2 GB DDR2 667Mhz RAM (Kingston)
250 GB Seagate Barracuda SATA II HDD
XpertVision nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 RAM
Samsung 18X DVD-RW
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Casing: Coolermaster Centurion 5
PSU: Coolermaster 430W
Come with a Logitech mouse and keyboard
1 year warranty
Monitor: Samsung 226CW

The CPU itself costs SGD 1599 with the 7% GST, and the LCD monitor costs SGD 499. Buying the CPU and LCD bundle will allow you to save SGD 99.

If you go down the the Singapore hardware shopping centre, Sim Lim Square, you can get the above set at an average price of SGD 1650 (with some variations of hardware due to hardware availability). Here is the breakdown of the component costs:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q660 with Abit IP35E Main Board ~ SGD 652
2 x 1 GB Kingston DDR2 667 Mhz RAM ~ SGD 142
XpertVision nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256 DDR3 RAM ~ SGD 217
250 GB Seagate Barracuda SATA II HDD ~ SGD 113
Coolermaster Centurion 5 ~ SGD 70
Samsung 18X DVD-RW (No Lightscribe) ~ SGD 47
Windows Vista Home Premium ~ SGD 171

Considering the prices of the components, it is relatively worth it to buy the WCG gaming rig, since it is already assembled for you and tested (rigorously through out the 4 days). All you need to do is to collect it after the event ends. You can request for a deilvery, but it will cost you SGD 60.

If your PC is more than 3 years old, and you are deprived of the latest games and impressive visual effects, this is the one for you.

Getting a Quad-core may not be practical due to the lack of games that requires multi-threading. Most games only require a dual-core processor to attain the recommended specification. The graphics card is also not powerful enough to play games in the DirectX 10 environment in Windows Vista, i will recommend a 8800GTS 320MB over 8600GT.

If you are interested in this sale, you can email the organiser to pre-order the items.

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