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Discussion in 'PC Discussion' started by AntiChrist, Apr 4, 2010.

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  1. AntiChrist

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    Well, I've been inspired by recent posts and a failing laptop to try my hand at building a PC. I've never done anything like this before, so any advice or recommendations for parts would be helpful.

    I am working with around 1.5k max, but I want to try and get both parts for the PC and a decent laptop/netbook for mobile purposes. I won't be doing anything extremely intensive; it's mostly going to be for web browsing, media and maybe some light gaming as in LoL or such.

    Any suggestions?
    Thanks
     
  2. Shezza

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    Where abouts are you? 1.5k is a lot different here in Australia than it is in the US. Well...tbh it's not at the moment but you get my drift.

    Frankly, for web browsing, playing videos and light gaming, you only need half of that- if not less. If you set aside 400$ for a netbook, give yourself $100 to go play in a strip club and spend the rest on your PC you'll still get something good.

    With an Core i3s or i5s, at least 3gig of DDR3, 1TB Hard Drive, a mid-range nVidia or ATI card (about 200), a motherboard, case and PSU, that's prob. about $800 AUS. Throw in $200 if you want a legitimate OS and get Windows 7 Home Premium and you have your machine.

    It really all depends on who you can buy it from. If you're in US, newegg is apparently really good.
     
  3. AntiChrist

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    Yea, I'm in the US. Thanks for the help. I'll take a look around newegg now.
     
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    On this same note, is it worth buying a prebuilt one and just upgrading from there?
     
  5. Zombie

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    Prebuilts and upgrading is fine, just depends on the prebuilt.

    You can get a prebuilt on a deal, based on the hardware inside it, wheras, you'd be paying a certain price for each piece of hardware you pick up if you built it bit by bit. You face the same problem with prebuilts, just not as much, and I assume it would come up somewhat cheaper.
     
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    Yeah I know, I just don't really want to assemble it as I've no experience with it. Easier to swap things out.
     
  7. Zombie

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    Then yes, the prebuilt is worth it. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough in my original post.
     
  8. AntiChrist

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    Alright, this is what I've come up with so far.

    Rosemill Windknight Case
    Rosemill RV-2 600 PSU
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.365794
    AMD X-4 955 Processor
    Biostar 790GX Motherboard
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.345271
    Acer 19" Monitor
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009211
    AData 2x2GB RAM
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364
    Logitech Cordless Mouse and Keyboard
    http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-...f=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1270364299&sr=1-16
    LG 22x Internal Drive
    http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-GH22NS50-Super-Internal/dp/B002C9K3UO/ref=pd_cp_e_1
    Hitachi 1TB HardDrive
    http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-Deskstar-HD31000-IDK-7K/dp/tech-data/B002D5XY8A/ref=de_a_smtd
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium/dp/B002DHGMK0
    Belkin Wireless Card
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0&cm_re=Wireless_Cards-_-39-314-010-_-Product

    Any thoughts? Would this work? Is anything missing? Any advice/comments would be helpful. Thanks.
     
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    Looks cool the only thing I wouold change is the monitor. Every acer monitor I've had for a desktop sucks better off getting like an HP or a Dell.
     
  10. CosmosGravitation

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    I didn't see a graphics card listed, very important. I know you said you weren't doing heavy gaming, but you might change your mind and you can get a decent one pretty cheaply. For example, you can probably find a geforce GTS 250 for less than $100.

    Or you could wait and get one later, I suppose.
     
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  11. AntiChrist

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    Well I think the Motherboard has an onboard video chipset: ATI Radeon HD 3300. Would that be good enough or not? Or am I just getting confused and it's something completely different?
     
  12. Oz

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    Every onboard video chipset is terribad.

    Also, I'd be very cautious with that power supply. Rosemill are (I believe) newegg's own line of rebranded OEM hardware, so you really have no idea of the quality of the parts you're getting. It's one thing a lot of people skimp on and then regret.

    EDIT: That wireless card is a) Belkin (every Belkin product I've ever used has had terrible software), and b) a notebook wireless card. Look for a PCI wireless adapter.

    EDIT 2: I wouldn't get an AMD processor for various reasons. If you decide to go intel instead, you'll have to change the motherboard as well.

    EDIT 3: Samsung monitors are pretty nice.
     
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  13. AntiChrist

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    A comparable Intel Processor is several times more expensive from what I have seen. Is there that much of a difference between Intel and AMD?

    I'll go look for a new case and PSU and wire less adapter then and maybe a Samsung. monitor. Thanks.

    Edit: Would this work for a PSU? Echo Star 680W
    http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ESTAR680XGD&cat=PWR
    Edit2: Is this a good enough case?
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
    Edit3:powercolor AX5670 Radeon HD 5670
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131334
     
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  14. ForsakenOne

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    KK, thats an okay motherboard with great processor (Made for OC), and an good case with good enough PSU, those total to about 300, now what you need is a great Graphics card, i would really suggest a gtx 260 or above since its only like 150? and it will handle high end games such as Modern Warfare 2 great. You should definitely throw in an extra 50 bux for an 24 inch monitor, huge difference.
     
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    Looks like a refurb to me.

    I wouldn't recommend it, but if you need a cheap laptop that's larger in size, you could find worse. 3 GB of RAM is average, similar to a 250GB HDD. You even have a numpad.

    If you want a decent desktop computer for less than $1000, you should probably go for the last-gen Intel stuff: Core 2 products and DDR 2 RAM, unless you can find REALLY good prices on Core iX stuff. Despite that being last-gen, you can find it at better prices because it's still somewhat recent (not to mention in stock).
     
  17. Xiph0

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    Any techheads want to do me a solid and suggest a prebuilt?
     
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    Budget Xiph.
     
  19. AntiChrist

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    DDR2 is shit. Get DDR3 memory.
     
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