XenoVibe
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lol the laptops are 2g a few years ago the desktop were anywhere from 4-10k
Looking for a new desktop, halp!
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lol the laptops are 2g a few years ago the desktop were anywhere from 4-10k
If you're not gaming then you don't need anywhere close to 12 gb of ram, unless you professionally code videos or something. Go for the better processor, which has been Intel for the last 10 years or so. The last time AMD was on top was when they first released the Athlon 64.
My gaming rig has 8 gb of ram and I never come close to using it, never even come too close to using 6gb. And this is a rig with an i5 2500k at 5.0 ghz, two 120 gb SSD's in raid 0 and GTX 780 sli. If I needed more ram I obviously would have bought it. What's more important is the speed of the ram. I have 2133 mhz but 2400 and I think even faster is available now. I just can't use it on my sniper 3 mobo as it's a couple generations old and there's no way I'm going to a new Haswell processor with all their heat problems with overclocking.
Lol, a $200 vid card is mid range at best. Both of mine are still $580 plus tax a piece, and I have two. Not long ago I sold an old GTX 680 used even for $250. Good parts be expensive. The custom liquid cooling I'd like some day will come out to $1200-1500 on it's own. For now my off the shelf liquid will do, anyway.
Agreed
the idea that PC's because outdated does not apply as it once did a decent 6gb machine with a decent processor will last you years to come if you look after it.
msatrakkoic
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I priced one out for fun just now. But I'm already at $704 without a graphics card, optical drive, OS and fan(or is the fan supposed to come with the case?).
Cpu:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-116-942
mobo:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128654
ram:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
PSU
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...8 600479293 600029802&IsNodeId=1&name=24+8Pin
HD
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
am i doing this right?
I've been building my own computers and for others since 1997. I find the warranties and quality to exceed what you can buy mass produced.
Don't bother with 80 gold power supplies, without getting in depth it's a marketing gimmick. A name-brand 80 certified or bronze is more than enough and I'm a big believer in Seasonic power supplies.
I find NCIX has better sales and shipping prices than newegg. Tomshardware has really good price-point builds you can peruse to get an idea of what you can build vs cost.
Don't bother with 80 gold power supplies, without getting in depth it's a marketing gimmick. A name-brand 80 certified or bronze is more than enough and I'm a big believer in Seasonic power supplies.
I find NCIX has better sales and shipping prices than newegg. Tomshardware has really good price-point builds you can peruse to get an idea of what you can build vs cost.
Motorcycle Mike
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If you're deadset on building your own, try this site: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/
It supposedly only lists parts compatible and shows the cheapest place in Canada to get the part.
It supposedly only lists parts compatible and shows the cheapest place in Canada to get the part.
Damn, awesome site. Spent the last hour playing around on it. thanks
Jimsun
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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3g4ia
You can download win7 if you still torrent. I think i've selected the good named brands and also you don't need more fans if you're going to run stock like a mass produced pc. the gpu can be dropped and modifeid for a crappy one if you want. But this gpu should be able to handle medium level setting games.
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Xhumeka
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+1
Whenever I'm about to build a new computer I check that site for the "best build for $xxxx", a new one each quarter. I think their minimul build is $800, but you likely don't need monitor, keyboard, etc and since this was from Q4 2013, prices will likely have dropped even further since then:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-gaming-pc-core-i5,3708.html
I wanted to mention that total system ram is usually in 2 or 4 module format (Dual Channel, Quad Channel). 6GB is an oddball because a 3GB module does not exist, so it would require an unmatched module eg. 4GB+2GB and would leave some memory in single channel mode (slower).
Yes, but I mean in the context of building one today. I'm not sure if that is still an option?
