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| Thread ID: 109673 | 2010-05-18 06:50:00 | new pc build help | gum digger (6100) | Press F1 |
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| 886008 | 2010-05-19 01:27:00 | I know that most here are Intel fanboys but, dare I suggest it, you'll save yourself a LOT of money if you decide to go down the AMD route. Their highest price consumer processor is around $350 and it only goes down from there. Their motherboards tend to be cheaper too. It you're not going to be doing anything special like massive OC's or multiple graphics cards then a $350 motherboard is overkill. Instead of thinking of what you want, think of what your needs are. Bleeding edge doesn't get you where it used to. Parallel programming isn't as common as it should be so spending more money isn't necessarily going to get you performance. I'd spend a little now with a mind to spending a little again in a year and a half to two years. Don't worry about future proofing. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 886009 | 2010-05-19 02:37:00 | If you're hellbent on spending $2k on a computer, here's a nice guide from Anandtech with both an AMD and an Intel build. www.anandtech.com |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 886010 | 2010-05-19 02:54:00 | I just built my first pc. I went for a good quality case and PSU - otherwise pretty basic components. Main reasons I chose the motherboard were because it had HDMI and integrated graphics. Pretty quiet system - perfect for everyday usage. CPU: AMD AthlonX2 DC 250 3.0GHz ($107) Mobo: Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H 785G ($145) Case: Lian Li A05N-B ($188) PSU: Corsair CX 400W ($99) DDR2 RAM: Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5 2GB ($88) Already had SATA HDD, monitor, keyboard etc, so total cost all up was $627. |
legod (4626) | ||
| 886011 | 2010-05-19 06:52:00 | I know that most here are Intel fanboys but,\ . Can people stop the "Fanboy" crap, I for example have owned AMD in the past and still have a AMD rig in the house. No probs suggesting AMD, personally Id love AMD to outperform Intel's best but at the moments its just not reality. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 886012 | 2010-05-20 23:41:00 | thanks for the suggestions everyone, im going for i7 930 but i need a cooler that will do the job. which do u suggest? dont want to spend a alot of money. | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 886013 | 2010-05-20 23:58:00 | Capacitors aren't as much of an issue as they used to be, so I wouldn't worry about getting less from a cheap motherboard. That's not true. The cheap boards now are still just as useless as they were 10 years ago. If you don't believe that, check out www.badcaps.net I personally would go for MSI, Gigabyte or Asus |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 886014 | 2010-05-21 04:54:00 | Id look at this . computerlounge . co . nz/components/componentview . asp?partid=11795" target="_blank">www . computerlounge . co . nz and this . computerlounge . co . nz/components/componentview . asp?partid=11830" target="_blank">www . computerlounge . co . nz Save yourself $400 by grabbing the 930 Processor and do a VERY modest overclock to 3 . 2Ghz you can do with your eyes closed . The 930 wont even blink at 3 . 2Ghz it will say stuff like "Is that all you got, bring it!!" Shop around for prices of course . seems like you got i7 920 which cooler do u use |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 886015 | 2010-05-21 08:51:00 | seems like you got i7 920 which cooler do u use Are you planning on Overclocking? No ---> Intel Stock Heatsink Yes --> Prolimatech Megahalems |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 886016 | 2010-05-21 12:21:00 | Are you planning on Overclocking? No ---> Intel Stock Heatsink Yes --> Prolimatech Megahalems what about zalman cnps9700 its only $55 bucks www.pbtech.co.nz prolimatech is expensive, is it worth it? |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 886017 | 2010-05-21 12:33:00 | +1 for AMD, i like amd | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
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