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| Thread ID: 109636 | 2010-05-16 14:18:00 | Want to build a PC | cancer393 (15359) | Press F1 |
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| 885439 | 2010-05-16 14:18:00 | So I wanna give it a go and try building my own PC. I've messed around with my current Dell over the years and feel fairly comfortable inside a computer case. :clap My first question, of I'm sure many :help:, is what sort of motherboard and CPU should I be looking at? I'm really confused :confused: with all the options available today. I'm not a big online gamer so this is not important. I'm mostly on the internet, watching videos and multitasking with many programs open at once. I'm just looking to have a nice fast PC that can cope with this type of usage. Any information or suggestions would be very very much appreciated!!! :2cents: Cheers! :cool: |
cancer393 (15359) | ||
| 885440 | 2010-05-16 19:42:00 | i5 or i7 CPU with matching motherboard DDR3 RAM and nice fast graphics card. What's budget and do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse and case? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 885441 | 2010-05-16 20:57:00 | ASUS or Gigabyte motherboard. Core i5 CPU - there's a range to suit your budget. DDR3-1333 matches the combo. Corsair PSU, Seagate or WD hard drive. Whatever case takes your fancy - don't use the bundled PSU if it comes with one. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 885442 | 2010-05-16 23:07:00 | Here's what I've just built up, as I'm not into gaming onboard graphics is adequate for me: CPU: Intel i5-660 with stock heatsink and fan M/B: Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3 microATX PSU: Corsair 450VX 450watt. RAM: Corsair Dominator 4GB Dual Channel kit pC12800 DDR3 1600MHz HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-300 7200rpm (2 off) DVD: ASUS DRW-24B1LT SATA CASE: Enermax Chakra Mid tower. Microsoft 600 wired keyboard and mouse. Philips Brilliance 225P 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 and for backup-cloning purposes a SATA HDD mobile rack unit, ViPower VP-5010LSF. OS: Windows 7 Home Premium OEM This system is extremely quiet. This may give ideas as a starting point. I usually get all my stuff from Paradigm as they give good service, rapid delivery, and have used them since they first started up. Not always the cheapest, but it's swings and roundabouts. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 885443 | 2010-05-16 23:08:00 | If you get a corei5/i3, you can use the graphics integrated into the CPU. That way you can save on having to get a graphics card, until you actually need one. | utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 885444 | 2010-05-16 23:13:00 | Awesome! Thank you all for the responses so far. :thanks |
cancer393 (15359) | ||
| 885445 | 2010-05-17 10:34:00 | i3 is very likely good enough for you. Save yourself the money. If it were me, I'd just buy a laptop of a similar price to what you're hoping to spend on a computer. If you wanted a larger screen, you could buy a 22" for ~$300. If you're only using it to surf and watch movies, then I think building a rig is OTT. Start gaming and it's a different story. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 885446 | 2010-05-17 22:34:00 | If it were me, I'd just buy a laptop of a similar price to what you're hoping to spend on a computer. If you wanted a larger screen, you could buy a 22" for ~$300. ... With the same price, you can get a much better specs desktop! |
bk T (215) | ||
| 885447 | 2010-05-18 00:23:00 | If you really want to save money, get an AMD system... The Phenom II is very cheap and more than enough for light gaming or any common desktop usage. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 885448 | 2010-05-18 08:51:00 | id say get a i5 2gb ram with 1 of these www.pbtech.co.nz hdds 2tb for $200 nice and cheap | Sum1 (15140) | ||
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