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02-03-2012, 07:16 AM
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Ok...Lets try this again. Budget Build
Here is the build I was thinking of putting together. This PC will be used for mostly web surfing, school work, and watching videos. While watching videos I will be using my HDTV (1080p) all the rest on my 22". Half of this PC will be from my current computer that just died so if I list something that is Deactivated I already have it.
Items I will be using from the old PC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144194 Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182010 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827129018 DVD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 HHD New Items I will be ordering: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186220 MBO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116399 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231422 RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133356 GPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986 OS Will this handle video on the big screen? |
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02-03-2012, 08:26 AM
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Well for the same price as the GT 430 you can get a Radeon 5670/6670 which smashes it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102952 I think maybe switch brands of motherboards, foxconn seem to be a generic-ish sort of brand. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157279 And thats about it, maybe if you like, you can upgrade your CPU to an i3 2100, but not required, I think that CPU will run 1080p fine.
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02-03-2012, 11:14 PM
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ASRock has a better name do to its association with ASUS, but Foxconn makes 99% of the electronics. Gigabyte, ASUS, ASRock, MSI, APPLE iPhone, Xbox. Foxconn is not generic, but usually used for refurbishing old desktops.
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02-04-2012, 05:28 AM
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Thinking about dropping the GPU, CPU, MOBO and switching to this MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157271 and bumping up my CPU to something with HD3000 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115090 One other question. If I bumped my RAM from 8gb to 16gb would it make any difference if I don't use the computer for gaming? |
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02-04-2012, 07:29 AM
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i dont think so because you should have enough ram
16gb is the standard amout for a server
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02-04-2012, 07:47 AM
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gaming you are golden with RAM. The only reasons to have more are if you multitask heavily (like 20 separate programs running at once), or use memory hungry programs like CAD, or Photoshop.
8 GB is about the max you need in gaming. But if you are gaming, you will not be happy with a HD3000 GPU. You need something dedicated (its more than just performance, a dedicated card has its own ram, which will perform circles around turbo cache). Even a low end card like the 6550 ( i think thats the lowest), will kick the arse of the HD3000 in games. Short story, HD3000 is fine to use for movies, browsing the net, saying hi to the peeps over on skype, and so on. when you start getting past just moving pictures to actually rendering lots and lots of polygons, the HD gets left in the dust right alongside the GMA, HD4200, and Geforce 6*** IPU.
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02-04-2012, 02:02 PM
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02-06-2012, 12:59 AM
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After really thinking about it I realized that I more than likely will be playing games sooner or later on this rig so I switched it up a little bit. What do you guys think about this setup? Games I might end up playing...Skyrim, Diablo III, and possibly WoW.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119233 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157271 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115077 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125366 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231314 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986 I decided to change my case because my current one is in rough shape and loud. Like I said earlier I have 550w power supply, 640gb hdd, and disc drives already. Will this setup work well? Thanks for your time. |
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02-06-2012, 01:05 AM
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02-06-2012, 04:19 AM
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Might be a dumb question but will that 6670 work on that Mobo? I don't see 2.1x16 on the spec list.
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