Q. I'm looking to put together a new computer from scratch and have been researching a lot and just wanted to get a few more opinions. I need a very versatile computer for work, video gaming, and video editing.
Suggestions on video cards, cases, motherboards, processors, cooling systems etc would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Suggestions on video cards, cases, motherboards, processors, cooling systems etc would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
A. Well, the whole point of building a system is saving money, right? You can put together a really decent gaming rig for well under $1000 . As opposed to buying a dell xps for $2000, which won't be any faster in gaming. If you get a dual core processor it will be very versatile for any type of work or entertainment tasks. You should spend $200 on the processor, $150 on the motherboard, $300 or more on the video card(s) and get the most hard drive storage you can get for around $100 and get plextor dvd burner. Get a good brand name of RAM and Power supply. The best value in the processors in the midrange is the Athlon x2.
The most important part is the video card. You could either get 2 ge-force 7900 in sli, or an ati x1900 if you want to keep it simple. SLI is just sexier in my opinion, and it kicks butt.
You decide which is more important for your overall computing: 4GB of RAM or put some of that cash into really great SLI video card solution for better gaming. Make sure you get a good brand power supply that's a true 500 watts or more. All the parts have warranties, so you are not screwing yourself by building it yourself. You are just saving a lot of money, and frankly not getting ripped off.
The most important part is the video card. You could either get 2 ge-force 7900 in sli, or an ati x1900 if you want to keep it simple. SLI is just sexier in my opinion, and it kicks butt.
You decide which is more important for your overall computing: 4GB of RAM or put some of that cash into really great SLI video card solution for better gaming. Make sure you get a good brand power supply that's a true 500 watts or more. All the parts have warranties, so you are not screwing yourself by building it yourself. You are just saving a lot of money, and frankly not getting ripped off.
How much should it cost to build a basic computer?
Q. Now I don't do any gaming, video editing, or anything that would require a lot of power. Mainly I would be just converting video files to DVD and burning them, surfing the web, and downloading music. Of course I can just buy a pre-built computer that can do all of this without a problem, but I want to have some kind of computer building experience just for fun. How much do you think I should spend on building a simple rig?
A. I chose some good PC Hardware from Newegg.com for you
ASUS M2N68-AM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$55.99
Hanns·G HB-175APB Black 17" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
$129.99 -$40.00 Instant save = $89.99
XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply
$69.99
ASUS (Dual Panels) IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3 - $19.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
$35.99
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
$34.99
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Total = $306.94 w. flatscreen
Total = $216.95 w/o flatscreen
These are much better quality hardwares than you can get from any low price prebuilt system like Emachines and whatnot.
You can basically just upgrade the processor to something more powerful should your needs grow. Anything else is solid
ASUS M2N68-AM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$55.99
Hanns·G HB-175APB Black 17" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
$129.99 -$40.00 Instant save = $89.99
XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply
$69.99
ASUS (Dual Panels) IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3 - $19.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
$35.99
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
$34.99
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Total = $306.94 w. flatscreen
Total = $216.95 w/o flatscreen
These are much better quality hardwares than you can get from any low price prebuilt system like Emachines and whatnot.
You can basically just upgrade the processor to something more powerful should your needs grow. Anything else is solid
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