Best Overheard Conversation of the Day
Man A: Yeah they’re up to quad-cores now. And 8-cores are not too far down the road.
Man B: Wow.
Man A: Yeah they’re up to quad-cores now. And 8-cores are not too far down the road.
Man B: Wow.
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Joey says:
8 cores?! o_o
Holy hell… could do some serious multitasking with that. o=
December 12th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Rob says:
Mmmm…massive computing….mmmm must buy new computer.
Either of you guys wanna help me build my new computer? I’ve got about a grand to spend :O
December 13th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Joey says:
Sure, if you’d like! If you wanna add me on MSN my addy is jrmetalfreak@gmail.com
I’d suggest buying the majority of your core parts from Newegg.com. They do a really good job and they’ve got some pretty reasonable prices.
If you’re going to build a gaming rig, I’d highly recommend getting an eVGA e-GeForce 8800GTX or GTS graphics card. GTX is a bit more powerful (and expensive) than the GTS, but either one will get the job done beautifully. If you’re on a little bit tighter of a budget, AMD processors are cheaper than Intel procs, but they aren’t quite as powerful. I got an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3.0GHz) from NE and it does a really good job. Not really that much of a power difference, maybe around 5% or 6%. And most definately at the very least get 2GB of RAM. If you can, get 4 gigs. If you decide you want to upgrade to Vista, I’d recommend getting the 64-bit edition of Ultimate. 64-bit recognizes up to 4GB of RAM, whereas the standard 32-bit edition only recognizes up to 3. Make sure your processor has 64-bit support (most of them do). Might wanna get ahold of a good 80-150GB hard drive for your programs and Windows. I suggest getting one that is SATA and has 10,000 RPM, like this one. As for a case, I’m gonna be biased and just tell you to go with a Cooler Master 830 Stacker full tower. You can mount up 9 fans in this thing, so overheating won’t really be a concern, plus it looks dead sexy. ;D Whether you go with this case or another one, I’d recommend buying the case first and foremost so you can figure out where all your inner parts go. As for a power supply, I’d suggest at least 650 watts or greater.
I think that’s the jist of all the core components you’d need to get going. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email and add me. =D
Ok Carlo, it’s your turn now. xP
December 13th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Carlo says:
/tags in
For a budget build, I’d basically go one step back with all the major parts. When you build a PC you usually start with the CPU and build from there. You usually want the bulk of your money going to your processor. Getting a ton of RAM and the best graphics card will mean diddly squat if you don’t have a processor that can keep up with it. So I’d recommend at least spending $150-250 on your CPU. I’d most definitely go with an Intel on this one. AMD’s are good, but Intel’s provide more bang for your buck at this point in time. [ Here's a list of some good choices. ] You can decide for yourself how much you really want to spend.
After you chose your CPU, next comes the motherboard [ mobo ]. Since we chose Intel, you’ve got to purchase an Intel-compatible mobo. Also when you choose a processor, you’ve also got to take note of it’s socket type. Since the Core 2 Duo series use the LGA 775 socket, you’ve got to make sure the mobo is LGA 775 compatible. And if you chose Joey’s processor, you’d have to choose an AM2 socket compatible mobo. If you’re not sure of the socket type of a processor, it’ll say on the specifications page. Currently the best mobo’s on today’s market for Intel’s have an nForce 680i chipset. But since we’re taking one step back with all the parts, we’ll go with the nForce 650i chipset which is still equally good. The brand I usually swear by is ASUS, but I’ve also heard good things about MSI, abit, and gigabyte. I usually just judge based on price point and customer reviews. [ Here's a list of some good mobos. ]
Next up is your graphics card. Now the general rule is that your graphics card should cost about as much as your processor. Since we’re looking at the $200ish range, I’d say go with an nVidia 8800GT, specifically an eVGA 8800GT. Currently the 8800GT’s are the best high performance cards at reasonable price at just over $200. Plus further down the line you can buy another GT and run it in SLI which’ll make your PC just as powerful as having a 8800GTX, but we’ll worry about that later.
As for the rest of the parts, we can decide those later. They’re usually decided after you pick the more important components.
So hope that helps dude. Chat me up on MSN or send me an email if you’ve got any questions. Or you could always just leave a comment here =P
December 13th, 2007 at 11:04 pm