Your Computer?

[ps3freak18]

Yeah it was one bad stick out of two, told them it failed memtest..sent both back got two new matched ones. My advice is send the whole set, might as well to get two new ones

Thanks man. Exactly what I wanted to know.

[Rekmon]

Thanks man. Exactly what I wanted to know.

No problem, good luck getting everything all sorted out

[RyanGT]

So I'm looking into buy a new PC to play games on but I don't want to spend a TON of money on it , I just want something decent that can hold it's own. I spotted this only and was wondering what you guys thought about it.. would it be alright?

AMD FX-4100 3.60GHz,
8GB DDR3,
1TB HDD,
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Nvidia Geforce 7025 Motherboard
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit


They're only charging $550 for it...what do ya think? If someone can build me one better than this that costs less than $650 , It'd be greatly appreciated!

anybody lol

I'm not all that great with computers.. I know a little but would like some more knowledgeable opinions.

[keefy]

The HD 6450 is a low end graphics card probbaly no meant for gaming. Barely get 30fps at 1080p in COD 4.

[LfCpS3]

Yea that GPU wont be really good for modern games.

A 560Ti or equivalent should be your main aim.

Rest is good enough.

[RyanGT]

1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 520 still too weak?

[keefy]

1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 520 still too weak?

ITs low end again and not meant for 3D gaming.

[RyanGT]

Hmm ok thanks, I gotta do a little more research before buying a pc

[MATRIX 2]

anybody lol

I'm not all that great with computers.. I know a little but would like some more knowledgeable opinions.

No, that would completely suck for gaming.

This is he best i could come up with in that price range:

CPU:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...844&CatId=7720

DVD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204

HDD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119233

Power:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151095

Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128544

RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193

Video Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo


Windows 7:

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premiu...ords=windows+7

[ps3freak18]

I went with a Radeon 6870. Its not extremely cheap but is a mid-low end card but i haven't played anything that would top it out. I built mine for 550 and it's great. Ill pull up my newegg list to give you an idea. Although i already had the HDD and OS.

[RyanGT]

Awesome guys, thanks for the help.

Matrix, I'm definitely gonna look into that build . Is that all I'll need? Other than the minor parts , keyboard , etc... Or will I need to add more?

[John25]

No, that would completely suck for gaming.

This is he best i could come up with in that price range:

CPU:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...844&CatId=7720

DVD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204

HDD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119233

Power:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151095

Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128544

RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193

Video Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo


Windows 7:

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premiu...ords=windows+7

Hmm I would swap the CPU for an AMD Quad & put the difference towards a better GPU imo with being on a low Budget "n" all

save $20 against that i5 with this 8 core

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103961

or even more with a Quad Chip or 6 core chip

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103996

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103962

[ps3freak18]

That's what i did. I got an I3 3100 but bumped up for gpu. My processor runs everything with no problem.

[Rekmon]

No, that would completely suck for gaming.

This is he best i could come up with in that price range:

CPU:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...844&CatId=7720

DVD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204

HDD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119233

Power:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151095

Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128544

RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193

Video Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo


Windows 7:

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premiu...ords=windows+7

Not bad...I'd swap the the PSU with this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139020

^$6 more, but single rail

I'd instead purchase the CPU and motherboard at Newegg with this combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1177246

^$55 less, plus another $10MIR

With the freed up $59 I'd apply that to upping the video card, just $20 short of getting an XFX 2gb 7850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150656) < has a $10 MIR also...great card too with a little OC tweaking.

If he already has a current version of windows he can get a special on W8 today at Newegg: W8 upgrade for $69, with a $40 MIR. That's W8 for $29 (provided he already has an old copy of winxp/7 etc)

That case...I'm so tired of seeing it. Such a good deal though lol


EDIT: Also see he's in Philly. They got a Microcenter out there, if he can drive to the store he can get a 3570k for $189...http://www.microcenter.com/product/3...1155_Processor

Wish I had a Microcenter near me

[RyanGT]

Only thing is .. I have no idea to build the computer by hand so wouldn't I have to get all the parts from the same place?

[Rekmon]

Only thing is .. I have no idea to build the computer by hand so wouldn't I have to get all the parts from the same place?

Oooh...all these parts people are listing are from places where you purchase parts and assemble them yourself!

I'd help you with a build...but I live on the other side of the country rofl

[RyanGT]

Oooh...all these parts people are listing are from places where you purchase parts and assemble them yourself!

I'd help you with a build...but I live on the other side of the country rofl

Doesn't newegg assemble it for you? At least they used to a couple years ago.. Not too big a problem though either way. I have friend who is good with that stuff.

[Rekmon]

Doesn't newegg assemble it for you? At least they used to a couple years ago.. Not too big a problem though either way. I have friend who is good with that stuff.

Typically no they don't. At least I've never looked into them doing it for me...<shrugs>

If you have a friend who's practiced at it then you should be alright though.

[RyanGT]

I know for sure Newegg used to put them together if you asked them to. Hmm I'll have to look into that. If not, like I said, I can get a friend to do it.

Just gotta' make sure I get the right stuff first

[John25]

Dude just build it yourself everything comes with instructions plus theres countless Guides on Youtube or you can ask on here otherwise most places charge to build it for you

[keefy]

We all didnt know about computers at one point in our life, we asked around on the net and had friends that taught us whats the deal is.

Building a computer thesedays isnt too hard, the only part you might need a screwdriver is to fit the motherboard into the case the rest of the time most decent modern cases thesedays have tooless fixings to secure hard drives and graphics cards in place.

These are for my coolermaster case they click into the hard drive screw holes then the hard drive slides into the rail system.
Easy to add in new drives and remove them.

[Rekmon]

We all didnt know about computers at one point in our life, we asked around on the net and had friends that taught us whats the deal is.

Building a computer thesedays isnt too hard, the only part you might need a screwdriver is to fit the motherboard into the case the rest of the time most decent modern cases thesedays have tooless fixings to secure hard drives and graphics cards in place.

lol...speak for yourself! First PC I built was a 486 dx2, didn't have the net to fall back on

But yeah it's easy enough to do, hardest part is picking out the right pieces. Putting them together is a snap (of course putting it together cleanly is slightly harder but hey it's a learning process)

[keefy]

I built my first PC with tuition from my friend who gave me the pieces to build it it was a Pentium 1.

[Rekmon]

I built my first PC with tuition from my friend who gave me the pieces to build it it was a Pentium 1.

Heh, I remember those. My dad and I just sat down one day and started piecing the 486 together. Was fun, turned into a lifetime hobby for me.

But as you said: Much easier today for sure.

[John25]

lol...speak for yourself! First PC I built was a 486 dx2, didn't have the net to fall back on

But yeah it's easy enough to do, hardest part is picking out the right pieces. Putting them together is a snap (of course putting it together cleanly is slightly harder but hey it's a learning process)

lol thats nothing my first PC was an AMSTRAD CPC 464 and it was so hard......................................connecti ng the Keyboard to the Monitor ha!