After all this time of getting bashed on, and the fact that apparently no one likes me, I'll keep my PC knowledge to myself
Even if you had the best info in the world(I know you don't however) I would ignore it and take the second best just so I wouldn't be taking advice from you.
After all this time of getting bashed on, and the fact that apparently no one likes me, I'll keep my PC knowledge to myself
Even if you had the best info in the world(I know you don't however) I would ignore it and take the second best just so I wouldn't be taking advice from you.
next question would be what are you keeping from your current computer?
monitors? hard drives? peripherals?
are you building this computer yourself? Some decent PC shops can build it if you can't but they would probably require a whole PC so no using old PC parts.
Took me all of £400 buying everything except the monitor back in 2009 (For current rig). Played through dozens of games and has handled them pretty well. Hell, the graphics card is a few years old but still pretty good. I'd say to play it smart and not buy the absolute newest components - Buy parts that are six months to a year old and have been replaced with newer models because they'll be much, much cheaper. Buy the parts from eBay, Dabs, eBuyer etc. Find the best price and compare on lots of different sites.
And most importantly - Take your time if you're new to this. If I'm unsure of a particular component, I usually check out the reviews for the component on the website I'm buying from. Usually people state how the part performed in various scenarios, playing various games etc, so you'll know if it's any good in regards to brand, type and all that.
Choose your outer case last. Choose your motherboard wisely and make sure it has enough USB ports/PCI slots/PCI-E slots/RAM slots and other standard connections for your needs. Then choose your CPU, followed by graphics card, RAM, HDD, DVD Drive, floppy drive (If you still use those disks), sound card and other stuff. If the stock fans are too loud, buy quieter replacement fans (Easy to replace via a few screws - I go to quietpc.com for them). Not sure what my rig would be today if I decided to make a new PC but I personally go for AMD cores (Black editions)/Sapphire graphics/Gigabyte or MSI motherboards. Remember that just because a part is expensive doesn't mean it's any good for your needs.
I put down about $1k on a new rig a few years ago when the i7 930 came out and i'm currently using that exactly same rig. (excluding a few extra HDs for more space).
I can think of a build that would last the same amount of time and I did suggest this to you dogtown. The problem is that you don't have a monitor,speakers,keyboard,mouse,case which are excluded from alot of PC builds since people already have them.
You might need to prepare yourself to spend a little extra for this first PC build to get those initial things and in a few years time when you upgrade you won't need to buy them again.
The build I suggested:
i5 4440 CPU Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H Motherboard Corsair CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4) RAM Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 Hard Drive Seasonic G-650 80 plus gold 650W Power Supply Gigabyte GTX 660 OC Random DVD Drive if needed (Pioneer Black 24x DVDRW etc)
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probably the most important Q
monitors? hard drives? peripherals?
are you building this computer yourself? Some decent PC shops can build it if you can't but they would probably require a whole PC so no using old PC parts.
what about mouse/keyboard/speakers etc? what are we talking on peripheral side
i can try as AUS prices are more expensive than USA for sure.
To build your PC, use sites like:
http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/ <--- Got friends and family to use this one to learn from.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/build-your-own-pc/
And most importantly - Take your time if you're new to this. If I'm unsure of a particular component, I usually check out the reviews for the component on the website I'm buying from. Usually people state how the part performed in various scenarios, playing various games etc, so you'll know if it's any good in regards to brand, type and all that.
Choose your outer case last. Choose your motherboard wisely and make sure it has enough USB ports/PCI slots/PCI-E slots/RAM slots and other standard connections for your needs. Then choose your CPU, followed by graphics card, RAM, HDD, DVD Drive, floppy drive (If you still use those disks), sound card and other stuff. If the stock fans are too loud, buy quieter replacement fans (Easy to replace via a few screws - I go to quietpc.com for them). Not sure what my rig would be today if I decided to make a new PC but I personally go for AMD cores (Black editions)/Sapphire graphics/Gigabyte or MSI motherboards. Remember that just because a part is expensive doesn't mean it's any good for your needs.
I can think of a build that would last the same amount of time and I did suggest this to you dogtown. The problem is that you don't have a monitor,speakers,keyboard,mouse,case which are excluded from alot of PC builds since people already have them.
You might need to prepare yourself to spend a little extra for this first PC build to get those initial things and in a few years time when you upgrade you won't need to buy them again.
The build I suggested:
i5 4440 CPU
Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H Motherboard
Corsair CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4) RAM
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003 Hard Drive
Seasonic G-650 80 plus gold 650W Power Supply
Gigabyte GTX 660 OC
Random DVD Drive if needed (Pioneer Black 24x DVDRW etc)