Desktop Recommendations?

Post by **Knowing** » Wed May 22, 2013 1:03 am

I'm think about either building or buying a new desktop. But I wan't it to be good quality if I buy it from a company.
Any recommendations?
Also my budget after buying a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Is 600-900 dollars.

Post by **Flash** » Wed May 22, 2013 11:23 am

gator wrote:Default starting point to get an idea:
http://www.logicalincrements.com/

You should be able to save some good money by building it yourself.

Post by **Checkm8** » Wed May 22, 2013 4:56 pm

Oh man, you're gonna entice alizee!! He builds PCs waaayy too much!

Post by **Boss Llama** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:04 pm

Checkm8 wrote:Oh man, you're gonna entice alizee!! He builds PCs waaayy too much!

Did someboday say "Candyman" in a mirror three times? I feel myself drawn to this thread...

Let me take a look at what I can find

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With that budget, and assuming you have your operating system and software covered, here's my suggestion. It is admittedly based on my own brand preferences and priorities, but I think it would make a good build.

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LE PLUS $150

Processor: i5-3350p $180

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 16GB (8x2) DDR3 1600 $120

Hard Drive: WD10EZEX (Caviar Blue, 1TB 64MB Cache SATA3) $65

Video Card: EVGA GTX 660 $205

Power Supply: Corsair CX600 $60

Case: Antec Three Hundred $60

Optical Drive: LG 24x DVD burner $15

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Total: $855

Price includes all "instant savings" discounts and promo codes currently available, but does not includes shipping or MIRs.

Shipping is available on this set-up for as low as $10.63.
Mail-in Rebates are available on this set-up for as much as $40.00

Post by **Soltan** » Thu May 23, 2013 5:31 pm

Flash wrote:
gator wrote:Default starting point to get an idea:
http://www.logicalincrements.com/
You should be able to save some good money by building it yourself.

Things like that are dangerous for me as I tend to be in the enthusiast to monstrous end of the chart.

Post by **Knowing** » Thu May 23, 2013 6:12 pm

Thanks guys for the advice. I just got my build in. Around $700. And built it. I'm using it right now.

Post by **NerevarineKing** » Thu May 23, 2013 6:19 pm

M.N.I.F.T.K wrote:Thanks guys for the advice. I just got my build in. Around $700. And built it. I'm using it right now.

Cool!
What are the specs?

Post by **Knowing** » Thu May 23, 2013 7:51 pm

Graphics: 650 Ti Boost 2GB
CPU: i3 2120
HSF: Stock
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3
RAM: 4GB
HDD: 1TB
SSD: None
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W
Case: NZXT Tempest 410

Post by **Clay Pigeon** » Sat May 25, 2013 2:57 pm

Only 4 GB of ram?

why.jpg

Please please please don't be using a 32bit OS.

Post by **Knowing** » Wed May 29, 2013 9:37 pm

Clay Pigeon wrote:Only 4 GB of ram?

why.jpg

Please please please don't be using a 32bit OS.

Heck NO. I will never use a 32bit OS. I just got 6 GB of ram yesterday.

Post by **Gizanked** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:21 pm

we are talking about real parts and actually purchasing physical items right?

Post by **Knowing** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:40 pm

Gizanked wrote:we are talking about real parts and actually purchasing physical items right?

Uh we slightly changed from that to RAM and OS. Really this thread is un-active

Post by **SchruteFarms** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:37 pm

Tips for building your own:

http://www.pcpartpicker.com is great for picking and comparing parts.

I used the advice of those over at http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc for advice on parts and other things. Also, I followed along with Newegg's guides when putting the pieces together, specifically Parts 2 and 3:

Part 1: Parts and Components http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIXAtNGGCw
Part 2: The Construction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls
Part 3: Installing Windows, Updating Drivers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaVBsXEiok

I built my rig in March of 2012, so there may be some updated videos out there.

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