I'm going to start building my own computer within this month, I know how to build, so on so forth, but just looking for your opinions on best hardware and products to buy. The machine is Mostly work & Internet but will be used for some gaming by my husband (F.E.A.R, WoW, etc.)Also mouse, Keyboard, Moniter etc.
In your opion what is the best motherboard, CPU, Video Cards,even case.
2006-12-31 01:42:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I go with antec cases.
To save a little $$ get the OS as an OEM from a respectable source such as newegg. (I saw it for $123 with SP2)
HDD cables should be round cables to allow for adequate air flow and ease of handling.
Excellent power supply (PSU) bought from PC power and cooling.
Hitachi HDD at least 120GB for C:
At least one backup HDD double the size of your C: so about 250GB for D:
For the HDDs you should choose between PATA or SATA and make sure the speed is at least 7200 rpm and 2mb cache.
DVD-RW drive..Plextor or Sony
Processor- First choose between AMD or Intel
Then after you've chosen your processor you can move on to buying a MOBO.
Make sure to get a MOBO with PCI Express! The old PCI standard is dead end technology and a lot of video cards benefit from PCI Express.
Of course go with a PCI Express video card. Depending on what you plan on doing with this computer you should decide on your own with this one. Respectable companies that I've stuck with are Nvidia or ATI.
I would get advice from others on MOBO selection.
All of this is personal preference and should be checked for yourself.
Oh, I forgot to mention not to go cheap on memory or the power supply unit. If you buy memory then get the single largest stick that works for your MOBO so you can upgrade later.
Excellent memory can be matched to your MOBO and purchased at http://www.crucial.com/
2006-12-31 01:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best... hope u have money to burn
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Quad Core)
2 or 4 gbs of Corsair Dominator PC8888 RAM
nVidia 680i motherboard
2 8800GTX videocards in SLI
Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite 7.1 sound card
Enermax 1k watt PSU
Lian Li V1200 case
Wireless setup: MX3000 keyboard with G7 mouse (logitech stuff)
Wired setup: any keyboard you want with a G5 mouse (logitech)
Monitor
Samsung 941BW Black 19inch Widescreen monitor (220 bucks)
This will cost anywhere from 7 thousand to 9 thousand dollars.
buy it from newegg.com or tigerdirect or wherever.
but newegg has some nice low prices.
A more realistic setup?
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
1gb OCZ or Corsair XMS RAM
nVidia 680i motherboard
2 7950 GT Videocards in SLI
Soudn Blaster Audigy 4 sound card.
Lian Li V1200 case
all add on parts are same as above.
cost will be anywhere from high 1 thousands to low 3 thousands.
i estimate about 2100 dollars
2006-12-31 02:10:14 · answer #2 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Building a computer is the smart thing to do as you will save yourself quite a bit of money! First go to Dell.com and design your computer using their design tool. There you can virtually put together your tailored box. When your done, print your components and specs. Now go to Newegg,com and order your components with the same or close to the same specs. Be sure to keep everything compatible, it's not hard as they guide you as well. My son and I have done this twice, the most recent computer is the gaming monster that now occupies a third of his bedroom. Newegg seems to have the best prices. Once he had his package selected I tried to shop around to beat their prices and was only able to find two out of the twelve or so components cheaper. The savings (about 10 dollars) wasn't worth ordering elsewhere so I ordered the whole deal from them and it was on our doorstep 3 days later. The only thing I ordered from Dell was their 24 inch monitor which is unbelievable (available w/discount about 700)!
2006-12-31 02:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-Intel Xeon Quad Cores
Go to the Apple store January 10th and order one, use bootcamp or parallels to run windows when you must.
You are going to save money building your own only if you use older parts, watch for sales, or have parts at home. Labor to put a computer together is less than $20.
2006-12-31 02:33:20 · answer #4 · answered by darealgreg52 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainboard : Intel ( or Giga 8i945 )
CPU : Intel 3000-2mb cach or 2.8 Dual core
Graphic Card : GeForce 4 256-128 bit
RAM : 2x 512mb bus 500
HDD : 160 Gb SATA 2
Monitor : Samsung 17 " LCD
CD/DVD Rom : HP DVD Writer
Case : anything with 500w Power supply
Keyboard & Mouse & Speaker : everything you want
2006-12-31 02:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yo he comprado de muchas veces ordenadores en los sitios internet y siempre he encontrado l. a. mejor calidad, el ultimo ordenador es para una amiga, l. a. verdad es que parece especial creado para ella porque tiene un disco duro con una excelente capacidad de almacenaje y va bastante rápido por su gran memoria y su buen procesador, muy buena compra sin duda.
2016-12-01 08:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best are the parts that are on sale, you can save at least 50% if you watch the weekly ads. Don't be in a hurry to purchase, wait till you find it on sale.
2006-12-31 01:54:38 · answer #7 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't answer that question, because there are pros and cons to every piece of hardware. However, a good place to purchase is www.tigerdirect.com. Hope this helps
2006-12-31 02:29:51 · answer #8 · answered by alexmg2420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Processor : Intel Dual
RAM: 2 GHz
HDD: 200 GB
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2006-12-31 01:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by muso m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋