'sup guys,
My uncle asked me how much a new rig would cost him and I could only reply with this question: "what do you need from a computer right now".
Well, my cousins will play games on this rig and it will also contain work from my uncle and should handle everyday use like it's nothing.
He didn't tell me about it yet, but he's definitely on a budget (most people are, so it would be great if you could adapt to this small fact). I'm not looking for a +€1000 build, I just need your opinion/advice on some parts to keep the price admirably low and the system most likely decent ;D.
(all prices are BTW inclusive). Standard cooling - no overclocking preferred
It would be really great to convince my uncle into buying a rig like this, he's been stuck on HP family rigjunk for years.
Thanks for the info if it provided me some good thought about certain parts oh and fanboys, stay away unless you've got valuable arguments, I would like to keep this quick and clean.
I know the bits after the mobo look like they were typed in a rush. Well, they are ;p, was getting tired of looking up all those mobos for lga1155 and didn't feel like looking for anything else anymore either x).
Thanks in advance guys
Edited by Ollii - 7/3/12 at 6:39am
My uncle asked me how much a new rig would cost him and I could only reply with this question: "what do you need from a computer right now".
Well, my cousins will play games on this rig and it will also contain work from my uncle and should handle everyday use like it's nothing.
He didn't tell me about it yet, but he's definitely on a budget (most people are, so it would be great if you could adapt to this small fact). I'm not looking for a +€1000 build, I just need your opinion/advice on some parts to keep the price admirably low and the system most likely decent ;D.
(all prices are BTW inclusive). Standard cooling - no overclocking preferred
- CPU:
- Intel:
- i5-2320 (Sandy, 1155): € 179,90, quad, 3000Mhz std clock -- note to self: alternate
- i5-3450 (Ivy, 1155): € 188,80, quad, 3100Mhz std clock, 3500Mhz turbo clock -- note to self: tones
- i5-3550 (Ivy, 1155): € 199,90, quad, 3300Mhz std clock, 3700Mhz turbo clock -- note to self: alternate
- if you're like 'woa duude, you're own rig made you blind for mid-range, cheaper products' , welcome to show me what you got then ;p
- AMD (never used AMD, but their BD CPUs seem pretty good for casual non-OC stuff?)
- FX-4100 (Zambezi, AM3+): € 118,90, quad, 3600Mhz std clock, 3800Mhz turbo clock -- note to self: tones
- FX-6100 (Zambezi, AM3+): € 139,90, hexa, 3300Mhz std clock -- note to self: tones
- FX-8120 (Zambezi, AM3+): € 169,90, octa, 3100Mhz std clock, 4000Mhz turbo clock -- note to self: alternate
- if you're again like 'woa duude, you're own rig made you blind for mid-range, cheaper products' , most likely welcome to show me what you got then ;p
- Intel:
- Mobo (looking for itx and µAtx, Atx is arguable and oh, WLAN isn't a must but it's very welcome):
- Intel: there's so much choice
, halp. ASrock small form factors are very cheap for what they can do 
, or am I being foolish here? 
- AMD: ASUS Sabertooth TUF 990FX: € 159.90, it's got more than they will ever need for 'cheap' (welcome to adjust my choice here) -- note to self: tones
- Intel: there's so much choice
- GPU: come at me bro, I know all about them, I just wouldn't be able to make a clear minded judgement because of my love for the gtx580. I'd say a card under €250 with 1-2Gb of VRAM will do, hope someone doesn't mind pointing a few towards me? ty
- Case: something that's not too big (no high towers, just, no.), quality, silent air flow (keep in mind: stock build) and pleasing for the eye. µAtx ( and maybe itx, not sure) and atx form factors are just fine.
- RAM: 1600Mhz, cl9, 8Gb (2 modules of 4Gb), agreeably cheap -> again, point out some products with pros and cons and I should be able to cut the doubt. (this also reveals my favor toward non-hexacores)
- PSU: bronze-silver effeciency, 400-500W, not too expensive.
It would be really great to convince my uncle into buying a rig like this, he's been stuck on HP family rigjunk for years.
Thanks for the info if it provided me some good thought about certain parts oh and fanboys, stay away unless you've got valuable arguments, I would like to keep this quick and clean.
I know the bits after the mobo look like they were typed in a rush. Well, they are ;p, was getting tired of looking up all those mobos for lga1155 and didn't feel like looking for anything else anymore either x).
Thanks in advance guys
Edited by Ollii - 7/3/12 at 6:39am
My first rig ! :) (final stage)
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [intel] i5-660, 3.33Ghz | [gigabyte] GA-Q57M-S2H | [evga] GTX560ti 2048Mb | [kingston] 4Gb 1333Mhz cl9 |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| [asus] BC-12B1ST (blu-ray) | [antec] 4x TriCool fans (140mm) and [corsair] s... | windows 7 | [panasonic] viera & [acer] p221w 22" |
| Power | Case | Audio | Other |
| [corsair] TX550M, 550W | [antec] Three Hundred | integrated | [ocz] Vertex 3 120Gb |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Intel] i5-3210m @ 2.5Ghz | [Lenovo] Intel Ivy Bridge chipset | [Intel] HD 4000 | [Samsung] 1600Mhz 8Gb (2x4) PC12800-CL11 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| [Toshiba] 500Gb 7200rpm | [WD] MyPassport 500Gb 5400rpm usb3.0 | [LG] HL-DT-ST GT50N DVD+-RW | [Lenovo] stock cooling |
| OS | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Windows 7 professional | Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10 | 15.6" HD+ 1600x900 Anti-glare | Lenovo keyboard <3 |
| Power | Audio | ||
| 6 Cell Li-Ion 70+ | Integrated | ||
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My first rig ! :) (final stage)
(18 items) |
Family's treasure :3
(12 items) |
Lenovo Thinkpad L530
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [intel] i5-660, 3.33Ghz | [gigabyte] GA-Q57M-S2H | [evga] GTX560ti 2048Mb | [kingston] 4Gb 1333Mhz cl9 |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| [asus] BC-12B1ST (blu-ray) | [antec] 4x TriCool fans (140mm) and [corsair] s... | windows 7 | [panasonic] viera & [acer] p221w 22" |
| Power | Case | Audio | Other |
| [corsair] TX550M, 550W | [antec] Three Hundred | integrated | [ocz] Vertex 3 120Gb |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Intel] i5-3210m @ 2.5Ghz | [Lenovo] Intel Ivy Bridge chipset | [Intel] HD 4000 | [Samsung] 1600Mhz 8Gb (2x4) PC12800-CL11 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| [Toshiba] 500Gb 7200rpm | [WD] MyPassport 500Gb 5400rpm usb3.0 | [LG] HL-DT-ST GT50N DVD+-RW | [Lenovo] stock cooling |
| OS | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Windows 7 professional | Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10 | 15.6" HD+ 1600x900 Anti-glare | Lenovo keyboard <3 |
| Power | Audio | ||
| 6 Cell Li-Ion 70+ | Integrated | ||
| View all | |||
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