building my first PC

[TheMxPenguin]

i know enough PC talk to buy my self a good computer and be known as the computer guy for most of my friends, but i would like some one who could help me get the most bang for my buck. so i came here cuz i know that some of you guys know alot more then me and not 2 many of my friends even know what ram is...

 

im looking to have my price range around $1000 USD

[Elleon]

Are you planning to build a PC or simply want something start up immediately after purchase?

 

Before you make the decision though, I highly suggest building considering you get more bang for your buck and it's not difficult to do. A monkey can put the hardware together.

[Harpr33t]

Newegg.com - Gateway FX6850-51u (PT.GBN02.012) Desktop PC Intel Core i7 2600(3.40GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

[Elleon]

Doesn't look too bad Harpreet, but does Penguin want a monitor as well?

 

3.4GHz, 8GB ram, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit? A lot of that just isn't necessary in my opinion, but while we are in this particular area, I am interested in knowing what Penguin plans to use this computer for.

 

Since you don't know much about computers, I assume you aren't doing anything that would actually utilize a high-end performance machine. The build Harpreet has is nice, but you can cut the costs significantly picking a machine to match your preferences.

 

Don't get me wrong though, I am not trying to simply save you a buck, but it's really just a waste of money if you aren't even going to use half of the thing's potential. My suggestion would be to go cheaper, something to fit your wants at the moment, but also upgradable. In a year or two, you simply upgrade a piece to meet the requirements.

 

For instance, I paid 3000$ for my machine 2+ years ago and it's probably half of what Harpreet's example is. I still plan to keep it for 2-4 more years atleast and have yet to upgrade a single piece. I splurged and ended up kicking myself when I saw that a year later that the same exact build cost half, 1.5 years ago it cost 1/3.

[Elfbarf]

Newegg.com - Gateway FX6850-51u (PT.GBN02.012) Desktop PC Intel Core i7 2600(3.40GHz) 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

LOL @ GT 440, that thing is terrible. Also it seems as if the HDD is most likely only going to be 5400 RPM, its nice how they refuse to tell you exactly what you're getting.

 

You're MUCH better off building your own pc, that way you can make certain adjustments that big companies simply wont do. The biggest one is probably the heatsink, its worth the extra $ to get a decent heat sink and some good thermal paste; most of the time when you purchase pre-builts they're going to use the stock heatsink with the crappy thermal patch on it which will result in much higher CPU temperatures.

[TheMxPenguin]

im going to be using it for PC gaming and the computer right now that im running is shit (single core, 200mb of ram, 36 gig hdd) im looking to get a rly good mother board so i can always upgrade esaly if i want and maby it can be a collage computer if possible (im in 10th grade)

 

also is it worth it to get the sandy brige i7 and getting a hybrid SSD or are those rly just 2 show off

[Elfbarf]

Personally I'd be more worried about improving my spelling/grammar if I were you, there's no way in hell you're going to college if you can't even spell it correctly.

[TheMxPenguin]

why is every one on steam so worried about spelling

[TheMxPenguin]

also is this good click the p67 and you can change stuff right on there so if theres any good ideas tell me

 

 

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[duhoh]

don't bother with the hybrid SSD. either go all in or not. a decent 7200RPM HDD will be fine for ya.