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Jaden · 2012-02-13, 06:39

Think tech support would have been the appropriate forum, oh well, might get moved. Oh, and the problem with books on this subejct is that most of them aren't written this year or last year.

The internet and the manuals that come with the hardware are the best sources for information. Anyways, I recently put one together so here's my opinions on the subject.

About the budget: do you need a monitor, speakers and peripherals like keyboard/mouse? If not you should be able to get a beastly machine.

About the chipset:

For the best value (well, depends what deal you can find), AMD Socket AM3 motherboard with AMD Phenom II X2 560 processor. Their latest AM3+ socket has been a bit disappointing, can't really recommend it over what Intel offers.

Intel chipset has more options with better performance.
For the motherboard, you want LGA 1155, H67 for value, P67 being necessary if you want to overclock.
For the processor, I'd suggest i3 2120 for a decent dual core, or i5 2500k for a beastly unlocked quad core. Anything beyond that wouldn't add much, and upcoming tech this year will of course be on a new chipset.

Sound card is unnecessary, as motherboards will have it integrated. Unless you want higher grade amplification, more channels, or whatever...I don't really know about sound.

As for the GPU, single-card setups offer all the power you need. There's quite a lot of choice on this market. My pick would be HD 6770 for value, or 560ti for performance.
Many companies manufacture those, I can't tell the differences. Would just get the cheapest one.

For RAM, 4gb DDR3 1333mhz is becoming the standard.

DVD drive: whatever, man, it's just for installing some stuff. These days you can almost get by with just memory sticks and the internet.

SATA hard drves are pretty much the only choice these days, are they not? 7200RPM is the standard for desktop spindle drives.

Oh, and you need a power supply. I got this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371035
The new ones from Antec are quite reputable, but again there's a lot of choice. 450-500W should easily power whatever setup you'll have.

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Jaden Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006	Think tech support would have been the appropriate forum, oh well, might get moved. Oh, and the problem with books on this subejct is that most of them aren't written this year or last year. The internet and the manuals that come with the hardware are the best sources for information. Anyways, I recently put one together so here's my opinions on the subject. About the budget: do you need a monitor, speakers and peripherals like keyboard/mouse? If not you should be able to get a beastly machine. About the chipset: For the best value (well, depends what deal you can find), AMD Socket AM3 motherboard with AMD Phenom II X2 560 processor. Their latest AM3+ socket has been a bit disappointing, can't really recommend it over what Intel offers. Intel chipset has more options with better performance. For the motherboard, you want LGA 1155, H67 for value, P67 being necessary if you want to overclock. For the processor, I'd suggest i3 2120 for a decent dual core, or i5 2500k for a beastly unlocked quad core. Anything beyond that wouldn't add much, and upcoming tech this year will of course be on a new chipset. Sound card is unnecessary, as motherboards will have it integrated. Unless you want higher grade amplification, more channels, or whatever...I don't really know about sound. As for the GPU, single-card setups offer all the power you need. There's quite a lot of choice on this market. My pick would be HD 6770 for value, or 560ti for performance. Many companies manufacture those, I can't tell the differences. Would just get the cheapest one. For RAM, 4gb DDR3 1333mhz is becoming the standard. DVD drive: whatever, man, it's just for installing some stuff. These days you can almost get by with just memory sticks and the internet. SATA hard drves are pretty much the only choice these days, are they not? 7200RPM is the standard for desktop spindle drives. Oh, and you need a power supply. I got this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371035 The new ones from Antec are quite reputable, but again there's a lot of choice. 450-500W should easily power whatever setup you'll have. __________________ Last edited by Jaden; 2012-04-29 at 04:30.