Posts by Patrick Diaz49

Terry Murphy76 said:@Patrick Diaz49/">@@Patrick Diaz49 - I really don't think that setup would cost $20k in a retail store. Take a computer from Best Buy priced at $20k, for instance. Let’s be honest, the rig our buddy just won eats that thing for breakfast and still expects a couple of Dell Precision workstations to stay full.

Just head over to PCPartPicker, plug in all the components, and you'll see this build is actually way under $20k...

Just because someone doesn't know how to pick out individual parts and instead looks at pre-built systems at Best Buy, doesn't mean this build is worth $40k just because... well, that's how they price things there.

$1,500 is about the absolute limit for this. Nobody is going to lose their mind and drop more than $2k on it.

A new rig like that would probably run you about $20,000 in a store today. So, realistically, if they want to move it, they’d need to ask for something closer to $15,000. But honestly? That's going to be a tough sell when you consider they almost certainly don't have the original receipt or any kind of warranty left.

Cash or financing?

Option 1

1 * Intel Core i5-12400 box, 6C/12T 3.6GHz/4.2GHz, 36MB, LGA1700
Part number: intel-i5-12400-
1 * MSI B450-A Pro MAX, AM4, DDR4, U3, m.2, ATX
Part number: msi-b450-a-prom
1 * Kingston DDR4 FURY Beast, 3200MHz, 2x8,16GB
Part number: king-fb432k2-16gb
1 * Crucial SSD 1000GB P2 M.2 NVMe PCIEx4, 1TB, Micron 3D NAND 2400/1800 MB/s, 5yrs
Part number: CT1000P2SSD8
1 * MSI RX 6900 XT 16GB, TUF-RX6900XT-O16G-GAMING
Part number: 0001203338
1 * Kolink Enclave 700W Power Supply, 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular
Part number: KL-ENC700
1 * BitFenix Nova Mesh SE TG, ARGB, white/purple
Part number: bit-no-mes-se-t-wp
1 * AOC LED 27" Monitor, VA, QHD, DP, 2xHDMI, 165Hz, 4xUSB3.2
Part number: aoc-cq27g3u

Total: $5085 - price for cards/installments
Discounted total: $4576 - cash price

Option 2

1 * Intel Core i5-12400 box, 6C/12T 3.6GHz/4.2GHz, 36MB, LGA1700
Part number: intel-i5-12400-
1 * MSI B450-A Pro MAX, AM4, DDR4, U3, m.2, ATX
Part number: msi-b450-a-prom
1 * Kingston DDR4 FURY Beast, 3200MHz, 2x8,16GB
Part number: king-fb432k2-16gb
1 * Crucial SSD 1000GB P2 M.2 NVMe PCIEx4, 1TB, Micron 3D NAND 2400/1800 MB/s, 5yrs
Part number: CT1000P2SSD8
1 * Gigabyte GF RTX 3070 gaming Pro, 8GB GDDR6, LHR
Part number: giga-n3070-gocl-8g
1 * Kolink Enclave 700W Power Supply, 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular
Part number: KL-ENC700
1 * BitFenix Nova Mesh SE TG, ARGB, white/purple
Part number: bit-no-mes-se-t-wp
1 * AOC LED 27" Monitor, VA, QHD, DP, 2xHDMI, 165Hz, 4xUSB3.2
Part number: aoc-cq27g3u

Total: $4509 - price for cards/installments
Discounted total: $4058 - cash price

www.compusaid.com
Extra discount with code COMPUSAID100
Free assembly and shipping

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500, 6 cores, 3.6GHz, AM4 Socket
CPU cooling: Aftermarket 92mm, PWM
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M, mATX, DDR4, AM4 Socket
RAM: Viper Steel 16GB (2×8) DDR4 3200MHz
SSD: Toshiba 480GB SATA III
GPU: Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB GDDR5
PSU: EVGA 500W, 80+
Case: AeroCool Mid-Tower, 2x120mm fans

$1567

https://www.newegg.com/p/pc-builds...77616/product/

That PC on Mall.com is getting pretty pricey...

1 * Intel Core i7-11700F 2.5 GHz LGA1200 box
password: 4092739
1 * ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Basic Cooler, 120mm, PWM
password: IDCSE224XTBASIC
1 * Gigabyte GA-B560M-DS3H V2, LGA1200
password: gig-ga-b560m-ds3h2
1 * ADATA XPG Spectrix D30 Red RAM, 32 GB, DDR4 3200Mhz, 2x16GB
password: 010.504.015
1 * Gigabyte NVMe SSD R1700/W1550, 512GB, M.2 NVMe
password: giga-nvme-2280-512
1 * Toshiba P300 Desktop HDD (3.5" 3TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, NCQ, AF, SATAIII), bulk
password: HDWD130UZSVA
1 * Palit GF RTX3060 Dual OC, 12GB GDDR6
password: pal-3060-doc-12gb
1 * Thermaltake Smart BM2 650W Power Supply, 80+ Bronze, Modular
password: 0001194213
1 * Fractal Focus G, black with window, no PSU
password: frac-focus-bk

Total: $3837
Total after discount: $3454

Or maybe try this newer processor:

1 * Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1GHz LGA1700 Box
password: 4341739
1 * ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Basic Cooler, 120mm, PWM
password: IDCSE224XTBASIC
1 * GigaByte MB B660M DS3H DDR4, LGA1700, DDR4/5333(OC), PCIe 4.0
1 * ADATA XPG Spectrix D30 Red RAM, 32 GB, DDR4 3200Mhz, 2x16GB
password: 010.504.015
1 * Gigabyte NVMe SSD R1700/W1550, 512GB, M.2 NVMe
password: giga-nvme-2280-512
1 * Toshiba P300 Desktop HDD (3.5" 3TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, NCQ, AF, SATAIII), bulk
password: HDWD130UZSVA
1 * Palit GF RTX3060 Dual OC, 12GB GDDR6
password: pal-3060-doc-12gb
1 * Thermaltake Smart BM2 650W Power Supply, 80+ Bronze, Modular
password: 0001194213
1 * Fractal Focus G, black with window, no PSU
password: frac-focus-bk

Total: $4101
Total after discount: $3691

*You can pick whatever case you want

Assembly and shipping are free. This is the shop where I had mine built: www.microcenter.com

Why on earth would anyone go for DDR3? Honestly, you're much better off grabbing 1GB of DDR5
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http://www.amazon.com/s?k=r7+250+ddr5

Unfortunately, ADM won't put the PC together unless you buy all the parts from them. So, here’s an alternative setup. It’s got a slightly slower processor, but you make up for it with a much better monitor and a beefier graphics card.

1 x Benq GW2255 Monitor, VA LED, Flicker-free, VGA/DVI
1 x AMD CPU X6 FX6100 (3.3/3.9GHz, 14MB, 95W, AM3+) box
1 x LC-CC-95 CPU Cooler, Intel/AMD, 90mm
1 x Asrock 980 de U3S3, ATA133 IDE, AM3+
1 x Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3-12800) CL11
1 x XFX Radeon R9 270A 2GB 256Bit DDR5
1 x MS CARBON black case, no PSU included
1 x Forton Hexa+ 400W, 80+, active, 12 cm

$1500 / free assembly service
http://www.futura-it.com

*If you swap in an FX6300, the price hits $1567
*Using a better Gigabyte 970 DS3P motherboard along with the FX6100 brings it to $1543

Sam Rodriguez51 said:I'm looking for a PC build around $1167. I don't need an HDD or any peripherals. The shop needs to offer cash on delivery. If you could just link me a pre-filled cart, that would be great. Thanks!

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K (3.3/3.9GHz, 14MB, 95W, LGA 1155)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212, Intel/AMD, 90mm
Motherboard: Asrock 980DE3 U3S3, ATA133 IDE, AM3+
Memory: 8Gb (2x4Gb) Crucial DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3-12800) CL11
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB DDR5
Power Supply: SILVERSTONE Strider ST50F-ES230, 500W, 80+, Black Essential

$1167 Free shipping / Free assembly / Cash on delivery available

http://www.futura-it.com/ or http://adm.com/

It’s honestly worth making the jump. That AMD Athlon X4 just isn't going to cut it when you're trying to push an AMD Radeon R9 270 through modern titles. You really should grab an AMD FX-6100 instead.

Something like this would work perfectly:

CPU: AMD FX-Series CPU (3.3/3.9GHz, 14MB, 95W, AM3+) box
Cooler: LC-CC-95 CPU Cooler, Intel/AMD, 90mm
Motherboard: Gigabyte Motherboard (AM3+, DDR3, VGA, SATA II, LAN, USB 2.0) mATX
Memory: Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800) CL11
GPU: XFX AMD Radeon R9 270A 2GB DDR5
PSU: SILVERSTONE Strider ST50F-ES230, 500W, 80+, Black Essential

= $1150 Free shipping / Free assembly / Cash on delivery

or

Look, I get it. That motherboard is absolute garbage when you try to throw a 95W processor in there. But does that really mean it isn't worth $250-$100 😉
?

If it were $833 up for grabs, I’d snap it up in a heartbeat without a second thought. 😁

I actually checked the value on $1000 earlier...

The biggest headache I've run into is that those Linkworld units are absolute junk... the power supplies just fail way too often.

Honestly, I don't think it's worth the money. $33 You can find combinations cheaper than the Intel Celeron G1840, even if they are significantly weaker across the board.

The only way this makes sense might be building a little mini PC like this:

CPU and Motherboard: Asrock Mini ITX MB with Intel Celeron J1800 CPU Onboard
Memory: Crucial 4 GB DDR3 1600 MT SODIMM CL11
SSD: SanDisk U110 128GB SSD, SATA 6Gb/s
Case and PSU: Spire PoweCube 502 case, 300W, ITX
= $533

Sam Robinson3 said:Aha, gotcha 🙂
Any other ideas?

Sure. You could go with a beefier processor, but you'd have to settle for a weaker GPU (though it'll still handle most modern titles on medium settings).

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3/3.9GHz,14MB,95W,LGA1156)
Cooler: LC-CC-95 / Spire Kepler
Motherboard: ASUS Prime B450M-A, AM4
Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: MSI R7 250X DDR5 1GB/128bit / Sapphire R7 250X 1Gb
Case: Naviatec NVT-601 / MS Aries

= $800 Free shipping or local pickup available / Free assembly / Cash on delivery
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Patrick Moore53 said:Thanks a ton! You kind of threw me for a loop with those specs—like whether I should go with a 350W or 500W power supply, or if I really need integrated graphics. Also, regarding the guys handling shipping, can I just swing by and pick up the package myself?

I originally budgeted up to $667, but it looks like I can actually snag a better deal.

Thanks again to everyone on the forum! 🙂

Look, it would be great if you could grab something high-quality like a Fortron or an Antec 400 w... But honestly, those cheaper, generic ones will work just fine for a build like this.

They charge for shipping if you need it delivered, but if you can make it there yourself, even better. Most shops have physical locations—just check their website to see where they're located.

Patrick Moore53 said:Hey everyone, I could use some help putting together a build for a casual user who just needs to browse the web and get some work done in Office.

Thanks in advance!

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840, LGA 1150
Motherboard: MSI AMD A68HM-E33 Western Digital DT01ACA050 500 GB 3.5, 1150
RAM: Corsair 4 GB DDR3 1600 MT
Storage: 120/128GB Kingston Fury/SanDisk U110 SSD
Graphics: Integrated
PSU: 400/420W Antec 400 w/Linkworld
Case: Mid Tower ATX PC Case

= $567 + $13 shipping. Free assembly / cash on delivery available.
Check us out at @ http://www.futura-it.com or http://adm.com

I didn't grab the 945 model just yet, but I’m pretty sure they're rated at 125W. I've actually put them on reserve, so I won't have the exact specs confirmed until next week 😉 As for the others, the 925 and 830 models are 95W, and I know for a fact the 910e sits at 65W 😁

I’m honestly just curious—how on earth is an AM1 Athlon managing to push a R7 260x? Meanwhile, my little Phenom can barely keep up with basic tasks. :#

Heh... so I picked up four Phenom processors at Micro Center yesterday. They still have at least 30 more sitting in stock, and I actually went ahead and reserved another five for myself next week. 😁

Seriously though, don't sweat it—Micro Center has plenty. It looks like everyone else grabbed theirs too, so feel free to build those rigs with them while they’re still listed on the site. 😉

Phenom FTW!

Oh, and just so you know, Asbis is the importer; at least that's what it says on my packaging. 😉

Check this out, I just finished putting one together. 😁

So, according to you, if someone goes with an AMD card, they basically can't play 90% of today's games? 😁 😁

@conan...Look, I'm telling you: take exactly what you wrote, just swap it out for a Raider 550W power supply and leave it at that. Stop overthinking this before you just drive yourself crazy. The build is solid. There’s really no point in continuing this endless back-and-forth between the Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and ATI fanboys, right? ;) P.S. I'm an Intel/Nvidia guy myself, and even I'm telling you to grab that R9 280x.

The moment someone starts using PhysX as their main argument, I know exactly where they're coming from... and honestly, I don't even need to bother arguing with them anymore. 😁

P.S. Hey, Patrick Diaz49... make up your mind already. One minute you're saying "no way" to the 280x, and now you're saying if he picks Wood's build, he doesn't have to change anything at all. ;) You're turning every single post into some complicated mess and making it harder for this guy to just decide what to buy. It's really not necessary.