Posts by Kimberly Gomez34

If you're looking for wireless, then sure, otherwise there's a port for a LAN cable right there.

Michael Jackson10 said:It might be smarter to just scrap the current setup while it's still intact and pivot toward something that actually fits our needs better...

+1

You can't build anything without the right gear. 😁

Roger Mitchell4 said:Look, I have absolutely no intention of dropping cash on the latest CPUs or GPUs from $1667.

That’s beside the point. You might actually be able to build a much better machine in the budget segment for the exact same price. Besides, trying to plan a build right now is a fool's errand because retail inventory shifts constantly... What’s in stock today might be gone tomorrow, or a brand-new model could drop out of nowhere...

Check out the stock at ADM, Micro Center, Best Buy, or Centro.hr. Those places actually carry inventory; relying on an installer isn't a great strategy if you're already going to be in a major city like Chicago.

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By the way, where are you heading? To New York City? Just coordinate with the shop—give them a heads-up a day or two before you head out, then just swing by and pick it up once you arrive. It’s essentially the same process, except you really ought to let them know at least a day in advance so they can put the order together. Serious shops with inventory on hand can usually have it ready the same day or by tomorrow; if you're looking at delivery, expect it within two days unless you're hitting a weekend.

crimsonstag84 said:I’d skip the R7 250 if I were you. There isn't much of a price gap between that and the card in the link, but the performance jump is massive. If you really need to, just save up for one more week.

+1

But if you absolutely have to stick to the $233 budget, then go with this:

It’s hard to justify paying extra just for single-core performance if you're mostly browsing the web 😬
but at that price point, it's actually a pretty solid deal...

Don't even bother looking at pre-built configurations

1 x Asrock Intel LGA 1155 Socket A78 Chipset MB
1 x MSI GTX750 1GB DDR5, N750-1GD5
1 x HDD WD 1TB, Caviar Blue 10EZEX, 1000 GB, SATA3,64 MB, 3.5", 24mo warranty
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Crucial, 1600MHz CL11
1 x MS PHOENIX case without PSU, Midi tower MBO: ATX, mATX
1 x FORTRON 400W Power Supply, HEXA 400, 12cm fan, Active Power Factor Correction
1 x Samsung DVD Writer, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Intel Core i3-2310T Processor 3.40GHz 4cores
1 x Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler, 1156/775/FM1, 96.5×51×125 mm ,92mm

$1027 Amazon.com, free assembly and shipping

Of course, if you're running a business, you absolutely need to stay licensed. But as an individual—just a regular home user—you really shouldn't have to sweat it. If that weren't the case, every single person in America with a PC would be facing legal trouble every single day.

wearywolf7 said:It’s much better to let Timothy Kim60 handle the Windows installation for $33 instead of blowing $100 on a new license. Make sure he installs 8.1 Pro 64-bit; it runs significantly faster than Windows 7. He can go ahead and knock out the driver installs too, so you can jump straight into testing the rig with a few games.

What the hell? 🤣

By the way, I'm nowhere near Washington, D.C.

That’s about what you’ll pay for the monitor.
You could also opt for a more budget-friendly graphics card such as $200 which is cheaper but still performs very well. You could even pick a more affordable motherboard, though the one I mentioned is perfectly fine. Those extra savings $200from the GPU can be redirected toward some cool gear—maybe upgrade to a larger 24" IPS monitor like one, or grab higher-end peripherals based on your taste, such as a better keyboard, mouse, speakers, or even a premium case...

Haha, I'm definitely in!

I’ll play hardware prophet for a second here: I’m calling it now, we won't need more than 8GB of RAM for gaming for at least another six years—so, through 2020. To be clear, I’m not talking about simultaneous heavy rendering, streaming, gaming, and having twenty different browser tabs open at once. I mean just the game itself, the OS, and maybe a background utility or two like MSI Afterburner, Fraps, or TeamSpeak. Even when those massive titles eventually roll around that demand more than 8GB, I'm certain they won't suddenly require 16GB; 8GB will still get the job done perfectly fine.

The beauty of it is that RAM is easily upgraded. You can just pick up more whenever you actually need it.

Look, you might actually have to drop the price even further $167 to make it move. It really just comes down to supply and demand. You're looking at a pretty old machine here, and there are tons of similar builds hitting the market for much less. Since nobody is really hunting for these specific specs anymore, it all depends on whether you stumble upon the right buyer... Honestly, it’s basically a "take what you can get" situation.

It isn't quite as powerful (compared to an HD4850 ddr5) click

What exactly do you plan on using this PC for? Honestly, I suspect you actually need an LGA2011-v3 CPU—that's more for a workstation or professional-grade setup. Are you even aware of the price tag attached to a machine like that once you factor in DDR4 RAM, a compatible motherboard, and a decent cooler? If you're just a home user looking for web browsing, gaming, and similar tasks, then an i7-4790k is total overkill.

If $200 managed to score that deal—assuming the case and power supply are included and you aren't trying to offload an original Windows 7 CD—you could actually be pretty happy with the outcome.

I’d suggest prioritizing a faster SSD (like a Samsung evo), or if you're eyeing that 5-year warranty, grab a new SanDisk X300s alongside a standard hard drive from $133 (since you just need it for bulk storage anyway). That setup makes much more sense, and honestly, it'll save you some cash...

As for the case, yours is pretty mediocre; upgrading will give you a visible difference, plus you'll get better airflow and easier cable management. Check out the Fractal design Arc Midi R2 or the Fractal design Define R4 (available in black, white, or titanium)—those are high-quality, serious cases.

@Chris Robinson25/">@@Chris Robinson25, why on earth would he need 16GB of RAM just for gaming? Honestly, 8GB is total overkill for 99.9% of titles out there. And as for that tiny 0.1% that actually demands more? Not a single one even comes close to touching 8GB. It's just throwing money down the drain.

Why swap out the Noctua NH-U12S? 😕
I mean, you can definitely push past 4 GHz with that thing. What's the point of changing it if you haven't even tried yet?

And honestly, if you were going to upgrade, why settle for a small liquid setup when you could grab an NH-D14 for roughly the same price?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...0,3434-14.html

But seriously, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't bother swapping the cooler at all. It sounds to me like you've just got a bad case of the upgrade itch.

It looks like this build is pretty outdated since Chicony hasn't had stock in months...

Go with the Fortron Hexa/Hexa + 400W combo and an ASUS H81M-C motherboard. Micro Center doesn't seem to have the 260X in stock right now—maybe they bumped the prices up—so you might want to grab an MSI GTX 750 1GB DDR5 instead. It’ll save you some cash and still comes with a solid 3-year warranty.

You don't have a burner, but you can always just flash the OS via a USB drive.

Ditch that v300 and go with the HyperX instead.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/a...er-micron-nand
http://www.overclock.net/t/1457629/p...ay-by-kingston