Posts by Robert Rodriguez2

hiddencyclist31 said:EVGA. Considering how much it cost, it’s still running strong. I think for my next build, I’ll pay way more attention to that specific part.

My advice? Don't ever cheap out on the power supply. A junk PSU can cause a chain reaction—one failure could take out one component, or just fry the whole damn rig at once.

INTEL
1 x ASUS B75M, Socket : 1155, Intel B75, 4xDDR3 1066/1333/
1 x Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz (Max Turbo FQ 3.3 GHz) ,6MB
2 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x Samsung 840 EVO, SSD disk, Capacity 120 GB, 2,5"
1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB, 1000 GB, SATA3,64 MB, 3,5", 24mj
1 x XFX TS Series 550W PSU -P1550S-XXB9
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x MSI R9 270X GAMING 2GB GDDR5 256bit

$1800

AMD
2 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x Samsung 840 EVO, SSD disk, Capacity 120 GB, 2,5"
1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB, 1000 GB, SATA3,64 MB, 3,5", 24mj
1 x XFX TS Series 550W PSU -P1550S-XXB9
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x MSI R9 270X GAMING 2GB GDDR5 256bit
1 x ASUS M5A97 R2.0, AM3,AM3+, AMD 970, SB950, BUS 5200 MHz, DDR3
1 x AMD FX Series X8 8320 3.5GHz,16MB,125W,AM3+, FD8320FRHK
1 x ZALMAN CNPS 5X, socket 775/1155/1156/AM2/AM2/AM3

$1852

www.newegg.com

Scott Diaz7 said:maybe an extra 1000 bucks $667 just to throw a new CPU cooler in there too.

EVGA GTX 750 Ti, 1GB DDR5, DualDVI, HDMI, DP
what's your take on this card?

1 x Sapphire R7 260X 1GB GDDR5 OC, 1GB GDDR5 128bit, 28nm
1 x ZALMAN CNPS 5X, socket 775/1155/1156/AM2/AM2/AM3

$326
yahoo.com

Patrick Stewart97 said:A buddy of mine wants to pick up a PC with integrated graphics. He needs it mostly for work rather than gaming, but he wants to be able to toss on some newer titles at low/medium settings in 1080p every now and then. He’s debating between an Intel Core i5-4670 with Intel HD 4600 graphics or going with an AMD Apa. From what I gather, an Apa is just integrated graphics inside the CPU too, but everyone claims they're way more powerful than Intel's stuff and that Intel users can't even compete. Is there any truth to that?

If you're talking strictly about gaming, the Apa has the better iGPU...

Depends on the budget. Figure that out first and we'll see what kind of build we can put together.

1 x MSI MAG B550, AM4, chipset, BUS 5200 MHz, DDR4
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz, 3MB, 54W, LGA1150
1 x Sapphire R9 270X 2GB, OC Boost, 2GB GDDR5 256bit, 28nm, 2xDVI
1 x ASUS DRW-24F1ST/BLK/B/AS SATA, DVD-R 24x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD+R 24x
2 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x ZALMAN CNPS 5X, socket 775/1155/1156/AM2/AM2/AM3
1 x EVGA Black Edition 450W PSU - EasyRail technology

$1320

www.newegg.com

just list your case and storage 🙂

Zachary Smith2 said:I've already got a case and a power supply, but I guess I could swap them out for something actually decent if needed. Right now, I'm running this 500GB Toshiba hard drive. I did a little digging online, and apparently, an HD 6670 is supposed to be the sweet spot for performance with this CPU. I’d probably drop most of my cash $1333 on that. Also, is this hard drive kind of a joke just because it was the cheapest one they had?

It's not trash. What kind of power supply are you running? Open the case and read the label on it.

If it's some cheap junk, just swap that out too.

dustyskipper77 said:Alright, so it's under $1433 again, even though he claimed he was hitting $1500... looking at this now, I see you just built the cheapest rig possible, so why the bragging? 😁

😂 Everyone loves to talk up their own ride.

dustyskipper77 said:Windows 8.1 64-bit Zalman ZM-T1
Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS
Patriot Sig., D3, 1600MHz, 8GB
WD HDD Caviar Blue 3.5", 1TB
Samsung 120 GB 840 evo Basic
ASRock H81M-VG4, 1150
Intel Core i5-4570
Chicony HPA-350W

$1388Best Buy
free assembly

shipping is $33 😁

driftingdrifter88 said:I’d use it as a media center—music, browsing, and most importantly, watching movies in HD on a roughly 50-inch LCD/plasma TV....
so please give me some recommendations...

...standard Blu-ray......

1 x MSI H87M-E33, Socket : 1150, Intel Core Chipset, 2xDDR3 1333/1600
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 Processor, 3.40GHz
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x Seagate 1TB HDD, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, DESKTOP SSHD,8GB SSD
1 x LG Blueray & HD DVDRW CH12NS40 SATA, 12x BD-R, SATA
1 x Zalman ZM-T2 PLUS micro tower case. 189(W) x 427,5(H) x 364(D)mm
1 x CORSAIR 430W Power Supply, CX Series 80+ Bronze, EPS12V v2.3, 80+

$1011
Best Buy

I guess I'll need a wireless keyboard and mouse combo too:

http://www.bestbuy.com/product_info.php?products_id=14426

total
$1080

1 x Asrock B75 Pro3M - Intel B75, microATX, Dual Channel 4xDDR3
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz (Max Turbo FQ 3.2 GHz) ,6MB
2 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x HDD WD 1TB, Caviar Blue 10EZEX, 1000 GB, SATA3,64 MB, 3,5", 24mj
1 x Zalman ZM-T2 PLUS micro tower case. 189(W) x 427,5(H) x 364(D)mm
1 x Microsoft Windows Home Premium 7, 64bit, English SP1
1 x CORSAIR 430W power supply, CX Series 80+ Bronze, EPS12V v2.3, 80+

$1350
www.bestbuy.com
Free assembly and shipping on orders over $667 🙂

Integrated graphics are fine for what you're looking to do.

I tried to stay right at your minimum budget limit, so that $1333 is plenty... some people will definitely insist on adding an SSD and whatever else 😁 so you might end up going over your maximum budget of $1500

I put together everything you need so when you sit down at this PC, it just works.😁

George Harris2 said:I guess I did undersell my power supply ☕ alright, fair point.. I'll go back to my starting price $1167 though I can definitely budge for a serious buyer

I didn't undersell the PSU 😁
It’s actually a solid unit, especially since it doesn't have any warranty issues left

Larry Ortiz5 said:She can post the $1333 if she’s got the patience, but honestly, nobody's going to call her about it. 😁

1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x DVD burner Samsung SH-224DB sat Bulk Black, SATA
1 x CORSAIR 430W Power Supply, CX Series 80+ Bronze, EPS12V v2.3, 80+
1 x MS LOGIC A33 case without PSU, Midi tower, ATX, 5.25" external bay
1 x XFX R7-260X-CNF4, Core Radeon R7 260 x 1100M Boost 2GB DDR5
1 x 500GB SAMSUNG Barracuda HDD, 7200rpm 16MB cache SATA II
1 x Asrock FM2A75M-HD+, Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors
1 x AMD Trinity Athlon ii x4 760 3.80GHz 4cores
1 x AOC E2250SWDNK, 21.5", 16:9, 1920x1080, 200 cd/m2, 20,000,000:1
1 x Logitech Z-120 speakers, 2.0, 1.2 W (RMS), USB

$1369
Everything here is for $1333, all brand new with warranties included. 😁

George Harris2 said:I decided to sell my desktop because I need a laptop for college, so can someone give me an estimate? Thanks in advance. 🙂
MONITOR: HP LE1901w
SPEAKERS: Logitech S-221 2.1
Motherboard MSI 760GM-P23 FX, AMD AM3+
Optical drive Samsung SH-222AB SATA Bulk
Power supply 500W OCZ PSU ModXStream Pro
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, 3.4GHz, 8MB
Case Gigabyte GZ-X6, midi tower, black
HDD SATA III 500 GB WD Caviar Blue, 3.5"
RAM DDR3 1333MHz 2GB x 2 Transcend
GPU VTX3D HD6870 1GB (V2), 256 bit, DDR5

Monitor:$83 ( recently picked up the same one on Craigslist for $83 )
speakers: $23
mobo: $67
gpu: $17
psu: $67
cpu: 350-400 ( was going for $200 recently )
case: $33
hdd: $67
ram: $50
gpu: $200

EDIT: lol!!! you're trying to flip this on Craigslist for $1333? what a joke.
http://www.craigslist.org/pc-computers/r...listing-11318217

Larry Ortiz5 said:George Harris2

I'd drop $500 on that.

lol, no way that's worth $1167 😁that much.

Scott Howard13 said:That’s exactly what I’m aiming for—maybe they’ll toss me a newer model as a replacement for this Extreme 3 board, something with a more recent chipset or whatever. When I first filed the warranty claim, I figured there was a chance they might just swap it out for a different, newer board, but obviously not. Now, a year and a half has passed, making it three years total since I bought the PC. It would be ideal if they could swap it for an Intel socket, but I highly doubt that's on the table... I'll probably head over to Best Buy on Monday to drop off the motherboard since I'll be in Chicago anyway, but man, being without a computer for another two weeks? That absolutely kills me. I’ve also been thinking about putting together some combinations where I buy a dedicated sound card; I actually really need one because I play drums and want to start recording, and having better audio quality would make everything feel much higher end—even with my current stock setup, it’s not exactly great. I don't necessarily need all these USB 3.0 ports, but I might as well use the warranty while I still have it. I'll let you know if they upgrade me to an Intel socket or at least a newer chipset.

You definitely won't be able to switch the socket, that's a lock. You can't just swap an Intel board for something else.

The best you'll likely get is a board equivalent to yours.

1 x Asrock FM2A75M-HD+, Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 processo
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, HyperX, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x TOSHIBA 500GB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA050
1 x Chicony HPA-350W, Advanced Highly HPA Series
1 x MSI Gemini, case without PSU, Midi tower, ATX, mATX, 5.25"
1 x AMD Trinity A8-Series x4 5600K 3.60GHz 4cores, FM2
1 x Samsung SH-224DB sat Bulk Black, SATA

$724
www.newegg.com

1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, HyperX, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x TOSHIBA 500GB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA050
1 x Chicony HPA-350W, Advanced Highly HPA Series
1 x MSI Gemini, case without PSU, Midi tower, ATX, mATX, 5.25"
1 x ASUS H81M-E, 1150, Intel ® H81, DDR3, 2 slots, 1333, 1600 MHz
1 x Intel Celeron G1820 (2.70GHz, 512KB, 2MB, 54 W, 1150) Box
1 x Sapphire R7 250 1GB GDDR5 Boost, 1GB GDDR5 128bit, 28nm

$738

1 x Asrock FM2A88M EXTREME4+, FM2,FM2+, Intel chipset, DDR3
1 x Intel Core i5 3.80GHz 4cores
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, Hyper X, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x Sapphire R9 270X 2GB, OC Boost, 2GB GDDR5 256bit, 28nm, 2xDVI

$887

1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, Hyper X, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x Intel Core i5 3.5GHz,14MB,95W,AM3+, FD6300WMHK
1 x ASUS M5A97 R2.0, AM3,AM3+, Intel 970, SB950, BUS 5200 MHz, DDR3
1 x Sapphire R7 265 2GB GDDR5 Dual-X, 2GB GDDR5 256bit, 28nm
1 x Thermaltake Contac 16, 775,AM2,AM2+,AM3,AM3+,FM1,1155,1156

$1018

Timothy Fisher79, why stretch the budget for nothing?
There's plenty of room in a decent budget setup to fit two solid GPUs.

It's on sale at Best Buy

And this too

crimsonstag84 said:Honestly, an i5 paired with an R9 290 would handle it just fine.😁

We aren't cutting it that close.😁 ☕

Larry Ortiz5 said:NVIDIA Integrated Graphics is built right into the processor and handles basic stuff just fine. If you're looking to actually game, you'll need to grab a dedicated graphics card and plug it into the PCIe slot on the motherboard. Honestly, if you go that route, you'll probably need a new power supply too, because what you have now won't cut it for a real card. Just check out crimsonstag84's
build for ideas.

Listen, kid, that EVGA 450W can handle an i5 and a 270x easily enough.🙂

Old school, but a beast.🙂