[elky] Re: Building a PC
- From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:40:46 -0500
Microcenter seems to be the place to buy a processor, in the "build
your own PC thread" at Slickdeals the first question you answer is "Do
you have a Microcenter / Fry's nearby?" Microcenter has the i5-750
@$150, i7-860 @$230 and the i7-920 @$200. These prices are well below
online prices, and are in-store only. The Fry's in Atlanta are far
from me, but if they have a killer deal I'll make the drive.
This chart puts the i5/i7s above any AMD CPUS:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu,2466-6.html
I want good bang for the buck with an eye towards not upgrading for at
least 2-3 years. I bought my Shuttle thinking I would upgrade the CPU
and graphics (Athlon 64 3000+ at 1.8 GHz and Radeon X300)... but I
never played games so I never needed to.
> The i7 is good but overpriced... You need to go with the quad
> core than if you aren't going to overclock it then you just wasted your
> money. The quad core AMDs are the best bang for the buck right now. Get a
> Zelman cooler too.
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>> I use a PC for spreadsheets, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, etc and the
>> backend for my website, among other tasks... I usually have several
>> programs going at once. I don't game but I'm going to get a decent
>> graphics card.
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> Ok that's good. No real heavy programs other than Adobe. It's a
> resource hog like Quicktime and all that apple crap that is made for PCs.
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>> I'd be interested to know your opinions about other components... my
>> focus is reliability first. Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Chris Lindh
>> http://www.PartsForSpeed.com
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> Stick with decent stuff and you'll be Ok. Hard to screw up a
> desktop build but make sure you get the lowest timing memory you can.
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> Robert Adams
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