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ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 03:56:26

I'm building a PC, and want to encourage other people to build their own, rather than be forced to buy a PC that isn't worth the money.

Here are my components (so far):

Motherboard: ASrock 760GM-GS3 Motherboard

Case: Cooler Master RC-430-KWN1 Elite 430 Midi Tower

Processor/CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20 GHz Quad-Core 95W Processor

RAM: (DDR3) Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 XMS3 8GB

Graphics Card: VTX3D 1GB Radeon HD 5450 DDR3 Graphics Card

CPU Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler

HDD: Samsung F3 HD103SJ 1TB internal Hard Drive SATAII 32MB Cache 7200RPM – OEM

Operating System: Ubuntu

Other Items: Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste

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jji7skyline · 2011-10-23 04:43:52

Why not use a SSD?

ssss · 2011-10-23 05:43:16

Price? I am buying a pc, for $930. It has:
16GB ram.
2TB hard drive.
i7 cpu

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 05:47:55

jji7skyline wrote:
Why not use a SSD?

Too expensive for me.

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 05:48:58

ssss wrote:
Price? I am buying a pc, for $930. It has:
16GB ram.
2TB hard drive.
i7 cpu

I'm building it. Current price £300 roughly.

ssss · 2011-10-23 05:50:22

ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:
Price? I am buying a pc, for $930. It has:
16GB ram.
2TB hard drive.
i7 cpu
I'm building it. Current price £300 roughly.

Lol cool. ^.^ I can't be stuffed to build one, but I will upgrade the one I buy. ^.^

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 05:52:42

ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:
Price? I am buying a pc, for $930. It has:
16GB ram.
2TB hard drive.
i7 cpu
I'm building it. Current price £300 roughly.
Lol cool. ^.^ I can't be stuffed to build one, but I will upgrade the one I buy. ^.^

big_smile I'm not the only Scratcher who likes to build/mod computers! This is going to be my first ever built computer smile . I cna't wait to start modding my computer (once I've built it lol )

ssss · 2011-10-23 06:04:49

ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:

I'm building it. Current price £300 roughly.
Lol cool. ^.^ I can't be stuffed to build one, but I will upgrade the one I buy. ^.^
I'm not the only Scratcher who likes to build/mod computers! This is going to be my first ever built computer . I cna't wait to start modding my computer (once I've built it )

lol Yeah, I just want a full-on compatible computer with 16gb ram. ^.^
Then I can use it for minecraft server and as a normal pc! big_smile

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 06:08:23

ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:

Lol cool. ^.^ I can't be stuffed to build one, but I will upgrade the one I buy. ^.^
I'm not the only Scratcher who likes to build/mod computers! This is going to be my first ever built computer . I cna't wait to start modding my computer (once I've built it )
Yeah, I just want a full-on compatible computer with 16gb ram. ^.^
Then I can use it for minecraft server and as a normal pc!

I'm hoping the computer I'm going to build will be able to run Minecraft. It's going to be running on Ubuntu (I think I have 10.4). Currently, I'm looking for an optical drive and a power supply unit.

ssss · 2011-10-23 06:10:23

ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:

I'm not the only Scratcher who likes to build/mod computers! This is going to be my first ever built computer . I cna't wait to start modding my computer (once I've built it )
Yeah, I just want a full-on compatible computer with 16gb ram. ^.^
Then I can use it for minecraft server and as a normal pc!
I'm hoping the computer I'm going to build will be able to run Minecraft. It's going to be running on Ubuntu (I think I have 10.4). Currently, I'm looking for an optical drive and a power supply unit.

Lol. There's a unix deprivation designed especially for servers. My server runs that. wink

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 06:18:15

ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:

Yeah, I just want a full-on compatible computer with 16gb ram. ^.^
Then I can use it for minecraft server and as a normal pc!
I'm hoping the computer I'm going to build will be able to run Minecraft. It's going to be running on Ubuntu (I think I have 10.4). Currently, I'm looking for an optical drive and a power supply unit.
Lol. There's a unix deprivation designed especially for servers. My server runs that.

That sounds awesome cool .

ssss · 2011-10-23 06:24:09

ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:

I'm hoping the computer I'm going to build will be able to run Minecraft. It's going to be running on Ubuntu (I think I have 10.4). Currently, I'm looking for an optical drive and a power supply unit.
Lol. There's a unix deprivation designed especially for servers. My server runs that.
That sounds awesome .

It's a text based system big_smile

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 06:26:39

ssss wrote:
ipodbiped wrote:
ssss wrote:

Lol. There's a unix deprivation designed especially for servers. My server runs that.
That sounds awesome .
It's a text based system

White text and a black background? smile

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 09:47:44

Anyone?

Harakou · 2011-10-23 11:20:49

Ah, cool! If you're still looking for a power supply, I highly recommend (in case you don't already know) that you buy something of high quality. It's an important part of your system, and bad things can happen if you buy something cheap. I'd go with Seasonic if you can afford it: their power supplies are second-to-none in terms of consistent output, quality, and reliability.

Now, I'm not really sure why you'd go with the Phenom ii x4 840. It's not truly a Phenom processor by definition: it lacks the L3 cache that defines the line, and has the older Propus die. I'd get the 955 BE if I were you, especially since you can overclock it with that custom cooler. hmm

I'd also go with the G.skill Ripjaw series for your RAM rather than Corsair's XMS3 just because it's generally considered to be of higher quality and better reliability, but that's more personal preference. (I actually have a set of both in my computer.)

I don't know if you wanted advice, but I guess you got it. tongue

meowmeow55 · 2011-10-23 11:26:56

Where are you buying this from? You should be going to newegg.com.
Whenever my dad's getting a new computer (he always builds his), we open a bunch of tabs in Firefox and search on Newegg for good parts. And we always throw a version of Windows in too. smile
And it doesn't end up being really expensive either, even if we're looking for high performance. (I mean, it won't go over, like, $700 or something, or at least certainly not $1000. It's been a while, I can't remember tongue )

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16Skittles · 2011-10-23 11:32:01

I want to build a custom laptop, but unfortunately I am unemployed... (I'm only in 8th grade, don't go yelling at me to get off minecraft and get a job XD)(it's kind of hard to make a computer when your budget is under $100)

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Earthboundjeff · 2011-10-23 11:36:13

I want something that can play TF2 and watch FMA on Netflix in top quality at the same time as rendering a movie the size of transformers 2 and all with extremely fast networking and silky smooth framerate
What should I get
Also I only have a budget for under 76850¥

Harakou · 2011-10-23 11:47:20

16Skittles wrote:
I want to build a custom laptop, but unfortunately I am unemployed... (I'm only in 8th grade, don't go yelling at me to get off minecraft and get a job XD)(it's kind of hard to make a computer when your budget is under $100)

Unless you mean just buying a custom configuration from a manufacturer, you can't build a custom laptop...

cpumaster930 · 2011-10-23 11:47:55

ssss wrote:
Price? I am buying a pc, for $930. It has:
16GB ram.
2TB hard drive.
i7 cpu

You called? tongue

16Skittles · 2011-10-23 11:52:26

Harakou wrote:
16Skittles wrote:
I want to build a custom laptop, but unfortunately I am unemployed... (I'm only in 8th grade, don't go yelling at me to get off minecraft and get a job XD)(it's kind of hard to make a computer when your budget is under $100)
Unless you mean just buying a custom configuration from a manufacturer, you can't build a custom laptop...

well, you can get a barebones laptop, although that's somewhat the same thing you said. anyway, I have an idea using an arduino microcontroller to make a custom OS and everything.

fire219 · 2011-10-23 12:33:55

Cool. My next computer will probably be custom built. That won't be for a while though, because my laptop screams through NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010 remake) at the highest graphical settings (short of 1080p video, the screen is only 1440x900).

It will probably use a 3rd gen Core i7 and whatever higher-end Nvidia GPU I can find for $300. tongue

@above post: I have a design for a computer using the Parallax Propeller microcontroller and a Z80 or 68k for the graphics. I have also started on the OS for it.

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 12:46:29

Well I'm back online now.

@Harkou-I'm only getting that stuff because I'm on a very low budget, but thanks I'll check them out big_smile .
@Earthboudjeff-I'd first choose if you want to go for AMD or Intel. Your motherboard will determine almost all of the components you choose after it.
@meowmoew55-I'm getting them from Amazon UK. I'll check out that site though cool .
@fire219-Sounds like an awesome laptop.

Oh and when I get a YouTube account, I'll post some videos about making a computer.

Zeusking19 · 2011-10-23 12:48:32

If you want to have a OEM version of Windows 7 Home premium, there is one going at
£80 on amazon. Tech support not included, but it does come with the genuine windows sticker to put on the case.

ipodbiped · 2011-10-23 12:49:11

Zeusking19 wrote:
If you want to have a OEM version of Windows 7 Home premium, there is one going at
£80 on amazon. Tech support not included, but it does come with the genuine windows sticker to put on the case.

Thanks, but I'm stick with Ubuntu for now.

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