Computer Build Resource Thread - Page 637

On October 09 2011 19:09 Legatus Lanius wrote:
here are some of the preview/speculations that people have been talking about

lab501.ro/procesoare-chipseturi/amd-fx-8150-bulldozer-preview/13

On October 09 2011 07:25 JingleHell wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

This is a video showing you PC assembly. You can decide for yourself if it really looks all that complicated. Pay close attention to the shapes of different cables, and the fact that they only really fit in the place they're supposed to go.

Between that video and this board, we've gotten a LOT of people through assembly on their first PC, along with troubleshooting anything that comes up due to inexperience.

We're really not trying to be elitists saying build it, we're trying to get you a PC with better warranty, better components, and ideal performance, all for less money than a prebuilt.

On October 09 2011 23:12 JingleHell wrote:
I don't like directing people at guides from someone who profits off selling parts, personally. That's why I stick the Hardware Canucks one.

On October 09 2011 23:12 JingleHell wrote:
I don't like directing people at guides from someone who profits off selling parts, personally. That's why I stick the Hardware Canucks one.

On October 10 2011 03:09 lawnie wrote:
hey guys, first i want to say thanks so much for helping me build my personal gaming computer a month or two ago. the advice was awesome and the computer is kickin ass.

now i have another, simpler question:

I found an old computer at work and it lives. it unfortunately has 4g of hard drive (2.75 of which is taken up by system stuff) and 128 mb of ram.

If i were to try to use it for a simple car rental program (about 3 gigs itself) would it be easy and cheap to upgrade a few pieces of it, or am i better off just starting with parts made after 1995?

thanks in advance for any help!

Lawnie

On October 10 2011 03:13 JingleHell wrote:


Uhm... it will probably cost more to upgrade with compatible shit, it's hard to find that stuff. Build a $300-400 SB Pentium machine for 50x the power.

On October 10 2011 03:20 Shikyo wrote:

nah just need the Celeron G530, it's more than enough if the program indeed is relatively simple(should be if you're considering a 1995 PC).

celeron 50$ mobo 50$ 2gb memory 12$, integrated graphics, 300W PSU 25-30$, a random case, maybe an optical drive for 17$ and the whole computer will total at less than 200$ without an OS. windows vista can be bought for like 30-50$ so that could be an option, as well as XP as I doubt you'd need the 100$ win7

On October 10 2011 03:45 Shikyo wrote:
right with the HDD for 35$ maybe it's slightly over 200

I still don't think the pentium is significantly enough better as the celeron has like 90% of its performance or close

On October 10 2011 03:57 Shikyo wrote:
Right OS included... why don't people use Vista btw? It's like 25% the price of 7 o.O What's the problem with it? I don't really have experience with vista