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skam8 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: Good deal?

I'm not a huge gamer.

3.2GHz Intel® Core i5 650 Processor, 4M Cache
Intel® H57 Express chipset
6GB DDR3 SDRAM
1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
16X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive
High-definition audio with 7.1-channel audio support
ATI HD4350 Graphics card with 512MB dedicated memory
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) LAN
Includes Acer USB Keyboard and optical mouse
Windows® 7 Home Premium

700$ CAD

Phox · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:19 pm Post subject:

No. The graphics card is not good, you cannot get around the inevitable fact that good GPU's are expensive.

kls85 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject:

CPU: The Core i5 600 series are actually dual cores with HT enabled as well as internal graphics

RAM: This is socket 1156 not 1366 so by using 6GB of ram (3x2GB), you won't be using your ram's full bandwidth. But it all depends what you want, ram capacity over ram bandwidth.

Chipset: Much like the H55, the H57 is designed for HTPC so those VGA,DVD,HDMI connectors you see on the board are non functional unless you have a CPU that supports it.

Graphics: 3 tier of the HD4000 series, great for HTPC, and very simple light games. Anything higher and this card will hang itself.

Overall it's a pretty decent casual machine for its price and it comes with a OS.

Haswell · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:52 pm Post subject:

-Athlon II X4 635 + ASUS M4A79XTD
-OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB)
-MSI R4550-MD1GH Radeon HD 4550 1GB
-Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS 750GB 32MB Cache
-PPA 9684D 8 Channels 16-bit 48KHz Sound Card
-COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-BWN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W

Total: $609.41

Since you're not much of a heavy gamer you can probably live with Athlon II X4. You can add more RAM later on if you wish, but 4GB should be plentiful for you. Gave you a better graphics card and a sound card for kicks. 750GB HDD space should be enough for you I think, since you won't be gaming much.

It doesn't come with an OS, keyboard and mouse, but your main concern should be the two additional hardware. I'm sure you can find somebody generous enough to lend you an OS disc.

skam8 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:10 pm Post subject:

The OS is not a problem. The real problem is that I'm not sure if I'd be able to put these pieces together and get them to work...

Majjikelkitty · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject:

You do not need to make multiple threads for this.
>RS
>Computer Talk

:l

skam8 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:18 pm Post subject:

elpacco · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:39 pm Post subject:

skam8 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:03 pm Post subject:

Another thing, are tigerdirect's barebones kit worth buying?

Phox · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject:

Haswell · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:

Most of the best computers are the ones that were built to suit the user's purposes. I'd rather pick and assemble my own parts than to stick with something that would turn out to be a little less than an OEM machine.

In short, custom-built > pre-built (barebones or whatsoever)

Shota · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:26 pm Post subject:

skam8 · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject:

Does that seems right? I don't know anything about motherboards, so I might took a crappy/overpriced one. Maybe I'd need a better psu too.

Haswell · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject:

You're not doing any serious gaming, so please stop being so obsessed with Intel. To be frank, i5 is quite a waste of money considering there are cheaper AMD alternatives with similar (and even higher) performance. Take the brands and labels away from the hardware and it all depends on the specs inside.

A 450W PSU should be good for now, but if you're considering to upgrade your hardware in the future you might need more overhead. I'd go with 550-650W instead.

Konata Izumi · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:18 pm Post subject: