[PC Buying Guides]

[Josh]

NoPeace,
Mainstream/Performance Gamer - $1300
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 - $330 - Here
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-695P-S3 - $120 - Here
RAM: G.Skil 1GB (2x512mb) DDR2-800 (PC2 6400) - $130 - Here
Video Card: ATi x1950XTX - $450 - Here
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb - $80 - Here
PSU: Rosewill 500w PSU - $50 - Here
Case: Antec Performance I P180 - $130 - Here
Burner: Anybrand DVD+-RW - $30

If I decide to buy that, I will probably get a better case and 2x1gig ram. Can you give me any examples for good ddr2 ram?

Thanks.

[NoPeace]

Get the same RAM. G.Skill is top quality RAM at decent price. They have the same kit in 2x1gb.

If you can't find G.Skill then try looking for some SuperTalent. They are a new company that makes great RAM. Might be hard to find over in Aus though. OCZ and Cosair are the too biggest ones but they are expensive. Also you have Crucial Ballistic RAM. It's damn good but extreamly expensive, I was lucky to get my pair for $220 when they normally go for $400.

What you need to really look at for is the D9 Fat Body chips. G.Skill, Curcial Ballistic and SuperTallent all comes with it. Some OCZ also comes with it to. It's the newest type of RAM chips that are very powerful and can clock very high. In most cases you can run an 800mhz RAM at full FSB with a Conroe (1066mhz) if the board supports it.

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[Josh]

Get the same RAM. G.Skill is top quality RAM at decent price. They have the same kit in 2x1gb.

If you can't find G.Skill then try looking for some SuperTalent. They are a new company that makes great RAM. Might be hard to find over in Aus though. OCZ and Cosair are the too biggest ones but they are expensive. Also you have Crucial Ballistic RAM. It's damn good but extreamly expensive, I was lucky to get my pair for $220 when they normally go for $400.

What you need to really look at for is the D9 Fat Body chips. G.Skill, Curcial Ballistic and SuperTallent all comes with it. Some OCZ also comes with it to. It's the newest type of RAM chips that are very powerful and can clock very high. In most cases you can run an 800mhz RAM at full FSB with a Conroe (1066mhz) if the board supports it.

NoPeace - out

Couldn't seem to find it, here is a link to a shop that is local:
Price Guide- Austin Computers

[NoPeace]

Sucks that you only have 667mhz RAM from good companies. Both OCZ and Cosair are good.

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[goldilocks]

NoPeace,

if you have time, could you give me a good build for computer shops? a good build but low cost?

thanks

[NoPeace]

What do you mean? oO

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[PhOeNiX~]

i think he wants a list of shop with good parts but low prices.

[jello]

no, he means a low-end comp. with lower spec than the 'mainstream gamer'. but he did not mention any budget..

[goldilocks]

lower spec than the "mainstream gamer". good for gaming and internet, but not that expensive.. cause im thinking to have a computer shop business here.. im not that good at building computers.. Also computer might run 24/7 unless no customer.. sorry nopeace for my trouble

"Sorry If You Dont Understand Much"

popular games in our country:
Ragnarok
Pangya
Ran Online
Warcraft III ( DoTa )
Rose Online
Counter Strike 1.6
Counter Strike 1.3

EDIT:
do you recommend me using wireless router for the shop? thanks

[jello]

you should go for something like A64(any) on s939 and a geforce 6600gt should be well enough for those games. stick 2x512 ddr pc3200 and you're good to go.

[goldilocks]

do you think i can use wireless network on my upcoming shop? for me it cost less than wiring.. dunno..

also thanks for giving me what i need.. i can you include extra parts? what best monitor should i get except for lcd screen?

thanks for your help guys

EDIT:

this one of the good pc shop here in the philippines
Welcome to PC Express

cant find much here.. specially the one you gave me.. sorry for the trouble again.. still im looking for a good pc dealer here..

btw
$1 = 53 peso here..

[NoPeace]

do you think i can use wireless network on my upcoming shop? for me it cost less than wiring.. dunno..

also thanks for giving me what i need.. i can you include extra parts? what best monitor should i get except for lcd screen?

thanks for your help guys

EDIT:

this one of the good pc shop here in the philippines
Welcome to PC Express

cant find much here.. specially the one you gave me.. sorry for the trouble again.. still im looking for a good pc dealer here..

btw
$1 = 53 peso here..

I'll configure you something latter. Can you just tell me how much you want to spend?

Also wireless will be bad. It will cause massive amouts of lag over your network if you have a lot of PC's playing games. Also wired is much cheaper. You can buy 100' of cable for a faction of the cost of 1 wireless card.

Futhermore LCD's would be the best bet for monitors. They use less power the a CRT which means they wont cost you as much to run. They are also smaller and easier to mantain.

A good low wattage computer for you would be. Pentium M, a 945 chipset motherboard, 1gb of DDR2 533mhz RAM, 120gb hdd, and a 7600GT. That should run for about $800usd. It would also use very little power saving you lots on monthly eletric bill.

If you can't get thoes parts you should look for an Athlon 64 3500+ 939 socket, a nForce 4 ultra motherboard (probally from MSI), 1gb of DDR-400, 120gb hdd, and a 7600GT. It will be cheaper then the othersetup but will use 3times more power to run. Which will cost a little more every month for eletric.

Pentium M / Core Duo (aka Centrino) processors are best to have for a computer centre. They are powerful and at the same time use very little power. Add in a GeForce 7600 which is also a low powered but powerful graphics card. They will be the best for you in the long run with your eletric bill.

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[goldilocks]

actually my budget is only $600 to $700 per unit, so basicaly i have 30k to 35k pes0s budget for every unit.. and im getting about 15 units, the one you gave me are good but if you still have more there that will be great but if not.. i would grab that package of yours.

i have about $30k for starting the business, i just want to budget my money to have a great deal.. also i might get discount for getting lots of parts..

thanks for giving me such time and effort.. mwah

[Mr. Destiny]

Cheaper, more features, better image quality. Need to say more? =P

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Ooo.. I always thought that ATI manufacture 'Hot' cards.. rather then Nvidia makes kinda 'Cooler' cards.. >.<

[Tekkamaaan]

Hello everyone!

After reading the guide, there are a few things that I would disagree with, so in order to give you alternatives for what you've seen here, please check these websites:

AnandTech: your source for hardware analysis and news

Tom's Hardware

PCSTATS - Get The 'Stats and Stay Informed!

These are great websites that will help you learn about computers as well as new hardware coming out. There are also comprehensive charts entailing what card is best under different circumstances and you are able to get direct comparisons between graphics/video cards from tomshardware as well.

As for what card is better than another, that is up to you to decide. ATI is definitely better if you're going for a gaming+editing+capturing computer rig. As for games only, check benchmarks made by many sites and do not just take the word of one person on a forum or just one website.

Currently, the best bang for the buck processor is Intel's Core 2 Duo 6400E. The reason is because of its ability to overclock to over 3GHz PER CHIP, while it comes at barely over 2GHz stock. Majority of people who purchase mid-range computers is because they know how to overclock and allow their computers to compete with the people who spent 400-1000 more dollars on their own.

Video cards? The best bang for the buck low/mid-range would most likely be the nVidia 7600GT, while the mid-upper range would be the nVidia 7900GT/ATI RADEON 1900XT.

I will continue this later.