How To Buy A Pc
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 4:51pm |
 Coolness: 509500 | OK, so remember last month, I asked everyone if the specs on the iMac I wanted to buy were good enough. The answer was Yes, but that I was crazy for paying that much. so whatever I do what I want with my money.
But your comments did affect me, and I do still occasionally find myself requiring a PC to do certain tedious things (like convince a SATA6G hard drive to revert to 3G specs). I'm now considering buying a regular, not ultra powerful, but still decent PC to fuck around with. Problem for me is that I am used to like 6 choices with few customizations, I wouldn't know where to begin about buying a PC. I guess I don't mind building it, so long as I don't have to soldier anything, and of course I'd like something that I could use to swap pieces in and out of whenever, maybe with the exception of the motherboard and CPU. So.... where do I start? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ravedave replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:05pm |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:33pm |
 Coolness: 201165 | If you build a PC you do not need to solder anything and you can always change the cpu and motherboard.
since you use macs I'd suggest building something you could dual boot OSX and windows on, you will get a lot more value for your money that way. example guide: [ www.reghardware.com ] I'd definitely go for a sandy bridge i3 or i5 if you are on a budget. [ en.wikipedia.org ] |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:48pm |
 Coolness: 2603925 | i5 (2nd generation) cause i know you will appreciate the extra power for not much more :)... |
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| Good [+2]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:52pm |
| Coolness: 201165 | People who say you are crazy for spending a lot of money on a computer are probably people who have no money.
Honestly though I think a 27 inch imac is OVERKILL unless you are doing video editing or major design work and need to use the mac platform. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 6:34pm |
| Coolness: 509500 | I won't need to Dual Boot because I already have three macs, one being more powerful than God himself...
and I am doing heavy video editing and convertion (I took it upon myself to digitize 20+ years of family video for my parents) thanx for the resources! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 8:49pm |
| Coolness: 201165 | If you are doing video conversion I hope you have those 3 networked with gigabit and are using compressor + nodes.. it will be a lot faster |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 9:17pm |
| Coolness: 509500 | well, they are all connected to a gigabit switch but only one of them is really powerful enough to do any real work... I'm not at the point of requiring nodes Update » AlienZeD wrote on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 10:02pm ok
half the images don't load on [ microbytes.com ] and then I go to systems and i get Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, root and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. iz not impressed |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Twincam replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 11:08pm |
 Coolness: 43610 | [ ncix.com ] is where I get all my parts from. Third PC build from scratch with them and never disapointed.
Super fast shipping and you pay only one sales tax! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» KORHAL replied on Wed Jul 27, 2011 @ 11:56pm |
 Coolness: 558490 | I loves me some [ Newegg.ca ] :-D I only ever buy my parts when they're on sale + free shipping. Then I just go pick'em up at Purolator. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Bad_Chemistry replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 12:49am |
 Coolness: 73025 | I found good deals on Tiget Direct too... They have a few build it yourself kits with everything included that can sometimes be pretty sweet if your not overly obsessed with performance and want something your sure will work.
Just do a little research, make sure your cpu matches the motherboard socket type, and that your ram is compatible... Really just check to make sure that your motherboard has the right connectors for your components. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Choda_Bean replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 4:58am |
 Coolness: 219910 | Answer: Check [ Newegg.ca ] for bundle packages...
NCIX is also a great site, and maybe try TigerDirect as a 3rd option... (they have great bundle prices, but usually on systems that will be obsolete with newer technology in the not so distant future) Question: I'm looking to buy a laptop soon. From what I gather, places like Futureshop, and Bureau en gros have some of the best prices, on cheaper/smaller systems. Anyone have any other suggestions tho? Or have, or know anyone, that might be selling one that's in great shape? (just to be used solely for running a program like traktor pro, or ableton, FL studio etc). doesn't need wifi, 6 gigs of ram, 2tb drive, or any other bells and whistles. just a sturdy case, decent brand components etc... even battery life is not an issue, since I would have it plugged in 85% of the time. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» databoy replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 8:07am |
 Coolness: 106055 | Lenovo make solid laptops |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Choda_Bean replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 12:13pm |
| Coolness: 219910 | cool. thanks |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cutterhead replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 1:23pm |
 Coolness: 131535 | soldering ? in a pc ? what are you browsing with an amiga 500 ???
its been ages you cant solder shit in there without affecting times (or getting affected from) , due to clock delays caused by using wires on a motherboard mod. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» crimson replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 1:25pm |
 Coolness: 66365 | ROFL *phew* clock delays with wire motherboard mods huh... nice... nice. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cutterhead replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 1:28pm |
| Coolness: 131535 | not talking about soldering a jack for your audio , but if that rattles your hormones ; i was refeering to sinking at the pio using microwire. each tap cause a peak but im quite shure you read the motorola ic design book too.
now bug off troll |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» crimson replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 1:31pm |
| Coolness: 66365 | Why, you amuse me in your ramblings so much. I should start collecting them all up to post on a blog. You make some comedy gold my friend. Keep it up. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cutterhead replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 1:37pm |
| Coolness: 131535 | Culus tibi purior salillo est, nec toto decies cacas in anno |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» crimson replied on Thu Jul 28, 2011 @ 1:38pm |
| Coolness: 66365 | Originally Posted By CUTTERHEAD
Culus tibi purior salillo est, nec toto decies cacas in anno ROFL once again. Some gold. |
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