My friend wants a new PC building, what would you guys change/improve and why?? Like change the graphics card, ram, chip etc??
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Cheers :)
all looks pretty much ok to me...
for the ram Id go with crucial if its about the same preice.... the lifetime guarantee is a hell of a bonus !
(fixed a few PCs where the ram went bad recently!)
most importantly.... you NEED a better case... or just a better psu for that one.... itll be a really cheap, really crap one.... a inadequate psu causes no end of problems !
as for gfx.... im not really up on gfx cards (changes too quick for me!) but thats looks ok depending on what he does... (if hes just a casual user or a MAJOR gameor)
Does it need a Sound card if its on the mobo already?
Might save a little bit of money or make you a bit of money.
I thought Kingston did lifetime warranty as well Alan.
Id swap the WD HDD for a Seagate, much better drives IMO and better warranty. Personally Id put a bit more money into the motherboard too, Asrock are twitchy crap at times.
mr_roll is right, your onboard sound will be as good as that Soundblaster, put that £13 to better use.
Isnt socket 775 a little old too? or is it just me? cant you get a AM2 mobo for a similar price?
Im agreeing with Clockd, the Seagate drives are excellent, and the warranty is the best on the market at the moment. 5 years means you should be upgrading before the drives are out of warranty anyway.
Quote from: mr_rollIsnt socket 775 a little old too? or is it just me? cant you get a AM2 mobo for a similar price?
Socket 775 is about as new/standard as socket A was, it wont change for a while, all the new dual/quad cores are using it :)
Yeah, AM2 is getting replaced next year anyway IIRC
Thanks for the advice guys.
Ill change the hard drive to a Seagate one then, and look at a better Mobo.....is there any recommendation for one that shouldnt give me any probelms? Ill remove the sound card as well, didnt think about the onboard sound for some stupid reason :whoops: Ill double check on the Kingston warranty as well, if not Ill swap if for Crucial stuff!! Will let my mate know about the case/PSU as well.
Quote from: funkychicken9000Yeah, AM2 is getting replaced next year anyway IIRC
They have made AM2 backwards compatible with AM3.
Change Hard drive for a seagate.
Get a decent a case.
Other than that, its a solid choice.
Whats a decent case/PSU? Ive only ever bought cheapo ones before!
Id recommend an Antec case+PSU combo myself.
Probably gonna get flamed but I still love my Chietec Dragon in black. Looks great with a red cathode. :D
Dudes, socket AM2 is for AMD chips, 775 is for intel chips.
Hes ordered all the bits! Changed what you guys said, so it should be a good build.