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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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.

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.