New build help.

My friend has a budget of 500 and he has a motherboard already. He asked for help. He already has a motherboard. He never told me the specs of it. But I'll be looking forward to them I guess. He wants to use it for normal use and slight gaming like unreal tornament. He wants a good one as cheap as possible. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Well tell us what motherboard he has - we can't spec anything else otherwise as we won't know what will fit.

 

Another friend is asking me to help. He is asking for a very fast computer for 500 budget including shipping in it. and like for the best basic uses including clear photoshop and all. I need the parts for that price for a fast computer the better and faster choice between intel or AMD for this kind of pc. Pick the one that's better and include in the list. He's an Nvidia fan I guess try to find a good nvidia card that will match up with ati at the same price. Otherwise if there is none I will let him know. Thanks.

 

Does this include playing games or not? If it does not, it's doable, but you can't build a really fast gaming PC for a $500.

 

He told me basic stuff so I suppose it does not. And he wants good photoshop. Thanks.

 

So does this $500 include a motherboard or not? if it doesn't, what motherboard is it that it's meant to use?

 

Nope it doesn't. I tried to find a great reliable build I always end up having like 650 total. Thanks.

 

CPU: Intel E6300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116091
MoBo: Gigabyte EP43-UD3L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380
RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
HDD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD4650 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102838
PSU: Corsair CX 400W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
Case: NZXT Beta http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146055
Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835137005
ODD: Optiarc 24x DVD burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

$474 total plus shipping. $20 of mail in rebates.
Final price $454 plus shipping.

 

Would the antec 300 be better? As I see it's only 5 dollars more.'

And what about the better rated gpu's?

like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829
or IDK about http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102843 but it has 100% rating. Thanks.

 

and is 2mb cache good? What is cache? how effective is it to have more?

 

Newegg reviews aren't very accurate as most people who go there to publish reviews are retarded and only think the product is bad because they can't use it properly. The low profile 4650 has a very noisy cooler and is designed for Mini low profile systems. The 1GB one is slower because the memory is lower speed, and you will never use that much memory. The Antec 300 isn't really any better, hence why I'm not putting it in as much any more.

 

Alright. And I did see some nvidia cards. But I suppose they are all overpriced. Am i right?

 

In that range, they usually are.

 

And they perform worse than the cheaper hd 4650?

 

Well, put it this way, the cards that cost the same will perform worse. The cards that perform the same will be more expensive.

 

like the gt 9800?

 

Yup, that's a pretty decent example. Keep to your own threads for your own research though - and more importantly, stick to one thread where possible.