So i got tierd of my comp. P3-1.7Ghz 512 Ram GeeForce fx5700 80GB Western Digital no clue about the rest. So I wanna make a new computer that suits my needs. But the problem is that for the last few years so much had hanged in processors, motherboards and the rest that I am totally clueless as to what is good and what isn't anymore. If someone could help me out, explain what parts r good, what should I go for I would really appreciate it. So I wanna go with Pantium but don't know what processor, what is good out there ? Also motherboard I have no clue about, so I need help on that too. Ram well Ram is cheap but I heard that there's different kinds that some r really expensive but machines fly with them Video Card, well I would like to stick with Geeforce or Ati And last but not least Hard Drive, they r not that expensive either. I would use the comp for games mostly and watching movies and photochopping. A lot of programs running at once so I need something fast
Go pick up a copy of MaximumPC. They Had an issue a month or two ago that gave you a parts list with 3-4 options for each part based on price and performance...very good article. or check out the web site: http://www.maximumpc.com/issue_date/april_2005/ and http://www.maximumpc.com/reviews/
Extreme Tech is published by the CNET folks and their web site has a "Build It" section, check it out. http://www.extremetech.com/category2/0,1695,644478,00.asp The best performance these days comes with AMD 64 chips, 80-90% of all new builds use them. The newest Pentium chips use over 200 watts just for the chip, more than twice AMD's usage, so the Pentium's generate mucho heat, and aren't suited for oc'ing.
I've never understood why anyone would overclock? Improve your speed only slightly and take years off your comp's life? It's isn't even. And you have to buy extra fans to keep from overheating?
definely amd is faster for gaming.i just built this: asrock 939-sata 2 motherboard 2 sony dru810a cd\dvd burners[got a good deal on 2] termaltake tsunami dream case without ps and side window[all aluminum hiper r 580watt module power supply amd 3700+ san diego w-1mb cache star ice heatsink and fan wd 250gb sata 2 hard drive[ok,they say 10000rpm maxtor diamond faster x-fi fatal1ty sound card creative 6800 gt agp video card[already had] 1gb[2x512]ocz el patinium igb kit[timing 2225]this s--t rocks i paid a grand for all this plus win xp pro,this system rocks but if you have the money,lets say 2 grand usd go with sli video much faster
People overclock to see how far they can push their PCs on benchmarking progs. It's all about numbers, plain & simple.
my pc isnt overclocked that memory is the way it comes.this ram is so fast.no overclocking here,the stuff is just plain fast check out here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146890 this ram is the way you get it.it is so fast and picks it up without going into bios
