LAPTOP VS DESKTOP THE ULTIMATE DECISION!

[SPooK]

To be completely honest, no.

Building a computer is hyped up by some people to be difficult as forget, but its actually really easy, and if you need to, you always have direct access to youtube. The most difficult part in all honesty is the small cable connections for the power button and stuff, but just look at your mobo/cases instruction manual and you're good.

And stuff, if you doubt yourself, call a computer store around you and they'll gladly do it for you.

Alright, my brother is getting off the computer in about 15 minutes. I'll give you more information then.

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[Monocle]

Alright, my brother is getting off the computer in about 15 minutes. I'll give you more information then.

Alright, cool. And if you need help with the construction process, I can find you some good youtube videos to prepare you for what you're about to get into.

[SPooK]

Just a quickie, do you think 4 GB of RAM is enough? Or should I consider 8GB of RAM?

[Ningyou]

Just a quickie, do you think 4 GB of RAM is enough? Or should I consider 8GB of RAM?

4 GB RAM is definitely enough.

[SPooK]

4 GB RAM is definitely enough.

Thanks :D That help me cut down on cost quite a bit. Here, I have a screenshot for you all to see the computer that I am considering. Remember, this price at the bottom includes a new keyboard, mouse, and monitor. As well as Windows 7 Ultimate.

[Monocle]

Thanks :D That help me cut down on cost quite a bit. Here, I have a screenshot for you all to see the computer that I am considering. Remember, this price at the bottom includes a new keyboard, mouse, and monitor. As well as Windows 7 Ultimate.

That's a good computer, but I highly suggest you DO NOT go the liquid cooling route.

Also that DVI cable is just unnecessarily large, and if I were you, I'd get an HDMI cable as opposed to a DVI cable, especially considering you're getting an HD monitor.

Anyway, here's a computer build that will be sufficient. Actually, it's my current rig, lol;


Motherboard.
Processor.
Ram.
Graphics Card.
Power Supply.
60gig SSD.<-- I use this to boot up Windows and the games I play the most.
Hard Drive.
Case.
Monitor<-- This is the new version of mine, but it's the EXACT same thing, just a different casing around the outside.
Keyboard.
Mouse.

Note, all of the things in this rig are very high-end. You can change around stuff such as the monitor (it's an LED so it's more expensive), the keyboard (It's a professional gaming keyboard, so it's very expensive) the mouse (it's got a stuff load of unnecessary features, but none the less cool), the SSD drive isn't necessary, you can go with a cheaper case (this one is quite massive)

Buuut, the grand total of everything;

~$1,400 USD


You exchange out the monitor, keyboard and mouse and you can probably get it for like $1,000

[SPooK]

That's a good computer, but I highly suggest you DO NOT go the liquid cooling route.

Also that DVI cable is just unnecessarily large, and if I were you, I'd get an HDMI cable as opposed to a DVI cable, especially considering you're getting an HD monitor.

Anyway, here's a computer build that will be sufficient. Actually, it's my current rig, lol;


Motherboard.
Processor.
Ram.
Graphics Card.
Power Supply.
60gig SSD.<-- I use this to boot up Windows and the games I play the most.
Hard Drive.
Case.
Monitor<-- This is the new version of mine, but it's the EXACT same thing, just a different casing around the outside.
Keyboard.
Mouse.

Note, all of the things in this rig are very high-end. You can change around stuff such as the monitor (it's an LED so it's more expensive), the keyboard (It's a professional gaming keyboard, so it's very expensive) the mouse (it's got a stuff load of unnecessary features, but none the less cool), the SSD drive isn't necessary, you can go with a cheaper case (this one is quite massive)

Buuut, the grand total of everything;

~$1,400 USD


You exchange out the monitor, keyboard and mouse and you can probably get it for like $1,000

Thanks a ton :D But, do you think noise reduction is needed?

Also they give me three options for cooling.

Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Liquid CPU Cooling System (AMD)
Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (AMD)

So should I just get the heatsink option?

[Monocle]

Thanks a ton :D But, do you think noise reduction is needed?

From the PSU? Depends if you're going to have it running all night and you're sleeping next to it.

If so, then forget yes. If not, then nah

[devildogelite]

That thing you said about liquid coolers, I strongly disagree. Closed systems like the h 70 are really reliable. They have no possibility of leaking since they are normally steel lined or something along those lines


and also for 1440 that is a terrible graphics card

[Monocle]

That thing you said about liquid coolers, I strongly disagree. Closed systems like the h 70 are really reliable. They have no possibility of leaking since they are normally steel lined or something along those lines


and also for 1440 that is a terrible graphics card

Uh..? The 5770 is equal to the 6500 cards...

And, they'd like you to think that, but literally 3 days ago a computer that had the h-70 professionaly installed in was brought into the store that I work at, and I ran a diagnostic on the cooler, with the case open, and it was drip-dripping it's way out of the hose. I will NEVER trust liquid cooling.

[SPooK]

Uh..? The 5770 is equal to the 6500 cards...

And, they'd like you to think that, but literally 3 days ago a computer that had the h-70 professionaly installed in was brought into the store that I work at, and I ran a diagnostic on the cooler, with the case open, and it was drip-dripping it's way out of the hose. I will NEVER trust liquid cooling.

So I should just get the heatsink?

[devildogelite]

Uh..? The 5770 is equal to the 6500 cards...

And, they'd like you to think that, but literally 3 days ago a computer that had the h-70 professionaly installed in was brought into the store that I work at, and I ran a diagnostic on the cooler, with the case open, and it was drip-dripping it's way out of the hose. I will NEVER trust liquid cooling.

[Monocle]

So I should just get the heatsink?

You do need a cooling system, so you'd replace liquid cooling with fans.

[Pentium]

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Looks quite nice. However, the graphics card is one generation old and the case is quite expensive. You could probably find a case for half the price.

[SPooK]

You do need a cooling system, so you'd replace liquid cooling with fans.

Doesn't the chassis already have fans :O And do you think a network card is needed for gaming?