[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Pentium]

Alright I found most (if not similar) parts on Newegg and here's my new build with i5 and 960:
EVGA 02G-P4-2963-KR GeForce GTX 960
Intel Core i5-4590
ASRock Z97 Anniversary LGA 1150 Intel Z97
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-550

Edit: turns out it's a little over his budget, got any links to cheaper prices?

Sure thing

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($201.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($204.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $635.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 19:00 EDT-0400


EDIT: Does it have to be on Newegg? Because you can save lots of cash if you buy the parts elsewhere.

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[Legodude77]

I'll ask him if he minds buying from multiple sites. Thanks for helping out!

Also rebates aren't a thing he can do really. You still have to pay full price up front.

[Flush535]

yo so i'm considering bringing my old computer with me on a 12hr trip to wisconsin. what's the best way to pack my hard drives to keep them safe? i'm not sure if i have any spare anti static bags, i didn't think to save them while i was building my current computer.

i'd like to know this too cause im moving soon and i don't want to break any of my stuff

[Ninja Decoy]

When traveling/shipping computers honestly the only thing you have to really worry about is the video card. If you still have the box, take out the video card and put it int he box. Unless You are going across super bumpy terrain, you don't need to do anything special with the hard drives.

[carolcat]

im now stuck on an ancient laptop that screams at me sometimes when i turn it on


64mb integrated graphics

[Oasis]

im now stuck on an ancient laptop that screams at me sometimes when i turn it on


64mb integrated graphics

Holy jesus.

[Pecon]

Be glad you have a gig of RAM. Lots of XP systems ran on 256MB.

[John Freeman]

im now stuck on an ancient laptop that screams at me sometimes when i turn it on

o7

[Pentium]

I'll ask him if he minds buying from multiple sites. Thanks for helping out!

Also rebates aren't a thing he can do really. You still have to pay full price up front.

Alright, you're welcome. Here's a revised list that doesn't use mail-in rebates (though it uses some promo codes):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.84 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $594.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 07:35 EDT-0400

[carolcat]

Be glad you have a gig of RAM. Lots of XP systems ran on 256MB.

this one was from my dad's workplace, it was meant to be used for programming in industrial settings (hence the name "field PG"). but now it's used for skype, the forums, and nothing else.

also i still can't figure out why it screams at me sometimes when i turn it on. i'll be off making breakfast while it boots and you'll just hear BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP from the laptop and you have to unplug it and take the battery out for it to shut up. it's not listed anywhere on beep code identifier for the phoenix bios

[Badger]

My mmb won't work on my cm storm reaper so I'm trying to open the program to rebind it but it refuses to launch

I've tried resetting then trying but it didn't change anything - yes my mouse is plugged right into the computer and not a hub.


http://i.imgur.com/zJspO3G.png

This happens when I click it a bunch


fixed, seemed to work when I used the front USB

[77x5ghost2]

my computer freezes completely right after it finished booting (even the mouse doesn't respond)
even it freezes while booting in safe mode

rest in stuff 77x5ghost's computer

good thing i have a backup of blockland in my usb key

FALSE ALARM

my computer was trying to boot from a game cd which freezes my computer
my computer is dumb

[carolcat]

did you make any changes to it recently? any weird noises?

[Bisjac]

950Ti coming out soon. Prob 150 bucks.
Console or greater performance without the need of a power supply update.

[Georges]

Oh boy. To bad it would still likely not be an upgrade for me with my R9 270