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| Cut Glass:
--- Quote from: beachbum111111 on July 22, 2013, 04:14:24 AM ---Its funny because its his nVidia GPU that stopped working --- End quote --- WELL THEN. |
| Clone v.117:
So I need a new computer as my butt-tier toshiba laptop is so incredibly terrible I cant stand looking at it any more. So yeah I'm figuring to build my own for the price reasons and all that but basically I just don't know very much about computer hardware. Just a few quick Qs: 1. Say I had a budget of $800, would I be able to build a relatively fast (not really asking for much compared to my current laptop) computer that can run relatively demanding games (eg Skyrim (I know it's not much compared to other games but its an example mk) on high graphics with minimal to no lag? 2. How complicated is putting a computer together? Of course if I'm in the midst of making it I would look up guides and whatnot but is it more or less put the different pieces in their areas in the case and connect it all up? Because that sounds like it would be far too simple to be true. |
| Tokthree:
--- Quote from: Clone v.117 on July 22, 2013, 06:57:53 AM ---Because that sounds like it would be far too simple to be true. --- End quote --- It really is that simple. Get all your parts on the table, open up the case and put it on it's side, put all the motherboard spacers in the listed holes for your motherboard size, put the CPU on the motherboard, put the rear-IO plate in the cutout on the back of the case, put the motherboard in the case on the spacers rear-IO first then do either the middle screw first or the top left screw, do the rest of the screws and then mount the CPU cooler. That's the hardest part, everything else is just putting stuff in and connecting cables. |
| fawkes..:
--- Quote from: Clone v.117 on July 22, 2013, 06:57:53 AM ---1. Say I had a budget of $800, would I be able to build a relatively fast (not really asking for much compared to my current laptop) computer that can run relatively demanding games (eg Skyrim (I know it's not much compared to other games but its an example mk) on high graphics with minimal to no lag? --- End quote --- You're talking Australian Dollars here, right? In that case $800 should be enough to get you what you want --- Quote from: Clone v.117 on July 22, 2013, 06:57:53 AM ---2. How complicated is putting a computer together? Of course if I'm in the midst of making it I would look up guides and whatnot but is it more or less put the different pieces in their areas in the case and connect it all up? Because that sounds like it would be far too simple to be true. --- End quote --- It really is that easy, set aside some time you know won't be interrupted and go for it. |
| Clone v.117:
Wow I had imagined it would be a lot more technical than that, so yippie computer building~ --- Quote from: fawkes.. on July 22, 2013, 07:42:54 AM ---You're talking Australian Dollars here, right? In that case $800 should be enough to get you what you want --- End quote --- Would the $800 example in the op be a good computer for me to build? Or do you think there would be any better builds/parts I could use that improve on it? I don't really know anything about compatible parts or anything... I just had a quick look and a lot of people are recommending getting a getforce gtx 660ti 2gb card instead of the Radeon HD 7870, would it be a better choice and compatable with the rest of the $800 model? If so could someone please find me a link to one, I'm looking at 6 and all I can make out are jumbles of capital and lower case letters :/ Also just noticed the $800 example in op prices add up to just over $900... |
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