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

[Georges]

that is lovey

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[AtlasBlue]

Wizards of Computer Matinence, I call upon you.

I just installed a Corsair Hydro H90 after replacing my stock cooler. After putting everything back together, it's failing the POST test, with 3 short beeps and 4 long beeps. I can't find out what it means anywhere. Can someone help me out on this, please?

Well, at least my PC is nice and quiet now...

[hillkill]

how many watts do you think i need for this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($78.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $381.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-19 23:00 EST-0500

[AfterShock]

You could easily do 400, but that leaves no room for upgrades now does it? Personally I'd do a 500 or even a 550. Just with the future in mind.

But yeah 400 would be fine

[hillkill]

what could I use for an OS? budget is 500 dollars.

[Daswiruch]

what could I use for an OS? budget is 500 dollars.

you could go with a linux distribution like ubuntu or wait for windows 10
which im pretty sure is gonna be free
win8/8.1 is 100 bucks

[hillkill]

you could go with a linux distribution like ubuntu or wait for windows 10
which im pretty sure is gonna be free
win8/8.1 is 100 bucks

yeah, budget is 500, not 550. i'm not really sure how linux works, but it plays most of the games i play, so.

[hillkill]

(sorry for double post)

i have been told by a few people to not get the corsair cx series. what do you suggest?

[Georges]

SeaSonic and XFX PSUs are good, however they are a bit more expensive.

[JJJMan4]

I swear it's probably 8.1 that's loving up my microphone most of the time because I still get told there's no mic being used.

[Daswiruch]

$500~ budget build?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($34.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $498.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 20:10 EST-0500

(note: not for me)

[hillkill]

save some money and go with the x4 760k. in fact, here's a build I designed earlier.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $419.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 21:12 EST-0500

[Georges]

ew no

go intel with an LGA 1150 processor socket. Much better upgradablity.

[hillkill]

"ew no"? how dismissive is that? the guy is clearly on a budget, so you go with a cheaper amd cpu and a more expensive gpu. all the parts i have listed are some good brands. sure you are not able upgrade easily, but you got to do what you do to get the lower prices. all you have to do is compensate for an optical drive, which you can easily obtain from an old system.

[Ducky duck]

ew no

go intel with an LGA 1150 processor socket. Much better upgradablity.

Nah, the CPU is better than the i3 in a way. It is 3.8ghz instead of 3.4 and it is still quad core. It is also cheaper.

Not that I perfer AMD over Intel, its just in this way.