>Horticulture. Oh wow, didn't expect something as helpful as this, thanks, couldnt have asked for more.
I need a new PC, But i'm clueless.
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This is actually very good build advice. I can't say how well the article for putting computers together is but I'll just give you a couple of tips. Static electricity is your enemy and avoid touching the metal bits of any internals(cards, memory, cpu, and so on). Touching the plastic parts is usually just fine. You can avoid static by keeping a hand on the metal part of your case. If you touch something you shouldn't, like the metal parts of the CPU, you can clean it gently with a coffee filter and high grade alcohol(99% is recommended but not necessary).Horticulture said:
Though, I'd recommend splurging on a case you like more rather than splurging on the CPU with one extra core that would only be used in a handful of apps and games. The Antec 200 is a very basic case. It's not a bad case but you have to keep in mind that you can reuse a good case for basically forever(unless it gets hit by a truck or dropped off a cliff or some other crazy nonsense). I'll note that I have the X4 955 CPU; the stock fan is a bit loud and I only wanted it to shorten the time it takes for me to encode video. To put it simply, the base list he gave you should easily max out just about every game out there or at least come close.
Also, I have no love for Samsung hard drives. I tend to favor Western Digital but I live in the US and I notice people outside the US tend to favor other brands. I don't really know why.
That's good advice. I use the coffee filter trick as well.LordZ said:
edit: My current case actually did get hit by a truck (ok, backed into by a moving van while boxed up), so even if that happens you may be able to reuse it
Until recently, I used mostly WD hard drives. After reading some reviews of the F3s praising their speed, I got a few myself. They've been solid for me so far, and live up to their reputation for speed. Plus, they're pretty cheap.
I'm not sure. I buy most of my parts from Newegg, so I use their return service if I have problems rather than that of the manufacturer.LordZ said:
So do I, but newegg only really covers stuff that dies in the first 30 days or less. These days, I consider customer service to be even more important than the part itself since you never know when a part will die. You're right about newegg taking care of DOA parts though.Horticulture said:
For example, I have a MSI 9600GT video card. It suffers the "black screen" issue where the card shuts off randomly during games and the fan kicks up to 100%. The only way to fix it is to reboot. I tried to RMA it and they just sent the same broken card back. I decided that rather than waste more money with a second RMA that I'd just buy an EVGA GTX 260. EVGA has excellent support according to testimonies from my friends. I have yet to have to RMA anything with them though. Needless to say, I wont buy an MSI product again.
The 9600GT is now used for playing movies and shows on my HTPC.
EVGA does have great support, just make sure you register on their site (free) for the extended warranty coverage. I forgot to register my 260 and it died a couple months out of the base warranty. They happily replaced my registered 3-year old mobo with a newer model, though, cross-shipped and everything.LordZ said: