It doesn't. It's BTX, a standard that never caught on which Dell's enamoured with.Private Custard said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTX_(form_factor)
Is it possible for a 13 year old gamer to save up enough to buy the parts to build a gaming pc
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Why would you advise a 13 year old kid with limited income to OVERCLOCK his pc!??! What game pushes a computer enough to even necessitate overclocking in the first place. I run everything a max settings with an i7 with a STOCK cooler and I have literally zero issues. Overclocking is dead anyway, look at sandy bridge and start crying, like you need to OC anyway.
Crosshair IV and 1090T are a waste of money; go SB instead. Other then that yeah everything's good.NezumiiroKitsune said:
Also those Dino PC's are the best parts/price prebuilts I've ever seen.
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Because OC'ing is perfectly safe as long as you aren't an idiot (read: bought a Dell). Also, if OC'ing were dead, then why would Intel release unlocked versions of their SB CPUs?Daniel Yarbrough said:
Also lol i7 with stock cooler.
Also buying a bunch of parts from a computer shop and having them assemble it doesn't count as "building", sorry.
£1000 is a very good gaming computer. I bought a low range one from a friend for £180 and with preipherals total was about 300 and it runs RT'ses. All the source engine games and I recently ran magicka and zen clash on it quite well. now that was £180. with £1000 pounds you will be ready for a DAMN good PC.Carl Russell said:
That's a really stupid question isn't it. A faster processor is, well, just better! I started off with a phenom II X6 at 2.8Ghz. Standard cooling coped brilliantly when OC'd to 3.4, and everything improved.Daniel Yarbrough said:
Mild overclocking is not expensive. It actually doesn't need to cost you a penny, unless you were an idiot and bought something with a locked BIOS, like say, I don't know, a Dell or something!!
Sure, it's definitely possible. You can build a PC much, much cheaper than a similarly specced one would cost you from most retailers. Since you were speaking in pounds, I'm assuming you're also from the UK. In which case, when you have the money, I would recommend picking up an issue of PC Gamer. They run a monthly section that shows you which parts are currently the best value for money and where to get them from to build a gaming PC for under £1000 that'll last you for a good few years.
400 bucks can get you a great custom built computer (minus monitor). You'll have to assemble it yourself but that's pretty easy. Buying the parts is definitely cheaper than buying the completed product.
When I was fifteen my dad gave me our old broken down micro atx computer. I saved up my money and did odd jobs, sold my xbox and games and ended up with a completely new computer (except the hdd) annddddddd I love it. I was able to do this thanks to the amazing sales from NEWEGG.COM I think you can, good luck bro!Carl Russell said:
I guess I can only disagree with you on SB, I think the additional two cores trumps the equivalent i5-2400 despite the impressive floating point handling of SB's chips. I went Forumla for it's excellent crossfire handling, but you can go much cheaper it you are willing to have 8x 8x setups.Kabutos said:
LGA1155 mobos are also more expensive than AM3 800's.
It's not very hard to save up money for it.
If you sell your consoles and save up every dollar you get, it shouldn't take you long.
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If you sell your consoles and save up every dollar you get, it shouldn't take you long.
Captcha: toregion expansions
if your parents are behind it yea(online parts are cheaper)and you need a debit/credit cardCarl Russell said:
you can build a good one for 900-1000
You can do it, I paid about 600 bucks for my gaming pc. Wasn't the best but it had a coure i3 processor and a gts450. OC'd it and it ran Metro 2033 pretty well at 1156 x i forgot lol. I will say this though the community experience is about the same to me though
Ha, not a chance in hell. But if you do save enough allowance do us all a favor, don't purchase a mic.
I don't know why people here are such hardcore overclock monkeys. To the OP, there are hardly any games whatsoever that are going to require more than stock settings on a modern day PC. Overclocking is a thing of the past. It comes from a time when you actually saw a drastic performance increase and it was actually worth it to overclock. It's kind of a hassle, there's always a risk involved, and as far as the payoff it's marginal on a modern PC at BEST. You don't need it, quality computers are so cheap now and games don't even come close to pushing the envelope like they did when the voodoo 3 was the big boy video card or agp was the cutting edge. Just get a cheap PC and you'll power through any game you want to play. Don't listen to the overclock fanboys, when I mentioned Sandy Bridge I am referring to intels new chipset. This chipset will completely invalidate overclocking anyway which we may see more of in the future. Buying your first PC OEM has a lot of advantages.
You know parts are all compatbile.
You don't risk damaging hardware when installing yourself.
You don't have to buy and install an OS.
You don't have to understand/set BIOS settings or memory timings, etc.
You know parts are all compatbile.
You don't risk damaging hardware when installing yourself.
You don't have to buy and install an OS.
You don't have to understand/set BIOS settings or memory timings, etc.
Sure...
If you're a girl and got daddy issues. Especially helps if you're 13 since you can do some heavy blackmailing.
If you're a girl and got daddy issues. Especially helps if you're 13 since you can do some heavy blackmailing.