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post #1 of 5
10/2/11 at 6:36pm
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i have been looking at building my own computer on newegg and tigerdirect. I have some questions:

1) Would it be cheaper to buy the parts seperatley, instead of the whole kit?
2) A majority of the kits come with a Seagate drive. i heard that these aren't the best. do you think it would be OK, or would you recommend something else?

This would be my first time building a computer (and my first desktop). i am also not familiar with AMD processors since I have always used Intel, so I thought I would give amd a shot. i am looking for a cheap one (tight budget since I got to college, and would like to purchase a tablet soon!) any good ones you recommend?

here were some I was looking at:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1148954&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=814355&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1101493&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1137379&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1147317&CatId=5294

I understand that the phenom is most likely the best route to go.

I currently have an intel I5 (quad core) Laptop (dell) with 6 gb of ram. i would use the desktop for multitasking, uploading/downloading, facebook/email, and music, and website design and some graphics editing. i understand that this isn't the best of all scenarios, but it gets experience on my hands at least, and i can mess around with networking. at worst case, i could do one thing at a time if i really have to... tongue.gif

thanks in advance.
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post #2 of 5
10/2/11 at 6:49pm
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out of them all, i liked this one the best for the following reasons:

1. x3 processor (triple core)
2. large hard drive
3. enough memory for basic/essential tasks

although i don't care for the chasis (i guess beggers can't be choosers...)
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post #3 of 5
10/3/11 at 5:00am
You might want to post also here sniper

cheers ...
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post #4 of 5
10/6/11 at 5:51am
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Originally Posted by sniper8752 View Post

i have been looking at building my own computer on newegg and tigerdirect. I have some questions:
1) Would it be cheaper to buy the parts seperatley, instead of the whole kit?
2) A majority of the kits come with a Seagate drive. i heard that these aren't the best. do you think it would be OK, or would you recommend something else?
This would be my first time building a computer (and my first desktop). i am also not familiar with AMD processors since I have always used Intel, so I thought I would give amd a shot. i am looking for a cheap one (tight budget since I got to college, and would like to purchase a tablet soon!) any good ones you recommend?
here were some I was looking at:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1148954&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=814355&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1101493&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1137379&CatId=5294
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1147317&CatId=5294
I understand that the phenom is most likely the best route to go.
I currently have an intel I5 (quad core) Laptop (dell) with 6 gb of ram. i would use the desktop for multitasking, uploading/downloading, facebook/email, and music, and website design and some graphics editing. i understand that this isn't the best of all scenarios, but it gets experience on my hands at least, and i can mess around with networking. at worst case, i could do one thing at a time if i really have to... tongue.gif
thanks in advance.


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post #5 of 5
10/6/11 at 6:49am
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i'm not really much of a gamer, and I also can't afford that much tongue.gif
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