Bretty sure nick was shitposting brah
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on July 19, 2017, 12:39:51 PMBretty sure nick was shitposting brahim bretty sure you need to shut your face fucko
Quote from: FatherlyNick on July 19, 2017, 11:35:09 AMQuote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 05:53:59 AMThat being said though, a PC is a pretty big purchase. It's something you'll use a lot and presumably not just for playing a handful of games. The difference in quality of parts (noise levels, power consumption, built quality, durability), performance (loading times, FPS, lag, speed of games and everyday tasks) and lifespan (how long you'll continue to be able to run "recent" software) is pretty huge between a $250 PC you salvaged together and a $500 one. It is of course your choice, but because a PC is never just a small purchase and you'll probably want something that'll last you quite a bit, you might want to consider saving up a bit more and go for a better computer altogether.If you are going PC - you might as well go for the absolute MAX'd out specs. Why would you build one that is just on par with a console? You will be forced to upgrade if you want to play more recent games.You will struggle to even get a "PC master race"-tier PC for 500. For 200 you can maybe some 32-bit motherboard with an integrate GfX card and the power supply is a phone charger with a 12 Amp fuse. Build a case from a cereal box (endless customisation options there) and you probably don't have enough money left for a keyboard mouse and monitor so you have to steal them from your school. Pirate Windows XP, and use your smartphone as a HDD.After all that, you get home, plug in your beast, wait for the 512k RAM to boot up your BIOS, GRUB your pirated WinXP, load up YT and tell everyone in the comments that you are a member of an elite club.Is this pasta
Quote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 05:53:59 AMThat being said though, a PC is a pretty big purchase. It's something you'll use a lot and presumably not just for playing a handful of games. The difference in quality of parts (noise levels, power consumption, built quality, durability), performance (loading times, FPS, lag, speed of games and everyday tasks) and lifespan (how long you'll continue to be able to run "recent" software) is pretty huge between a $250 PC you salvaged together and a $500 one. It is of course your choice, but because a PC is never just a small purchase and you'll probably want something that'll last you quite a bit, you might want to consider saving up a bit more and go for a better computer altogether.If you are going PC - you might as well go for the absolute MAX'd out specs. Why would you build one that is just on par with a console? You will be forced to upgrade if you want to play more recent games.You will struggle to even get a "PC master race"-tier PC for 500. For 200 you can maybe some 32-bit motherboard with an integrate GfX card and the power supply is a phone charger with a 12 Amp fuse. Build a case from a cereal box (endless customisation options there) and you probably don't have enough money left for a keyboard mouse and monitor so you have to steal them from your school. Pirate Windows XP, and use your smartphone as a HDD.After all that, you get home, plug in your beast, wait for the 512k RAM to boot up your BIOS, GRUB your pirated WinXP, load up YT and tell everyone in the comments that you are a member of an elite club.
That being said though, a PC is a pretty big purchase. It's something you'll use a lot and presumably not just for playing a handful of games. The difference in quality of parts (noise levels, power consumption, built quality, durability), performance (loading times, FPS, lag, speed of games and everyday tasks) and lifespan (how long you'll continue to be able to run "recent" software) is pretty huge between a $250 PC you salvaged together and a $500 one. It is of course your choice, but because a PC is never just a small purchase and you'll probably want something that'll last you quite a bit, you might want to consider saving up a bit more and go for a better computer altogether.
Quote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 12:45:04 PMQuote from: FatherlyNick on July 19, 2017, 11:35:09 AMQuote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 05:53:59 AMThat being said though, a PC is a pretty big purchase. It's something you'll use a lot and presumably not just for playing a handful of games. The difference in quality of parts (noise levels, power consumption, built quality, durability), performance (loading times, FPS, lag, speed of games and everyday tasks) and lifespan (how long you'll continue to be able to run "recent" software) is pretty huge between a $250 PC you salvaged together and a $500 one. It is of course your choice, but because a PC is never just a small purchase and you'll probably want something that'll last you quite a bit, you might want to consider saving up a bit more and go for a better computer altogether.If you are going PC - you might as well go for the absolute MAX'd out specs. Why would you build one that is just on par with a console? You will be forced to upgrade if you want to play more recent games.You will struggle to even get a "PC master race"-tier PC for 500. For 200 you can maybe some 32-bit motherboard with an integrate GfX card and the power supply is a phone charger with a 12 Amp fuse. Build a case from a cereal box (endless customisation options there) and you probably don't have enough money left for a keyboard mouse and monitor so you have to steal them from your school. Pirate Windows XP, and use your smartphone as a HDD.After all that, you get home, plug in your beast, wait for the 512k RAM to boot up your BIOS, GRUB your pirated WinXP, load up YT and tell everyone in the comments that you are a member of an elite club.Is this pastaNo, feel free to spread it though.Some points are exaggerated obv, but they are not far from the truth.
Quote from: FatherlyNick on July 19, 2017, 02:20:56 PMQuote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 12:45:04 PMQuote from: FatherlyNick on July 19, 2017, 11:35:09 AMQuote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 05:53:59 AMThat being said though, a PC is a pretty big purchase. It's something you'll use a lot and presumably not just for playing a handful of games. The difference in quality of parts (noise levels, power consumption, built quality, durability), performance (loading times, FPS, lag, speed of games and everyday tasks) and lifespan (how long you'll continue to be able to run "recent" software) is pretty huge between a $250 PC you salvaged together and a $500 one. It is of course your choice, but because a PC is never just a small purchase and you'll probably want something that'll last you quite a bit, you might want to consider saving up a bit more and go for a better computer altogether.If you are going PC - you might as well go for the absolute MAX'd out specs. Why would you build one that is just on par with a console? You will be forced to upgrade if you want to play more recent games.You will struggle to even get a "PC master race"-tier PC for 500. For 200 you can maybe some 32-bit motherboard with an integrate GfX card and the power supply is a phone charger with a 12 Amp fuse. Build a case from a cereal box (endless customisation options there) and you probably don't have enough money left for a keyboard mouse and monitor so you have to steal them from your school. Pirate Windows XP, and use your smartphone as a HDD.After all that, you get home, plug in your beast, wait for the 512k RAM to boot up your BIOS, GRUB your pirated WinXP, load up YT and tell everyone in the comments that you are a member of an elite club.Is this pastaNo, feel free to spread it though.Some points are exaggerated obv, but they are not far from the truth.I liked the welding bit more than the cereal edit you made.
Operating under the pretense that my friend will give me the money he owes me this Friday, I can increase my budget to 750CAD (600USD). If it's a little more expensive than that, I'll be okay. Here's what I have so far:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Tsk6tJ
1. Check your current processor.
2. Optical drive isn't necessary, might want to reconsider.
3. Check dimensions of case against dimensions of components.
4. Consider AMD instead of Intel if you're really on a budget.
5. OS is free if you don't register it.
6. Google all individual components to see if they're cheaper elsewhere.
Did you pick a Micro ATX mobo?
Quote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 02:15:22 PMOperating under the pretense that my friend will give me the money he owes me this Friday, I can increase my budget to 750CAD (600USD). If it's a little more expensive than that, I'll be okay. Here's what I have so far:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Tsk6tJhow's this look - https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/PQjwf8you can bump the cpu up to a G4600 or i3 7100 if you want to but this one works just fineyou can get by with the 1050 Ti here, but if you've got the money for a 1060 or a 570 then go for it
Quote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 03:26:33 PMQuote from: peach on July 19, 2017, 03:24:21 PMQuote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 02:15:22 PMOperating under the pretense that my friend will give me the money he owes me this Friday, I can increase my budget to 750CAD (600USD). If it's a little more expensive than that, I'll be okay. Here's what I have so far:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Tsk6tJhow's this look - https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/PQjwf8you can bump the cpu up to a G4600 or i3 7100 if you want to but this one works just fineyou can get by with the 1050 Ti here, but if you've got the money for a 1060 or a 570 then go for iti don't think that can run PUBG, thoughhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6m40zDPUyBI
Quote from: peach on July 19, 2017, 03:24:21 PMQuote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 02:15:22 PMOperating under the pretense that my friend will give me the money he owes me this Friday, I can increase my budget to 750CAD (600USD). If it's a little more expensive than that, I'll be okay. Here's what I have so far:https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Tsk6tJhow's this look - https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/PQjwf8you can bump the cpu up to a G4600 or i3 7100 if you want to but this one works just fineyou can get by with the 1050 Ti here, but if you've got the money for a 1060 or a 570 then go for iti don't think that can run PUBG, though
Quote from: peach on July 19, 2017, 03:39:20 PMhttp://www.play-asia.com/microsoft-windows-10-pro-3264-bit-oem/13/709747you can grab a windows 10 key here for much cheaperWhy get one anyways?
http://www.play-asia.com/microsoft-windows-10-pro-3264-bit-oem/13/709747you can grab a windows 10 key here for much cheaper
Quote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 03:51:05 PMbecause it's illegal not to and you get more features when you have a real copyIt's 100% legal and literally the only feature you miss out on is the ability to change your computer's theme and background. And even then, I still managed to change those things on mine.
because it's illegal not to and you get more features when you have a real copy
Quote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 03:53:58 PMQuote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 03:52:26 PMQuote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 03:51:05 PMbecause it's illegal not to and you get more features when you have a real copyIt's 100% legal and literally the only feature you miss out on is the ability to change your computer's theme and background. And even then, I still managed to change those things on mine.yeah, and you also have to worry about that stupid little "activate windows" thing in the bottom righti'm just picky about that, and for 25 bucks, it's worth itanyways, am i all set for this purchase? no last minute warnings or advice?A CPU cooler and maybe a case fan is never a bad idea. Other than that, it looks good.
Quote from: Flee on July 19, 2017, 03:52:26 PMQuote from: Prehistoric on July 19, 2017, 03:51:05 PMbecause it's illegal not to and you get more features when you have a real copyIt's 100% legal and literally the only feature you miss out on is the ability to change your computer's theme and background. And even then, I still managed to change those things on mine.yeah, and you also have to worry about that stupid little "activate windows" thing in the bottom righti'm just picky about that, and for 25 bucks, it's worth itanyways, am i all set for this purchase? no last minute warnings or advice?
It's impossible to build an affordable PC. - Update: Ordered, part list in OP.
