Buyer's Guide II: Extreme, High-End, Mid-Range, Budget, and Entry Level Systems - Part 3

[fatfleaz]

Hi, appreciate if anyone can recommend a simple setup using m-itx case? PC will be more for home entertainment (movies, music). Or am I better off just getting a Asus vivomini PC? Budget around $700-800. Thanks.

 

[biting]

I learnt this from singupingu. You can use this for reference. If you reuse your case or other parts, you can reduce the cost further.

CASE: Fractal Design Node 202 $129
MOBO+CPU: MSI H110i Pro AC + i5-7500 $411
RAM: Kingston Valueram DDR4 2133MHz 8GB $90
PSU: Cooler Master lite 400 $53
SSD: PNY CS1311b 256GB $135
GPU: *integrated Intel HD Graphics 630*
CD writer: Asus $21

 

[ccmomo]

Hi all,
I suspect my 4 year old asrock b75-dgs mb died. Am looking for a replacement PC.

Any recommendation for a budget rig of about $500 mainly for admin purposes and Internet surfing? Thanks.

 

[megafortress]

Hi guys, my 5 year old comp just died on me. It will hang into a black screen after around 30 minutes of usage. Figured it should be the MB dying after not giving me any problems for 5 years.

Can anyone recommend me a good rig based on a 1.2 to 1.3kk budget? If can lesser even better. No need monitor/keyboard/mouse. Normally use my comp for watching shows, editing photos on lightroom, not a hardcore gamer but i do play games like dota, COD and NBA 2k.

Any help would be appreciated as i have totally lost touch with the latest tech stuff.

 

[Nowlical]

Come back from Dinosuar Era

Hi Guys,

I would like to have your advice on the noob and rojak info i got online for custom my pc.


CASING - Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03

Mother Board - GIGABYTE H270-GAMING-3 CORE I5 7400

RAM - CORSAIR VENGEANCE LED 3200 2 X 8GB

GRAPHIC CARD - ASUS GTX950 OC 2GB TWIN FAN OR ASUS Strix GTX 950

HARDISC - HHD 1TB WD BLUE & SSD WD BLUE

I am not sure which power supply to be use and will be able to support the things i put up there.

I am not sure if everything are compatible anot.

Would like to know where can i get all this and the price.

Once again sorry for my anyhow custom desktop.

Thanks and Cheers for the help.

 

[magnitude]

Can recommend me the a gaming itx desktop setup with 1.5k budget?

Processor: Intel (not planning to overclock)
Mainboard: ITX mobo
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 1060
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 256 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD
Casing: itx cheapest
PSU: no preference
OS: Windows 10 (carousell)

 

[Elephant789]

I’m looking to upgrade some parts. This is what I currently have:

ASRock H81M HDS + i3-4150 3.50GHz
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz Value Ram
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

I don’t play many games so I hope I could keep the same GPU.

What I do a lot of is download and upload to the cloud, do a lot of transferring of files to/from external hard drives, watching videos, and PLEX transcoding. I’m thinking of just updating the CPU, motherboard, and ram. I don’t plan on overclocking or any cooling. I’m considering AMD Ryzen R5 or R7. Would love any suggestions. Thanks.

 

[itnoobieee]

Hi all, need help building a new pc. Budget around 2k, including a monitor if possible. Use my pc for some photoshop editing, videos, and movies. Not really a hardcore gamer, but i do like sims a lot with tons of expansion packs and custom items....i know this sounds lame. and I need it to be able to connect wifi without lan cable...

my bro did recommended the rig for me, but he doesn't really know that much and myself have no ideas how does this combination looks like, but i do hope to get something that can work smoothly for the next 4 yrs...

are these sufficient? or any other recommendation?

asus prime b250m-k
i5 7400
gtx 1050ti 4gb
wd blue 1tb
fsp hexa +80 550w
gigabyte gtx1050ti 4gb
tecware f3 case
kingston 2133hz 8gb ram


thanks!!

 

[Elephant789]

I’m looking to upgrade some parts. This is what I currently have:

ASRock H81M HDS + i3-4150 3.50GHz
Crucial 8gb 1600mhz Value Ram
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

I don’t play many games so I hope I could keep the same GPU.

What I do a lot of is download and upload to the cloud, do a lot of transferring of files to/from external hard drives, watching videos, and PLEX transcoding. I’m thinking of just updating the CPU, motherboard, and ram. I don’t plan on overclocking or any cooling. I’m considering AMD Ryzen R5 or R7. Would love any suggestions. Thanks.

So I think I've settled on this:

CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard

I'm just not sure about the memory, the power supply, and which vendor to purchase from.

 

[Nif1990]

Hey guys!

need an upgrade for my current PC for 4k video editing on windows.
recommendation pls
thank you

 

[justsayhellotome]

hi need a recommend build 1.3k

hi need a recommend build for 1.3k that can handle all games at 1080pi at high setting with wifi adapter withour screen. if possible the graphic card ASUS GTX 1050 TI 4GB EXPEDITION O.C or a better graphic card,ssd and 1tb hard disk. best if i can buy all of the item at (pct themes)

 

[dong2che]

Hi sifus...need recommendation for a Ryzen 7+gtx1080 matx build for video editing duties & gaming (playerunknown's battleground). I've been a laptop/macbook user and haven't owned a pc in over 10yrs so please recommend a build inclusive of monitor as well. Thanks in advance!

Edit: I don't intend to buy everything one shot so budget is very flexible but trying to keep under 3k.

 

[Etynal]

hi, may i know which is good

 

[zhenhui]

Hi fellow experts!

Is it possible to build the below at say $1.5k?

INTEL i7-7700 3.6GHZ KABYLAKE CPU
GIGABYTE Z270X GAMING K5 MOTHERBOARD
KINGSTON FURY 8GB DDR4 2400MHZ KIT
Zotac GTX1070 AMP! EXTREME ED 8GB
TECWARE EDGE TG CASING
SEASONIC M12II-620W 80+ BRONZE

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Hi fellow experts!

Is it possible to build the below at say $1.5k?

INTEL i7-7700 3.6GHZ KABYLAKE CPU
GIGABYTE Z270X GAMING K5 MOTHERBOARD
KINGSTON FURY 8GB DDR4 2400MHZ KIT
Zotac GTX1070 AMP! EXTREME ED 8GB
TECWARE EDGE TG CASING
SEASONIC M12II-620W 80+ BRONZE

Maybe u can stated what is your usage on this PC? And do you want to OC PC?
And what others upgrade u intend to do in the future?

Overall from your build I can see that u want a high end gaming, but for the PSU I rather u stay away from that brand as I'm not sure if the quality is it still quite bad or getting stable.

Lastly what is the total for the build you have come out with?

 

[joshuaho]

- Non-k i7, pair with Non-z mobo
- Mobo+cpu+gpu almost already cost around $1.5k
- Shitty PSU for me, coil whine happened for a few units

Would u consider ryzen? Usage wise purely for gaming or creativity works or a mixture? What monitor are u using? Refresh rate and resolution of monitor? What type of games u playing?

Hi fellow experts!

Is it possible to build the below at say $1.5k?

INTEL i7-7700 3.6GHZ KABYLAKE CPU
GIGABYTE Z270X GAMING K5 MOTHERBOARD
KINGSTON FURY 8GB DDR4 2400MHZ KIT
Zotac GTX1070 AMP! EXTREME ED 8GB
TECWARE EDGE TG CASING
SEASONIC M12II-620W 80+ BRONZE

PM me if you need help with building PC HardwareZone Forums app

 

[zhenhui]

Hi zero ,

Yeah building for gaming purpose and to last at least two years.. I have changed the PSU to Super flower lead gold!

Maybe u can stated what is your usage on this PC? And do you want to OC PC?
And what others upgrade u intend to do in the future?

Overall from your build I can see that u want a high end gaming, but for the PSU I rather u stay away from that brand as I'm not sure if the quality is it still quite bad or getting stable.

Lastly what is the total for the build you have come out with?

 

[zhenhui]

Hi Joshua,

Yes changed to Ryzen and it is cheaper indeed ! Playing games like PUBG etc

- Non-k i7, pair with Non-z mobo
- Mobo+cpu+gpu almost already cost around $1.5k
- Shitty PSU for me, coil whine happened for a few units

Would u consider ryzen? Usage wise purely for gaming or creativity works or a mixture? What monitor are u using? Refresh rate and resolution of monitor? What type of games u playing?

PM me if you need help with building PC HardwareZone Forums app

 

[zhenhui]

Another problem now ... my 4 years old intel SSD with windows 7 can't work on my new pc... can't detect to install windows 10 OS but work perfectly fine in old pc when I plugged it back

ASRock AB350 Gaming K4 + Ryzen R5 1600 (6 Core 12 Threads up to 3.6Ghz)

 

[bleahhs12]

Hi guys, looking for a build within 2k, usage for gaming, no intention of OC-ing.

Currently threw together the following:
ddr4 kingston x2 8gb
samsung 250gb ssd
seagate 1tb HDD
gigabyte itx 1070
corsair cx650w
asus prime b350 plus
ryzen 1600

Would appreciate any and all help/advice, and also suggestions for a sound and wireless card.

Thanks!