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I'm thinking of building a new system for under $500 without monitor/HDD. Pls recommend.
I'm not new to overclocking, I wrote a huge guide about 4 years ago on E6300 overclocked to 3.8GHz stable. This system just died after more than 4 years. The mobo's capacitor fried. Was told it is liquid state capacitor on the 965P-S3. Didn't want to buy another mobo, coz I was feeling the system a bit slow too. Need a new system.
I haven't done enough research recently to do the best combos.
Any recommendations?
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Mostly browsing. Don't game much at all. Watch movies.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
USD$500 to $600 without tax/rebate.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Malaysia, pricing very similar to USA. I know coz I was in USA for 9 years.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Graphics card, Power Supply, Casing. Must overclock well. RAM say between 8GB to 16GB?
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
Solid-State HDD. Graphics card with Dolby Digital Live for my Receiver
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, major overclocking. Have experience.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
52" LED TV 1080p with 3D Support which I already own. So, must have HDMI output.
8) When do you plan on bnuilding/buying the PC?
As soon as possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
NO onboard graphics. I'm thinking value for money, overclock to the max.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, I have original copy of OS. XP 32bit, and Win7 64bit.
I'm not new to overclocking, I wrote a huge guide about 4 years ago on E6300 overclocked to 3.8GHz stable. This system just died after more than 4 years. The mobo's capacitor fried. Was told it is liquid state capacitor on the 965P-S3. Didn't want to buy another mobo, coz I was feeling the system a bit slow too. Need a new system.
I haven't done enough research recently to do the best combos.
Any recommendations?
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Mostly browsing. Don't game much at all. Watch movies.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
USD$500 to $600 without tax/rebate.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Malaysia, pricing very similar to USA. I know coz I was in USA for 9 years.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Graphics card, Power Supply, Casing. Must overclock well. RAM say between 8GB to 16GB?
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
Solid-State HDD. Graphics card with Dolby Digital Live for my Receiver
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, major overclocking. Have experience.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
52" LED TV 1080p with 3D Support which I already own. So, must have HDMI output.
8) When do you plan on bnuilding/buying the PC?
As soon as possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
NO onboard graphics. I'm thinking value for money, overclock to the max.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, I have original copy of OS. XP 32bit, and Win7 64bit.
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