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Desktop Build Advice!

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  • 12-03-2016 6:03pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hello there :)

    I am in the middle of finishing my Degree in I.T. and I am looking for a Desktop for programming/ some other things like Photoshop, emulation etc.

    I want to spent 500 at most for the moment but would like something that can be upgraded in the future.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    You're buying I presume, as opposed to building?


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    Eoinmc97
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭Eoinmc97


    Good question, obviously you can get some good deals when buying pre-built but the most value lies in building.
    Another question is portability; Do you need to stay mobile constantly or will most of your work be stationary? This might lead you down a laptop/ITX route.

    I would advise looking for a Core i5 6400, on a H150/B150 board (you could jump to H170 if you need/will need lots of drives) and getting around 16GB DDR4 RAM. After that, you only need a case, a 500W PSU (so you can add a Discrete GPU later) and drives.
    That would cost around €440 +- €15


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    [Deleted User]
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    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    You're buying I presume, as opposed to building?
    Well I was willing to build but buying would have been preferred. I bought one on ebay.
    Eoinmc97 wrote: »
    Good question, obviously you can get some good deals when buying pre-built but the most value lies in building.
    Another question is portability; Do you need to stay mobile constantly or will most of your work be stationary? This might lead you down a laptop/ITX route.

    I would advise looking for a Core i5 6400, on a H150/B150 board (you could jump to H170 if you need/will need lots of drives) and getting around 16GB DDR4 RAM. After that, you only need a case, a 500W PSU (so you can add a Discrete GPU later) and drives.
    That would cost around €440 +- €15

    I ended buying a rig on ebay.

    I bought ths:
    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/191593337071?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

    I know I could have done better for the money but I was happy enough to pay extra for the ease of just buying it. With this I can upgrade in the future if needs be, which I dont think will be for a while. I have an SSD already, so I can install that when the desktop arrives.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    The only problem with that PC is the GPU, which is absolute garbage and won't really play any new games. It also will have a no-brand low quality PSU, which will needed to be replaced if you want to put a gaming card into the machine.

    If you're not going to be gaming of course it's not a big deal.


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    [Deleted User]
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    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    The only problem with that PC is the GPU, which is absolute garbage and won't really play any new games. It also will have a no-brand low quality PSU, which will needed to be replaced if you want to put a gaming card into the machine.

    If you're not going to be gaming of course it's not a big deal.

    Main purpose of this wasn't to game but in a while if I decide to game I'll replace psu and gpu at same time.


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    Eoinmc97
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    GT 730....Gaming PC XD Oh I love these sellers.
    Doesn't look too bad of a deal I guess. Good luck with the PC!


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    [Deleted User]
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    Eoinmc97 wrote: »
    GT 730....Gaming PC XD Oh I love these sellers.
    Doesn't look too bad of a deal I guess. Good luck with the PC!

    Yeah I knew how strong the gpu was when buying the tower but I wasn't buying the PC for gaming so I didn't mind to much. I'd say game I probably would want to play on PC is football manager at most because I am not a pc gamer, I'm a console peasant :cool:


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    SterlingArcher
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Yeah I knew how strong the gpu was when buying the tower but I wasn't buying the PC for gaming so I didn't mind to much. I'd say game I probably would want to play on PC is football manager at most because I am not a pc gamer, I'm a console peasant :cool:

    Accchh quickly. close the doors on him. The 720p. it burns my eyes....


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    tuxy
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    Would have cost €360 in parts to build yourself.
    If I lived near you I would have built it in exchange for a few cups of tea.


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    [Deleted User]
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    tuxy wrote: »
    Would have cost €360 in parts to build yourself.
    If I lived near you I would have built it in exchange for a few cups of tea.

    haha cheers! I can actually build them myself, I took a year course in computer maintenance. I was just to lazy and wanted the thing to come asap pre built, didn't mind the extra cost.


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