Help me build budget pc suitable for me!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:31 am
First i would like to say hello, im new to the forum and to custom pc building
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At the moment i have: Cooler Master 690 / Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / c2d e84000 / Ati 6570 / 6GB ddr2 / OCZ StealthXStream 500W / WD 500 + Mushkin Chronos 90GB SSD
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But, after doing some reasearch and thinking i came to conclusion this is not actually a pc im satisfied with
Usage:
- Programming, Web development
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom etc...
- Movies and surfing
Not important:
- Gaming
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What does matter:
1. cheap - as in, im looking for budget components that are good enough for my needs.
2. not too big - i figured i want microatx or miniitx - not sure yet, any advice?
3. low noise - hope this will be possible considering gaming is not important.
4. Ubuntu compatible - i really love ubuntu but my ati card just dont work well with it, so i decided to go for nvidia or those graphic cards that come with processor (like i3-3225)? are they good for ubuntu? are they quiet? im really noob for this stuff
So far i came with this:
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 / BLUEBERRY BC-B21-450 450W / CHIEFTEC BT-02B-180W 180W / any other?
Mobo: i dont know what will be enough? i saw for hackintosh build they recommend GA-H77N-WIFI (miniITX), GIGABYTE GA-Q77M-D2H (mATX), but there are cheaper boards i think ...
CPU: dunno, so i3 3225 comes with graphic inside, but is that graphics card enough for my needs? or should i search for something else
CPU Cooler: well i have 2 aftermarket coolers but will they fit into mATX or miniITX case?
RAM: 8GB or more, that is cheap at least
GFX: if not with i3, then ill probably look at some nvidia ~50e in range with this ati 6570, coz this card is good for me except drivers for this card suck in ubuntu ...
PSU: dunno, some of above cases comes with it but will this be enough
Extra fans: are they needed? Because on current pc i removed fans, so i have just cpu, gpu and psu fans (and it still makes noise, mostly psu fan)
What would you do? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks, repulsivedog :p
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At the moment i have: Cooler Master 690 / Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / c2d e84000 / Ati 6570 / 6GB ddr2 / OCZ StealthXStream 500W / WD 500 + Mushkin Chronos 90GB SSD
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
But, after doing some reasearch and thinking i came to conclusion this is not actually a pc im satisfied with
Usage:
- Programming, Web development
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom etc...
- Movies and surfing
Not important:
- Gaming
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
What does matter:
1. cheap - as in, im looking for budget components that are good enough for my needs.
2. not too big - i figured i want microatx or miniitx - not sure yet, any advice?
3. low noise - hope this will be possible considering gaming is not important.
4. Ubuntu compatible - i really love ubuntu but my ati card just dont work well with it, so i decided to go for nvidia or those graphic cards that come with processor (like i3-3225)? are they good for ubuntu? are they quiet? im really noob for this stuff
So far i came with this:
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 / BLUEBERRY BC-B21-450 450W / CHIEFTEC BT-02B-180W 180W / any other?
Mobo: i dont know what will be enough? i saw for hackintosh build they recommend GA-H77N-WIFI (miniITX), GIGABYTE GA-Q77M-D2H (mATX), but there are cheaper boards i think ...
CPU: dunno, so i3 3225 comes with graphic inside, but is that graphics card enough for my needs? or should i search for something else
CPU Cooler: well i have 2 aftermarket coolers but will they fit into mATX or miniITX case?
RAM: 8GB or more, that is cheap at least
GFX: if not with i3, then ill probably look at some nvidia ~50e in range with this ati 6570, coz this card is good for me except drivers for this card suck in ubuntu ...
PSU: dunno, some of above cases comes with it but will this be enough
Extra fans: are they needed? Because on current pc i removed fans, so i have just cpu, gpu and psu fans (and it still makes noise, mostly psu fan)
What would you do? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks, repulsivedog :p