So I built several computers, but this one is quite hard.
Budget is around 310$.
Came up with this:
Motherboard: ASROCK FM2A58M-VG3+
PSU: ZALMAN ZM600-LX 600W
CPU: Athlon X4 880K 4.00Ghz FM2+ BOX
Used stuff:
Memory: 4GB used, maybe 8gb if I can catch a good deal ***
VGA: Used, around 70-80$ ***
She wants to browse kikebook, watch jewtube, play vidya (Sims 3, 4, etc for example).
I checked the 880K's Passmark info, it's got a better single thread perf than my i7-950.
Questions:
1) How shitty this build is for the tasks above?
I know it's not a maxed out i5 or i7, but the budget is tight here, as you can see.
2) Should I go for a lower model (CPU), and buy an EVO 212 or something for it?
I know that the stock Intel cooler is absolute dogshite, my i7 950 regurarly overheated at loads.
It also ran at 85-90C at load, and was loud as fuck.
> inb4 sqt
This would have been a lengthy post there, and it's not a question like: "how do I code C++?"
*** - There is a good local site with trusted sellers, it's 99% I won't get scammed.
Bought GPUs, CPUs, memory, everything from here already, never had an issue.
>>54577912
> inb4 why not i3 or Pentium
Some games already bitch for 4 cores, and I know even the games that came out weeks ago mostly use 1 or 2 ... but I can't really Teamviewer all the times to fix games and shit because they refuse to start.
Bumperino.
I didn't think it's that hard to say it's shit or there is anything better, etc.
>>54577925
>Some games already bitch for 4 cores
They bitch about 4 threads not coes, i3 can run games just fine (unlike Pentium).
I don't like this build at all, 600W PSU is an overkil, FM2+ is outdated, OC'ing such a meh CPU is a waste of time and money.
Here's my build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NdTgTW:
- It doesn't have a dedicated GFX, but HD530 will run Sims or basic stuff like Dota2, LoL or CS:GO with no problems.
- You could always add dedicated GFX later.
- I replaced HDD with SSD since it improves quality of life a lot.
- even stock i3-6100 will blow OC'd X4 out of the water.
>>54578759
Thank you.
I will take that i3 advice.
The PSU is 600W because its a Chinese piece of shit. If she could afford a normal one, I would put a Corsair or Seasonic inside.
The dedicated GPU might need 500 or 550W anyway.
The SSD is a valid point, but I skipped it entirely, I will just give her one of my 1TB hard drives and call it a day. With a HDD/SSD, the build would become even shittier.
As I mentioned in OP, I will have to find 4-8gigs of used ram and a proper used gaming GPU too.
BUT, the i3 is a very good advice, I thought they only have 2 cores and no HT. I only used i5 and i7 CPUs so far, and i5 got 4 real cores, i7 got 8 threads (4HT+4normal).
Save up some more money. Are you twelve or just lazy?
>>54577912
>310$
$310*
this is simple shit anon
fm2+ is fucking shit
8gb is barely enough these days so get that
???
Tell your sister/gf to save up a bit more if she wants to play games
stretch that budget to $500
>>54578801
Yeah the first line got erased.
It's for my sister, she is bad with money, she cannot save up really, and makes bad financial decisions.
(She is old btw.)
And she wants to buy a PC now. So I am trying to help her before she ends up with some pre-built shit with an APU.
>>54578818
Fuck off Randy.
We use EUR shekels over here.
>>54578838
> 8gb is barely enough
For you. And for me.
But for her, for a single game at a time?
And when she browses on the web, one page for kikebook, and one for jewtube?
Even with Chrome that should work...
>>54578867
sorry ursula but fuck your euros
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $315.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-16 09:53 EDT-0400
>>54578926
Check reviews on the 845 it has performance comparable to oced 880Ks.
>>54578798
>and a proper used gaming GPU too.
No. You absolutely don't need a discrete GPU to play Sims.
>>54578968
well I played the SIMS 3 and 4, it runs with 20-30 FPS on a GTX260.
So it does need some hardware.
Trust me, it looks like shit, it's shit, and it runs like shit.
>>54578936
>>54578926
yeah but the i3 the first anon mentioned beats both by a far margin.
>>54577912
Here OP:
>Base system
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Pro-6300-i3-3220-3-3GHz-8GB-1TB-Windows-7-USB-3-0-Desktop-Tower-PC-639-/131788966822
>Add GPU
http://gpushack.com/collections/all-gpus-for-sale/products/msi-r7-360-oc
$267 all up.
>>54579009
But has no discreet gpu
>>54578759
>i3 can run games just fine
CoDAW need i5 minimum because they can't run in fake cores.
it can't even run in 720p setting and all minimum with i3.
>>54577912
Just get an am3+ mobo with an fx-4300, even with the stock cooler its decent.
400W is more than enough for a build like that.
Go for the 8gb ram, its worth it.
Other solution.
Ditch the vga get a nice 4 core apu ith 8 gigs of ram. 400W is still more than enough.
Search for 200$ dark soul 3 pc
>>54579160
Digital Foundry seems to run it just fine at 1080p@60fps on i3-4130
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Iie6d3WXo
>>54577912
get an FM2 board and get a 7870 APU
don't get a GPU, APU is fine for normie games and facebook. Just get fastish ddr3
>>54579388
Funny, my i3 sandy was shitting it self on release day.
>>54579477
It was probably a software issue or drivers
Just flashed a nightly cyanogen for my phone (peregrine). Turns out that quick settings doesn't work... do you think it's because of the nightly? Nothing was mentioned in the thread.
>>54579968
whoops sorry, it was mentioned after all.
so then instead: i know i dont have to wipe when upgrading, but do i do it when downgrading?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PmbHf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PmbHf7/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($26.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($19.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $290.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-16 11:21 EDT-0400
This for absolute cheapest quad core that cam play games decently. Buddy of mine was playing dark souls 3 with it and getting consistent 30fps. Either this or the apu recommendation from another anon should do fine.
>>54577912
>fell for the "AMD is cheap" meme
A dual Core Skylake Pentium will run circles around an Athlon X4.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wL6bsY
CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 2GB Ultra Durable 2 Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Diablotek DIAMOND ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $302.93
all that ddr4 meme
>>54580335
well back in the days it offered real value (Athlon), and I never really had such a shit low budget to build a PC.
I knew an i5 is powerful and shit, but they cost a lot more than the picked AMD, or the new i3 CPU, so that's why I picked an AMD.
I do hope games will run for her, but yeah she only plays with major titles and shit, so I don't worry that much.
>>54581144
It's okay son, I will go for DDR3 anyway. DDR4 costs damn much and you can't get a used one anyway.
(The cheaper I get 8gig, the more money I can put into the used card - the more chance it won't burn.)
Ok, so i need to get a password recovery mail from a mail adress that no longer exists.
I DO own and control the domain, but i have no mailserver?
What's the easiest course of action here? The domain is currently pointed to a raspberry pi via dynamic dns.
>>54581664
one day a fag came to me to make him a build for X ammount of money
he wanted sume bullshit ddr4, waht i did was just show him ddr3 with higher clockspeeds and for the same price
>>54581903
Uhm go to Zoho, create account, make the address.
Set up MX records.
Wait a few hours, request the reset mail.
>>54581966
I really don't understand why they brought DDR4 on the market, it's literally useless. APUs and iGPUs are not getting any more useful with them either, they are just "new".
I thought we will have cheaper modules with bigger capacity, but that never happened.
>>54582317
can i configure a mailserver to collect all addresses under my domain?
>>54582370
Wait nigga, first you want X, now you want Y.
You can do that, but then you have to set up your own mail server on a VPS, or your rpi.
You need a mail stack, then some config that will deliver all unknown address mails to your postmaster or whatever mailbox.
So yeah.
On Zoho you can set up aliases btw, so you can have one account, and just add aliases.
Keep in mind I run into the next problem all the time:
- register on service with account [email protected]
- use service with login of [email protected]
- try to use their helpdesk, support, mail them.. with [email protected] - and then they start bitching how it's not a registered mail at them, blah blah blah.
Even though I replied to their fucking ticket, that they sent to x_alias.
>>54579995
you never really have to wipe.
as long as your phone boots, and your shit does not break, you are good.
in case it does not boot, you have some issue, just use the recovery menu to wipe.
btw use "Super Backup" and some other backup tools to keep your data safe. with cyanogen, you are never safe.
also I hate CM/custom roms.
they work fine at home, for the first few days, but then:
- end up at the end of the city, gps is broken now
- want to use Maps in car, it worked all the time, now my mobile connection is gone and I can't get it back
- need to do an emergency call, the other person cannot hear me
- need to receive a call, I cannot accept
I mean, fuck this.
It's not a phone, it's a toy with CM/roms.
