I am very much an Intel guy when it comes to my own PCs, but the statement about it being best for enthusiasts is false. There’s a reason why some people doing $2000+ builds still use AMD chips.
in terms of single-threaded performance, there is no better than Intel. But more and more operations today are happening on more than one thread. In multi-threaded applications, AMD is beating out Intel. If you’re streaming a game you’re playing on the same PC, AMD is likely a better bet in terms of performance to dollar.
It entirely depends on how you will you be using your PC, and what games you’re going to play. If you play most Single-threaded games, buy Intel. If the stuff you play is mostly multi-threaded and you plan on streaming, you probably wanna go AMD unless you have a lot more to spend.
This is coming from a guy with an i5-3570K in his personal rig, and having built multiple PC’s on a wide variety of budgets with both AMD and Intel CPUs, in the past year.
The only exception, I would say, is DIY watercooling loops, if not just because Intel waterblocks tend to look substantially cooler than their AMD counterparts. (Seriously, AMD waterblock mounting kits always seem to look like an afterthought).
Putting all fan boy enthusiasm and elitism aside, a primary concern in picking a either a Pre-built off the shelf PC or a Custom Build is BUDGET.
“might cost more” how bout several hundred dollars more for just a CPU.
Unless blowing $2000 is nothing for you then budget is still a concern. (at the time of writing) The average gamer will never take his/her brand new Midranage PC full capacity with the current library of PC games out on the market.
Enthusiast? Its like what @ExtremeYoshiFan said, it depends on your needs/requirements.
3 things Things to Consider Before Buying a Computer.
BUDGET
NEEDS
WANTS
Everything else is superfluous
Details such as CPU brand and architecture, OS, type of computer (Desktop, Laptop, Tablet) and so on, will be determined by those 3 things.
I can be more ENTHUSIAST with a $35 Raspberry Pi running a free copy of a Linux OS than you ever can with a $2000+ High End gaming Desktop.
So i need some help on another laptop i got from a friend of mine since he bought himself a new one.
this laptop which his name is the administrator of the the whole thing and he forgot the password to the admin account. There are two other users on this laptop which i can get in but i cannot change any of the settings at all i need the admin password
the only option i have right now is to use a recovery disk to set it back to factory settings but he lost that disk too and the HP website doesn’t have the recovery disk anymore
You just need an admin password? Luckily for you, Microsoft is really bad when it comes to saving passwords, and they can easily be removed. Download a copy of Trinity Rescue Kit and burn the ISO to a disk. (I’m going to assume you know how to do that, but if not you can google it.) After that, insert the CD and boot from it, and use the included utility to reset windows passwords.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/fadedrevolution/saved/3mOR
So this is the build I am thinking of building. I wanted to keep it under $1000 so it looks like I was successful. I mainly want the pc to be built towards gaming. What do y’all think of it and what would you change
Been a long time since I was on the Tech Talk forums!!
Your list looks good. Couple of things I would change, however…
If you want, you can change the RAM for one that is a bit cheaper. If you’re mostly going to game, 8GB of 1600mhz is all you need. Any RAM made by Corsair, Crucial, Adata, GSkill, Patriot, Kingston or Team will be good. I’ve used all those brands in my builds.
For the GPU, also go with another brand. The fans on the XFX coolers are loud. Imagine a vacuum at full blast! Plus the cooler itself doesn’t work very well. I’ve had an XFX card catch fire before.
If you can’t find another 7870, you can also go with an Nvidia GTX660 (slightly cheaper, same performance as 7870), or a GTX 760 (about $250, more power than a 7870 or GTX660)
As for the case, the NZXT Source 210, Corsair 200r, and Cooler Master HAF 912 can be found for about the same price as the one you listed and have much better cable management options for a cleaner looking build.
1155 is the Ivy Bridge chipset. Haswell is 1150. Both use the same DDR3 RAM. As long as the RAM meets the motherboards requirements, any DDR3 will work with both chipsets the same.
I’ve been asking around for part builds lately for my pc that I’m going to build soon. So far I have gotten a lot of good build ideas. I upped my limit from $1000 to $1500.
Hey guys,
I’m in the market of a new laptop and I’m looking to play SF4 & KoF13 (I may try Skullgirls too) in 720p @ 60fps along with a few emulators like ps2, snes, n64, gambecube/wii via dolphin, gameboy advance, etc. I’d also like to stream from these PCs and the screen to not be laggy. I’m not that tech savy, but I found these two laptops and I’d like to know which one would better suit my needs.
Asus X550LB-NH52 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231455
Lenovo Z710 http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/z-series/z710/
I am first assuming your budget is around $600~ish based on your selection.
I am personally leaning towards the $630 Asus X550LB-NH52, as its more of a gaming Laptop than the Lenovo.
The $599 Lenovo comes with Intel® HD Graphics 4600, integrated Intel graphics never preform that well compared to a dedicated nvidia or ATI graphics module.
The Lenovo “EVERYDAY ENTERTAINMENT LAPTOP” can be misleading, this is more for the average office worker commuter to watch blurays and play MP3s than it meant for gaming.
Your emulators can run on machines with almost half the power.
Also, last I check I never heard of a Laptop display lagging.
Display input lag is more of a HD TV thing over a PC monitor. If you PC starts to lag, its from too many processes running in the background and not the display.
So I’m in need of a video card for my PC. Everything in this PC is stock (just some PC I bought at Walmart). it can run almost every steam game I have on low settings. The can you run it site just says I need a video card to run certain games at min. or max requirements
Here are the specs
Windows 7 Premium SP1 64bit
AMD Phenom II 511 Processor
ATI Radeon HD 4200
4.7 GB Ram
and the HP website doesn’t have the recovery disk anymore