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Old 07-26-2011, 12:50 PM  
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Best PC to buy?
I'm sure this thread is somewhere on here but I couldn't find it. I am in the market for a new computer. I am not sure if I am going PC or Mac, but that's not what this thread is about. If I am full on going PC, which company is best? I've had Gateways in the past and not been insanely impressed. I've heard Dell has gone downhill quite a bit.

Also, are these new all-in-one touchscreen PCs worth a shit or are they just a gimmick?

If it helps, I'll be using the computer for film and sound editing and light visual effects as well as some gaming.

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Old 07-26-2011, 01:26 PM   #16
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Building it yourself is almost always the best way if you are willing to study up a little bit. You get quality components throughout the machine. Many times general computer manufacturers get really cheap on things like motherboards, hard drives, and memory. If you build yourself you can can use quality components that will support future upgrades and will be easy to replace if something goes bad. Also, if you build yourself you don't get a machine with a stupid preloaded version of windows and bunch of crapware.
I'm a total novice at building a computer. The most I've done is upgrade memory and video cards. I'm a pretty quick study, though. I'll definitely look into it. I've got a couple friends that have done it so maybe they can give me some pointers.
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:27 PM   #17
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If you are going to be editing film and/or gaming, then you should probably get the best graphics card you can afford, and a lot of good quality RAM as well. With your budget, you should be able to get a system that fits your needs.
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:28 PM   #18
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I'm a total novice at building a computer. The most I've done is upgrade memory and video cards. I'm a pretty quick study, though. I'll definitely look into it. I've got a couple friends that have done it so maybe they can give me some pointers.
If you have done memory and video cards and are comfortable with that, they you should be able to build with no problem. Just take it slow, and use a very methodical approach, and double check everything before you fire it up.
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With the film editing, you might want to look at a six core. Those extra cores tear it up on encoding.
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:31 PM   #20
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With the film editing, you might want to look at a six core. Those extra cores tear it up on encoding.
With that budget, six cores would be no problem. Either that or get a quad core and a motherboard that will unlock the other two cores, that would save some cash and get you similar results as well.
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Old 07-26-2011, 01:33 PM   #21
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With the film editing, you might want to look at a six core. Those extra cores tear it up on encoding.
Hadn't considered this. Link to a reasonable six-core CPU?
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It's a good overclocker too, if you are into that sort of thing.


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Old 07-26-2011, 01:40 PM   #23
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Hadn't considered this. Link to a reasonable six-core CPU?
Not sure what you consider to be reasonable in terms of price, but the most expensive six core newegg has is $189:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103913

and on the lower end of their pricing is this one at about $160:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103851

The first one is a black edition, and those are more open to overclocking and tinkering, etc, so it would be worth the extra 20 bucks if you can swing it.

If you are looking at Intel, the price goes up real quick
This one is about $600;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116402
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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
It's a good overclocker too, if you are into that sort of thing.


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Cool. I am considering building a new rig as my desktop in getting long in the tooth, but I need to build on a budget if I do.
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Not sure what you consider to be reasonable in terms of price, but the most expensive six core newegg has is $189:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103913

and on the lower end of their pricing is this one at about $160:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103851

The first one is a black edition, and those are more open to overclocking and tinkering, etc, so it would be worth the extra 20 bucks if you can swing it.

If you are looking at Intel, the price goes up real quick
This one is about $600;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116402
But Intel has the advantage of the huge memory bandwidth.
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Jeez, why are Intel's six core CPUs so expensive?

I'm better off buying that Phenom six core than an intel 4 core, then?
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Jeez, why are Intel's six core CPUs so expensive?

I'm better off buying that Phenom six core than an intel 4 core, then?
Probably, unless you have a huge budget. Like Loochy said above, the Intel's have huge memory bandwidth, and that does make a difference. Whether that is worth an extra 400 bucks depends on the user.
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Hey Loochy, how would you rate your motherboard so far? The one you have is one I have been looking at. Any complaints at all?
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Hey Loochy, how would you rate your motherboard so far? The one you have is one I have been looking at. Any complaints at all?
No complaints. Everything worked smoothly on the first install. I haven't done any overclocking yet, so I don't know how well it does at that. It's got all of the controls in BIOS that you'd need. The reviews on Newegg say it's a great overclocker. It also has the core unlocker, so you could try one of the quad cores and open up 2 of the cores if you were so inclined.

Also, a lot of the reviews on Newegg mentioned RAM compatibility issues if you don't buy compatible sticks, but I had no problems.

Summary: no problems whatsoever so far, but I haven't really stressed it or anything yet
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