Lochy wrote:Hoodcom wrote:Lochy wrote:+ relaxing in NJ after a stressful week.
+ Gonna start saving up money to build a PC.
+ This is nice for sure, got any ideas on what you want, or what you need? I know someone who can get you a nice list of parts for whatever budget you have!
+ Thank you for offering Hoodcom! My budget is $1700 for everything.
Said friend here, quoteing you instead of Hoodcom so it'll be seen. Got some questions.
1) About what time would you be looking to actually purchace? Some new things are comming out right now that make rigs cheaper to make.
2) Do you need peripherals too? KB/Mouse/Headphones/Monitor?
- 2a) If you need a keyboard, do want a mechanical one? If so, what switch type (
Blues, Browns, Reds)?
- 2b) If you need a monitor, do you care what panel type (IPS, TN, VA)? Resolution (1920x1080, 2560x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, etc)? Larger res ususaly means more expensive.
- 2c) If you need a mouse, how do you grip mice?
Claw, fingertip, palm? Do you want extra buttons, or just left/right/scroll?
- 2d) If you need headphones, do you want ones with a mic?
3) Do you care if the GPU is nVidia or AMD?
4) What kind of work will you be doing on the computer? Gaming, media (vid, pic, music) editing/rendering, 3d modeiling?
5) Are you capable of building the computer youself? It is very easy, but some people do not like to.
6) OS! I will just default to Win10 Home 64-bit unless something else is requested.
7) How big do you want it to be? A Mid-tower case with lots of expansion slots, or a tiny little case that can fit on a small desk?
- 7a) Would you prefer the case to be steel/plastic, or solid aluminum? Some people prefer that minimalistic look, so it pays to ask.
Hopefully this isnt question overload. If you don't know or care about any given option, "n/a" is fine. #s 1, 2, and 4 are the most important. I can obviously just throw together $1700 in parts, but I find people enjoy their rigs more if it's built around their wants and needs.
EDIT: I tend to build things with
good parts. Not necessarily better performing ones, but ones from companies with a good reputation and products that live a long time. Good parts are more expensive than questionable or bad parts. Thus, lists I make can be made cheaper, but I will not make them so unless I am fairly certain it will not impact the lifetime of the parts. I will never use a Diablotek PSU for example.
If this is a bad thread to continue this in as it seems rather off topic, I'll gladly take it to PMs or another thread.
