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Compaker

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Hi, I didnt know where to post this so move it if its in the wrong place. :D

Im looking to build a cheap machine optimized for seven. (This will be the first computer Ive built on my own! :D) And please if possible provide some sort of estimate of the price. Thanks guys! (And girls.):p
 

My Computer

OS
Windows Seven 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3.20Ghz
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
8gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS 250
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus Display
Screen Resolution
1980x1080
Hard Drives
1tb
Cooling
Fans?
Keyboard
Razer Lachosiasfaad something
Mouse
Razer deathadder
Internet Speed
Cable
Uhhh... That's kinda large. You'll get a lot of opinions on this but I'd go with i7 and a decent ASUS board. RAM's cheap so fill 'er up. Video and drives, well, anything you plug in will zoom in W7.

Oh and, stay away from liquid cooling. ;)

Good luck.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build/Mod
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel QX9650 Extreme 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Extreme Rev2
Memory
8GB (4x2) Corsair Dominator DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2x Radeon R390X [8GB]
Sound Card
SupremeFX X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP 26" Panel
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
4x WD 2TB (8TB+ Total)
2x Crucial SSD 128GB (RAID-0)
1x LG Blu-ray read/write
1x Phillips LightScribe DVD read/write
PSU
Corsair HX1000
Case
CoolerMaster - Cosmos S
Cooling
Custom Liquid - 320mm rad w/ 3x 80mm fans, CPU/NB/SB Blocks
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminater Pro
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
Fractional T1 - 125Mbps
Antivirus
ESET Security Suite / Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Cyberfox Intel x64
Other Info
OC'd to 5.0GHz @ 44c under full load

My Computer

OS
Windows Seven 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3.20Ghz
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
8gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS 250
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus Display
Screen Resolution
1980x1080
Hard Drives
1tb
Cooling
Fans?
Keyboard
Razer Lachosiasfaad something
Mouse
Razer deathadder
Internet Speed
Cable
If you want cheap go with 1 generation or two older machine - I am running Windows 7 easily on a Quad Core 6600 with 4 GB of RAM.

If you want to future proof, go with an i7 - they are more expensive overall (requires DDR3 RAM, motherboards are newer so more expensive, etc.) but you'll be better off spending the money now rather than trying to upgrade the 6600 based machine in the future....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Frys.com & NewEgg.com have just about every thing you could want to built a custiom rig, You just have to decide how much are you willing to spend as you top dollar cut off point! I just ordered two Samsung 1_TB HD's for 74.99 with FREE shipping from NewEgg.. ;)
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build/Mod
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel QX9650 Extreme 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Extreme Rev2
Memory
8GB (4x2) Corsair Dominator DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2x Radeon R390X [8GB]
Sound Card
SupremeFX X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP 26" Panel
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
4x WD 2TB (8TB+ Total)
2x Crucial SSD 128GB (RAID-0)
1x LG Blu-ray read/write
1x Phillips LightScribe DVD read/write
PSU
Corsair HX1000
Case
CoolerMaster - Cosmos S
Cooling
Custom Liquid - 320mm rad w/ 3x 80mm fans, CPU/NB/SB Blocks
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminater Pro
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
Fractional T1 - 125Mbps
Antivirus
ESET Security Suite / Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Cyberfox Intel x64
Other Info
OC'd to 5.0GHz @ 44c under full load
Bump for Asus, they have quality and good support.

But if you're not building a gaming or power platform, I agree to go a few generations older. Anything like a dual core processor with 4 gigs of RAM and SATA drive would suffice. Check out my system specs (link on the lower left), this is a basic, cheap system (minus the vid card) that runs 7 perfectly.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Sora)
OS
Win 7, Win 8, Ubuntu (64 bit)
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 3.2 GHz Quad Core (AM3)
Motherboard
Asus M4N82 Deluxe (nF 980 SLI)
Memory
8 gb matched Corsair DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 580
Sound Card
RealTek (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Dell LCDs
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
1x 1.8 tb SATA
1x 1.0 tb SATA (backup)
PSU
950 Watt ThermalTake Toughpower
Case
Aluminum
Cooling
3x 120mm fans, 2x 80 mm fans, 1x horizontal 80 mm fan pair
Keyboard
MS DMP 1031
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Internet Speed
3 mb/s cable
McBlzr said:
Frys.com & NewEgg.com have just about every thing you could want to built a custiom rig, You just have to decide how much are you willing to spend as you top dollar cut off point! I just ordered two Samsung 1_TB HD's for 74.99 with FREE shipping from NewEgg.. ;)
Click to expand...

I have seen 1tb internal hard drives on ebay for £58 if your interested.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
CPU
i5 760 @ 4.2Ghz. 1.18v
Motherboard
Gigabyte - H55M-USB3
Memory
4g Corsair xms3 ddr3, 1600Mhz.
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GTX-560Ti soc edition
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Dx - Logitech Z5500.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 22" LCD Wide screen 1680-1050 -Samsung 42" Plasma....
Screen Resolution
1680/1050 -----1920/1080p.
Hard Drives
2x 2TB Seagate Go Flex,
1x 1TB Seagate,
1x 640WD Black,
x16 Gig sandisc flash drive,
1x8Gig sandisc flash drive.
PSU
XigmaTek 80plus NRP-PC702 - 700w dual 30a.
Case
Venus Gamers Midi Tower Case with LED Display
Cooling
Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2... x2 Arctic F8 case fans........
Keyboard
Logitech G15-v2 Gaming.
Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X8.
Internet Speed
Virgin Media - 50mb down- 8mb up.
Other Info
x2 Xbox 360 wireless controllers...

Dual layer optical disc drive...

Chrome 79million

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