I need to find components for someone that has a budget of $800-$1000 for a PC. Here are the minimum requirements that I was given: Component Minimum Requirements Features Motherboard & CPU combination. Duo Core Processor (quad preferred) Min 2 MB cache Ram 2 GB or better Hard drive 200 GB or larger Video card 128MB Or better AGP Mouse keyboard Scanner Flatbed 1200 dpi. Monitor 17” or greater (Flat panel) .26 dpi Printer + Cable Yes Color, Min 12 pages per min., 1200dpi Case Optical Drive 16X DVD+/-RW Drive Operating System Windows 7 Home or better Sound Card Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio or better Media Reader Include a multi-media card reader such as 19 in 1 Network Card Include Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card or better Web Cam Your choice Power Supply This could also be included with the computer case. These are the minimum, higher end ports like PCI Express instead of AGP are great if their cheaper and/ or better.
youll be hard pushed to find agp graphics cards for your system these days... all mobos made now come with pcie... and to be honest the price range is very suiting to any budget... some for as little as $40 also check 2nd hand stores and pawn shops.. i managed to get an ati 4870 x2 for just over $100
This is an adaptation of my Office Quad400 build, with a dedicated graphics card added, along with peripherals including a scanner and inkjet printer. AMD Athlon II X4 640: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871 Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128342 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 DDR2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590 Gigabyte GZ-KF03B: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233067 Antec Earthwatts 380W: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 XFX Radeon HD4670: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150450&cm_re=hd_4670-_-14-150-450-_-Product Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 LG GH24NS50 24x DVDRW: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177 MS keyboard/mouse combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.540770 Xerox 7600 scanner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16838152015 HP Officejet 6000 Printer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828115503 Koutech Card Reader: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820162024 TP-Link PCIe WLAN card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704059 Samsung P2250 Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001376 Total cost: $847. $832 after a $15 mail-in rebate. In order to fit within the budget I have included an inkjet printer. At 12 pages per minute, the print quality of inkjet printers is sub-par, for high quality colour prints you should expect no more than 3ppm from an inkjet. If you want high quality colour prints at 12ppm, you should look into a colour laser printer like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828115249 This will bring the total cost of the system to $1104.
Thanks sammoris. It's fine as long as it meets minimum requirements. And you chose AMD because it is better for that price? How good will intel be at the price if possible?
I have another good question that is off topic and it's about power supply power factor. What is the difference between Passive and Active? Which is better? Which is more efficient? Which one cost more in monthly/ yearly bills? Which one cost more in PSU price?
Active PFC comes with all decent power supplies, and has done for years. APFC/PPFC does not affect the cost of electricity to you at all, but PPFC does require more energy at the power station end, as it's less efficient. The main reason why PFC is stated is for use with a UPS, as hardware with PPFC or no PFC at all places considerably higher load on a UPS since than with APFC, due to the power draw being out of phase.
I have a question about speakers. I recognized that the left speaker is quieter than the right. Tested with 2 sets of headphones, left side is quieter than the right. My bro recognized this too. Is this a motherboard onboard built in audio problem?
The balance is on its default setting where both sides say that it's equal. Is that really something that often time needs to be adjusted and is never perfect?
I have never had an issue with balance being off, at all, but if it's not correct, use that to adjust it until it is.
