First PC build, budget or ?
I want to build my first PC for personal use and probably college work. Basically I want something which is powerful enough to run Chrome, Messengers, Music, IDEs and master suite with the ability of gaming (not a huge pc gamer). :pirate:
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AMD BUDGET BUILD Name Price
Case $45
Motherboard Asus MA97 $150
Processor FX-8120 3.1Ghz $210
Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 $65
HDD WD Blue 1TB $105
Graphics Sapphire HD7770 $205
Power Cooler Master 525W $90
Optical LG $30
Total $900 or $740 USD
OPTIONAL UPGRADES
Processor FX-8350 4.0Ghz +$90
HDD WD Black 1TB +$30
SSD Samsung 830 128GB +$150
Power Cooler Master 625W +$30
Total +$300
AMD BUDGET BUILD $1200 or $980 USD
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INTEL BUDGET BUILD Name Price
Case $45
Motherboard ASRock Z77 $200
Processor i5 3570K 3.4Ghz $310
Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 $65
HDD WD Blue 1TB $105
Graphics Gigabyte GTX650 1GB $190
Power Cooler Master 525W $90
Optical LG $30
Total $1035 or $850 USD
OPTIONAL UPGRADES
HDD WD Black 1TB +$30
SSD Samsung 830 128GB +$150
Graphics Gigabyte GTX650 2GB +$50
Power Cooler Master 625W +$30
Total +$260
INTEL BUDGET BUILD $1300 or $1060 USD
I live in New Zealand so everything here is a bit dearer, so understand that when I say 'budget' and that prices are a bit different.
I'm thinking a budget build because I am likely to either upgrade or rebuild in a few years. However, would it be worth spending a bit more on certain components? Opinions? ;o