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[ADVISE] Help in Assembling/Building/Choosing/Upgrading Your Computer

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Hi guys,

I started this thread to help everyone wanting a new computer. All you need to do is post the following:
Code:
budget:
usage:

other miscellaneous requirements:

*If to be used for gaming,. please indicate the games you wish to play.


The prices i will be using are those that come from major shops in gilmore and also PCexpress and others... The prices will only reflect that of which on the date of my post.


also please put your requests in this format:

Processor:
Motherboard:
RAM:

Video Card:

Hard Drive:
Optical Drive:

Power Supply:
Casing:

monitor:

Accessories:

please indicate (at least)the size of the hard disk desired, and also what you need/have/prefer.

Thanks.


How to get to Gilmore:
commuting... From EDSA get on the MRT to Cubao and take the other train and get off at Gilmore station. so easy.
driving... Via aurora is the easiest way from EDSA. anyway, just ask na lang cos i dunno where you'll be coming from.


An example post would be as follows:
Hi. Please help me buy a computer for my son. He will be using it mainly for school and some games. He likes to play Dota and L4D. Our budget for the PC would be 20K. We already have a printer, monitor and speakers. Our monitor is a 17" CRT monitor. My son said he prefers 1gb video card.

Thank you.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4 GHz PHP 9999.00
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 PHP 6800.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 2180.00
HDD: Any 1TB SATA3 PHP 3600.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: Seasonic M12II 520W 80+ Bronze PHP 3100.00
ATX: NZXT Source 220 PHP 2270.00
GPU: Palit GTX 660 Ti Jetstream 2GB DDR5 PHP 14200.00
HSF: CM Hyper 212 EVO PHP 1400.00

Sir, ito po ung binigay nyu saking specs, my nkpag sabi lng n kakapusin daw ung PSU ko for that specs.. e diba po wala namang kahit isa jan ang my CONFLICT if ever na mabuo n sya, at hindi rin to magkakaproblema sa pagdaan ng mga araw.. kac parang tinatakot nya ko n my confict daw sa build.. nagbubuo din sya ng mga PC pero kpag kac sa kanya ko lumalapit prang ung perang bnigay ko pang bili di equal dun sa mga specs n nabuo nya pra sakin.. prang malaki kupit nya eh.. sobrang bopols p kac ako nung time n yun.. kya ako n mismo ang my gusto n bumili mismo.. gusto ko lng po ulit marinig sa inyo na ung build n ibinigay nyu sakin ung nsa taas, e talagang gagana ng walang palya.. kung gumamit kac ako ng PC hanggang ngaun ang ugali ko nkabukas ung PC ko umaabot ng 3 to 4 days n nkabukas lng talga, ipapatay ko lng monitor s gabi pra paggising ko isang pindot lng sa monitor at ready to play na.. nag DDL dina ko ng mga torrentz na umaabot ng 2 days katulad ng game files kpag kaunti ung seeders.. ayaw ko lng po ng my gumugulo sa isip ko n isang araw baka biglang magkaron nga ng incompatibility.. pero maingat nmn ako sa pc ko ktulad ng regular maintenance at cleaning.. salamat po ulit at pasensya na sa abala.. balak ko n po kac to talga bilhin by nxt week po siguro..

Tanungin mo power consumption nyan. Pag di nya mabigay ang numbers wala syang alam sa sinasabi nya.
 
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Tanungin mo power consumption nyan. Pag di nya mabigay ang numbers wala syang alam sa sinasabi nya.

sabi nya Sir kukulangin daw malamang ung 600 wats dun.. medjo natatawa ako kac prang gusto nya ko n sa kanya nlng ipabuild at sya humawak ng lahat.. feeling ko ginugulangan nnmn nya ko.. LOL! :rofl: pero di na siguro ngayun kac nagbabasa nko ng mga reviews palgi at tlgang tinututukan ko pra matuto ako.. simula ng binigay nyu yang specs n yan di nko tumigil sa pag reresearch hanggang ngayun.. pra kung sakali di nko sakanya tatakbo ng tulong.. prang nang bubluff lng sya eh.. tapos ung cooler daw pangit.. pero mraming angsasabi s mga reviews na mganda un.. tutal di nmn n ako siguro kailngan pa mag OC pra tlgang safe.. di nmn ako kabilang sa mga enthusiast.. gusto ko lng po tlga mkabuo ng pc n masisiyahan ako kpag naglaro nko ng mga games n hilig ko, e ung mga games n hilig ko di nmn ganun kabigat pra galawin p ung cpu at i-oc pti gpu.. nanloloko po siguro tlga sya pra makakuha sya pera sakin.. pangalawang beses ko n kac nagpagawa nun ksama tong pc ko n sinasabi nya dati n malupit sa gaming n nagkakahalaga ng 21K di p ksama mouse, keyboard,monitor pero di mapagana ng MAX settings ung nba 2k12 pati Dota 2.. nanghinayang tuloy ako sa pera ko..
 
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sabi nya Sir kukulangin daw malamang ung 600 wats dun.. medjo natatawa ako kac prang gusto nya ko n sa kanya nlng ipabuild at sya humawak ng lahat.. feeling ko ginugulangan nnmn nya ko.. LOL! :rofl: pero di na siguro ngayun kac nagbabasa nko ng mga reviews palgi at tlgang tinututukan ko pra matuto ako.. simula ng binigay nyu yang specs n yan di nko tumigil sa pag reresearch hanggang ngayun.. pra kung sakali di nko sakanya tatakbo ng tulong.. prang nang bubluff lng sya eh.. tapos ung cooler daw pangit.. pero mraming angsasabi s mga reviews na mganda un.. tutal di nmn n ako siguro kailngan pa mag OC pra tlgang safe.. di nmn ako kabilang sa mga enthusiast.. gusto ko lng po tlga mkabuo ng pc n masisiyahan ako kpag naglaro nko ng mga games n hilig ko, e ung mga games n hilig ko di nmn ganun kabigat pra galawin p ung cpu at i-oc pti gpu.. nanloloko po siguro tlga sya pra makakuha sya pera sakin.. pangalawang beses ko n kac nagpagawa nun ksama tong pc ko n sinasabi nya dati n malupit sa gaming n nagkakahalaga ng 21K di p ksama mouse, keyboard,monitor pero di mapagana ng MAX settings ung nba 2k12 pati Dota 2.. nanghinayang tuloy ako sa pera ko..

Mag pa quote ka sa kanya ng 45k build tapos ipost mo dito ng macompare natin :)

Stores and prices indicated just what I did.
 
Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

Mag pa quote ka sa kanya ng 45k build tapos ipost mo dito ng macompare natin :)

Stores and prices indicated just what I did.

di po nya alam na nagsesearch nko sa mga ganitong bagay, nalaman nya kac na bibili ako bagong pc.. kya sabi nya agad sino daw magbuibuild, sabi ko ako lng mag isa.. sabi nya tingnan daw nya specs ko, un nga po ung binigay nyu.. sabay kung anu ano n sinabi nya.. mamayang pagkagising ko po ilalagay ko po dito ung binuo nyang specs sakin for 21K na gamit ko hanggang ngayun, di p ksama dun ung monitor mouse at keyboard pra po mlaman ko kung tlgang pang 21K nga yung binuo nya.. di na po sya nagrereply eh.. sabi nya sa last txt nya nung tinanong ko kung ilang wats makukunsumo ng specs ko sabi lng nya kukulangin ung 600W at magmalfunction, tpos sabi p nya bahala n daw ako sa rig ko, di ko daw alam ung mga binuo ko sabi nya.. di nya alam n galing dito ung build sa inyo Sir.. kaya sa tingin ko talagang gusto lng nya kumita ulit..
 
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Originally Posted by Kai_15 --> ser sa pchub po sana o kaya sa gilmore, po


CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz PHP 7840.00
MOBO: ASRock B75M-DGS PHP 2870.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB 2x2 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1250.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00 PSU: Antec VP550P PHP 2260.00
ATX: NZXT Source 210 Elite PHP 2015.00
GPU: Palit GTX 650 1GB DDR5 PHP 4710.00
MON: LG 20" E2041T LED PHP 5420.00
TOTAL: PHP 29965.00


---> ser nakaquadcore na po ba ung i5??
pwede paadddin po ng cpu cooler at fan, saka sapat na poba ung 550w na psu??? Baka kasi magshortcircuit eh, kahit DD3 po muna ung video card, :thanks: :praise: :salute: :happy:
 
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Processor-- AMD FX4100 3.6 GHz 4MB 4,900.00
Memory-- Patriot/ Eudar 4GB PC3 10600 DDR3 1333 800.00
Hard Drive --Toshiba 500gb 3.5 Sata 2,550.00
Video Card-- Powercolor HD5570 1GB DDR3 128bit DVI/HDMI 2,150.00
Motherboard-- Asus P8H61-M LX3 H61/DDR3/HDMI 2,400.00
CD/DVD/CDRW-- Sony DVDRW AD7260S 24X Sata 820.00
DSL / Lan Card Realtek --10/100mbps Lancard 190.00
Casing-- Fortress Venus ATX 700W PSU 900.00
Keyboard Logitech Classic K100 (Spill Resistant) 300.00
Mouse-- A4tech OP-620/ 720 PS2 Optical 160.00
UPS / AVR-- Orion/ Trendsonic 600W PSU 600.00
Monitor 18.5" Orion L1912 LED Widescreen 3,900.00
TOTAL 19,670.00


sir/sirs tanong ko lng po kung good specs na po ito for a 20k below personal use gaming computer and kung hindi po ito magkakaroon ng kahit anong problema in terms of overheating, lagging, conflict etc. kung meron pa po kayong ibang mas maganda (good specs) ngunit mas mura pang alternative pa tulong nlng po gilmore prices po yan. Salamat :)
 
Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

di po nya alam na nagsesearch nko sa mga ganitong bagay, nalaman nya kac na bibili ako bagong pc.. kya sabi nya agad sino daw magbuibuild, sabi ko ako lng mag isa.. sabi nya tingnan daw nya specs ko, un nga po ung binigay nyu.. sabay kung anu ano n sinabi nya.. mamayang pagkagising ko po ilalagay ko po dito ung binuo nyang specs sakin for 21K na gamit ko hanggang ngayun, di p ksama dun ung monitor mouse at keyboard pra po mlaman ko kung tlgang pang 21K nga yung binuo nya.. di na po sya nagrereply eh.. sabi nya sa last txt nya nung tinanong ko kung ilang wats makukunsumo ng specs ko sabi lng nya kukulangin ung 600W at magmalfunction, tpos sabi p nya bahala n daw ako sa rig ko, di ko daw alam ung mga binuo ko sabi nya.. di nya alam n galing dito ung build sa inyo Sir.. kaya sa tingin ko talagang gusto lng nya kumita ulit..

Just do your own research. Andyan naman is idol Google.

Originally Posted by Kai_15 --> ser sa pchub po sana o kaya sa gilmore, po


CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz PHP 7840.00
MOBO: ASRock B75M-DGS PHP 2870.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB 2x2 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1250.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00 PSU: Antec VP550P PHP 2260.00
ATX: NZXT Source 210 Elite PHP 2015.00
GPU: Palit GTX 650 1GB DDR5 PHP 4710.00
MON: LG 20" E2041T LED PHP 5420.00
TOTAL: PHP 29965.00


---> ser nakaquadcore na po ba ung i5??
pwede paadddin po ng cpu cooler at fan, saka sapat na poba ung 550w na psu??? Baka kasi magshortcircuit eh, kahit DD3 po muna ung video card, :thanks: :praise: :salute: :happy:

The build is good as is. Kung may idadagdag ka isama mo nalang syempre dagdag budget ikaw na bahala.

Processor-- AMD FX4100 3.6 GHz 4MB 4,900.00
Memory-- Patriot/ Eudar 4GB PC3 10600 DDR3 1333 800.00
Hard Drive --Toshiba 500gb 3.5 Sata 2,550.00
Video Card-- Powercolor HD5570 1GB DDR3 128bit DVI/HDMI 2,150.00
Motherboard-- Asus P8H61-M LX3 H61/DDR3/HDMI 2,400.00
CD/DVD/CDRW-- Sony DVDRW AD7260S 24X Sata 820.00
DSL / Lan Card Realtek --10/100mbps Lancard 190.00
Casing-- Fortress Venus ATX 700W PSU 900.00
Keyboard Logitech Classic K100 (Spill Resistant) 300.00
Mouse-- A4tech OP-620/ 720 PS2 Optical 160.00
UPS / AVR-- Orion/ Trendsonic 600W PSU 600.00
Monitor 18.5" Orion L1912 LED Widescreen 3,900.00
TOTAL 19,670.00


sir/sirs tanong ko lng po kung good specs na po ito for a 20k below personal use gaming computer and kung hindi po ito magkakaroon ng kahit anong problema in terms of overheating, lagging, conflict etc. kung meron pa po kayong ibang mas maganda (good specs) ngunit mas mura pang alternative pa tulong nlng po gilmore prices po yan. Salamat :)

Sabog yung build paps.

Magkano yung budget mo para sa unit at monitor lang?
 
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May PC Hub sa Alabang papi dun ka nalang bumili. Kaya ba? Dun sa Festival Mall.

Oo nkita ko din yun. Yun ung EDGE dba? Mas mura ba dun paps?
May difference ba sila sa quality ng products na bnbgay sa PC Hub than PC Express?
 
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sir patulong naman po. ano po ba bagay na build for programming purposes, multitasking, paminsan minsan photoshop and gaming? 25-30k ang budget. cavite area po ako. pwede sa pcx, enigma or kahit alabang, kung san mas makakamura. tanx!
 
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Oo nkita ko din yun. Yun ung EDGE dba? Mas mura ba dun paps?
May difference ba sila sa quality ng products na bnbgay sa PC Hub than PC Express?

Difference sa presyo idol hindi sa quality hehe. Pareparehas lang naman ng pinagkukunan na supplier mga yan.

15k @ PC Hub

CPU: AMD Llano A8-3850 2.9 GHz PHP 4270.00
MOBO: ASRock A55M-HVS PHP 2400.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB 2x2 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1250.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W 80+ PHP 2100.00
ATX: EMAXX Rebel PHP 1300.00

TOTAL: PHP 14920.00

Mas ok at balanced tong build na to compared sa pinakita mo dati.

nakalimutan ko lagay sir sensya na po w/ MOBO po at MONITOR

@33k

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz PHP 7840.00
MOBO: ASRock B75M-DGS PHP 2870.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 2180.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: Antec VP550P PHP 2260.00
ATX: FD Core 1000 PHP 1450.00
GPU: Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC PHP 6770.00
MON: LG E2041T 20" LED PHP 5420.00

TOTAL: PHP 32390.00

Kung wala kasamang monitor malamang pasok yung gusto mong specs kaso hindi hehe.

sir patulong naman po. ano po ba bagay na build for programming purposes, multitasking, paminsan minsan photoshop and gaming? 25-30k ang budget. cavite area po ako. pwede sa pcx, enigma or kahit alabang, kung san mas makakamura. tanx!

30k para sa rig ang?
 
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@sir jannz
30k for the ff:
Processor:
Motherboard:
RAM:
Video Card:
Hard Drive:
Power Supply:
Casing:
monitor:

purpose ng rig for programming, multi tasking, paminsan minsan photoshop and gaming po. tanx! :)
 
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@33k

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz PHP 7840.00
MOBO: ASRock B75M-DGS PHP 2870.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 2180.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: Antec VP550P PHP 2260.00
ATX: FD Core 1000 PHP 1450.00
GPU: Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC PHP 6770.00
MON: LG E2041T 20" LED PHP 5420.00

TOTAL: PHP 32390.00

Kung wala kasamang monitor malamang pasok yung gusto mong specs kaso hindi hehe.

sir janzzon pano po kung walang monitor? pede po bang paquote ulit tnx in advance
tska no need na po ba sa heatsink?? stock cooler na lng?
 
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Difference sa presyo idol hindi sa quality hehe. Pareparehas lang naman ng pinagkukunan na supplier mga yan.

15k @ PC Hub

CPU: AMD Llano A8-3850 2.9 GHz PHP 4270.00
MOBO: ASRock A55M-HVS PHP 2400.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB 2x2 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1250.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W 80+ PHP 2100.00
ATX: EMAXX Rebel PHP 1300.00

TOTAL: PHP 14920.00

Mas ok at balanced tong build na to compared sa pinakita mo dati.

Salamat ng marami IDOL!! Sa totoo lng gusto ko tlga mas taasan pa ung a6-3500 na binabalak ko dati kaya lng newbie pko kaya dko rin sure kung compatible ung mggwa kong build. Buti nlng anjan ka! HAHAHAHA! MARAMING SALAMAT ULIT :yipee::beat::dance::thumbsup:
 
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@sir jannz
30k for the ff:
Processor:
Motherboard:
RAM:
Video Card:
Hard Drive:
Power Supply:
Casing:
monitor:

purpose ng rig for programming, multi tasking, paminsan minsan photoshop and gaming po. tanx! :)

Try mo yung store sa Edge Alabang, Festival Mall.

@30k

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz PHP 7840.00
MOBO: ASRock B75M-DGS PHP 2870.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 2180.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
PSU: Antec VP550P PHP 2260.00
ATX: FD Core 1000 PHP 1450.00
GPU: Sapphire HD 7750 1GB DDR5 PHP 4530.00
MON: LG E2041T 20" LED PHP 5420.00

TOTAL: PHP 2950.00

sir janzzon pano po kung walang monitor? pede po bang paquote ulit tnx in advance
tska no need na po ba sa heatsink?? stock cooler na lng?

Same budget? 33k? Stock cooler is more than enough kung standard setup lang at di ka magooverclock, magsasayang ka lang ng pera for an aftermarket cooler.
 
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Difference sa presyo idol hindi sa quality hehe. Pareparehas lang naman ng pinagkukunan na supplier mga yan.

15k @ PC Hub

CPU: AMD Llano A8-3850 2.9 GHz PHP 4270.00
MOBO: ASRock A55M-HVS PHP 2400.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB 2x2 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1250.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: FSP Hexa 500W 80+ PHP 2100.00
ATX: EMAXX Rebel PHP 1300.00

TOTAL: PHP 14920.00

Mas ok at balanced tong build na to compared sa pinakita mo dati.

Kuya Janzzon, may tanong pa pla ako, kkayanin ba ng FSP Hexa 500W 80+ ang ganyang setup? May other better PSU suggestions ka ba jan? hehe gusto ko kasi ung pngmatagalan na eh :help:
 
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Kuya Janzzon, may tanong pa pla ako, kkayanin ba ng FSP Hexa 500W 80+ ang ganyang setup? May other better PSU suggestions ka ba jan? hehe gusto ko kasi ung pngmatagalan na eh :help:

Sisiw yan paps. Wala pa nga 200W power consumption nyan.

opo same budget tnx sa advice

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz PHP 7840.00
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP PHP 4300.00
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 2180.00
HDD: Any 500GB SATA3 PHP 2700.00
ODD: Any DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: Antec VP550P PHP 2260.00
ATX: NZXT Source 210 Elite PHP 2250.00
GPU: Sapphire HD 7850 2GB DDR5 PHP 10990.00

TOTAL: PHP 33420.00

Stretch lang ng onti sa budget hehe.
 
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