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

[OhNow3P]

Hi guys,

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

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.

 

[mrleix_qt]

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ang galing!
an bilis. . .

Ito na po tanOng ko sir hehehe

magstick parin po ba sa 785 at coolmaster?

Ndi po ba boteneck kung magbuy ako ng 1g na VC?

gt450 ay boteneck rin ba sa core 2 duo?

mukhang yung tira sa 6.5k eh dagdagan q na lang pambili ng 500gb o 1tb?

depende sa model ng vcard sir kahit 1gb kung papantay sa athlon mo walang problema dun pero di ba naka 16' lcd ka lang sir? kahit 512mb na vcard pasok sayu.

gts 450 sir pasok na sa core 2 duo yun (core 2 duo ng intel sir) at sa psu mo na binigay ko.

 

[cukoz]

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anu po diffrence ng VC ng emaxx amd880 at inno3d gf8500gt?

anu po mas maganda?

gusto ko po kc malaro yung iba pang latest and future games. . .

sa coOling po ng system unit q ndi po bA magkapRoblem?
kc wala poNg aircon samen at masasabi q pong mainit pagdating ng summer, baka ika sira ng system unit. . .
maraming salamat sa tulong!

 

[Kai_15]

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pwede sir, mas ok ang magbuo nalang kesa sa package. basta make sure na compatible lahat ang setup na gagawin nyo.



yes sir, dahil ang processor dumedepende yan sa compatibility socket ng isang motherboard ganun di ang memory, hardisk at video card, kapag motherboard ang sumamblay jan lahat ng parts mo magiging useless.

eto yung itsura ng memory na binigay ko sayu

-->ser na kta! Last questi0n ser, kapag ba magbubuo ako ng pc parts, dapat ba ung processor ay c0mpatible sa m0bo at ung m0bo ay c0mpatible sa video card at ung video card ay c0mpatible sa hard drive at s0on sa ibang parts ng c0mputer???


O dapat lang na pr0cessor ay c0mpatible lang sa m0bo, at ung ibang parts like hard drive, video card , ram, psu ay kahit an0ng brand at mem0ry size nlang ang bilin ko at pagsamasamahin para makabuo ng system unit???

 

[kevin1410]

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-->ser na kta! Last questi0n ser, kapag ba magbubuo ako ng pc parts, dapat ba ung processor ay c0mpatible sa m0bo at ung m0bo ay c0mpatible sa video card at ung video card ay c0mpatible sa hard drive at s0on sa ibang parts ng c0mputer???


O dapat lang na pr0cessor ay c0mpatible lang sa m0bo, at ung ibang parts like hard drive, video card , ram, psu ay kahit an0ng brand at mem0ry size nlang ang bilin ko at pagsamasamahin para makabuo ng system unit???

you should consider these parts..

Processor.. Intel/AMD. (Intel and AMD have different each sockets even on their processor families.)

For example, If you buy core2duo, LOOK on the socket. The socket of Core2duo is LGA775 which means compatible with LGA 775 mainboards or P5/p4 mainboards with DDR2 compatibility (but some P5 boards already have dd3 compatibles but not on dual channel). Another one is Core i Series of Intel. Core i5 760 is a LGA 1156 socket which means compatible with LGA 1156 socket mainboards or P55/h55 mainboards with DDR3 RAMS compatibility. Another one is Core i7 9xx series and Intel Sandy bridge processors which is the newest processor, 2nd generation processor of intel. Each of them has a socket of LGA 1366 and 1155 respectively. You should buy boards that is compatible on their sockets. Usually the mainboards for core i7s are X58 mainboards while on sandybridge (as for my knowledge) is still unknown.

Likewise in AMD, Let us say AMD ATHLON II x2 250 is AM3 socket. You should look for AM3 socket boards such as 780G chipset. All AMD is already AM3 sockets so you won't have much problem on selecting mainboards for AMD processor unless you buy the oldest AMD processor (AM2+/AM2 socket processor like AMD Athlon x2 5000+ but don't worry about it.)

All of the mainboards now has a compatibility of ANY videocards as long as there is PCI-E x16 lane. Most mainboards has PCI-E x16 lanes. Also no problems when buying on the other parts like Hard disk, power supply, etc as long as there is a SATA connection. As for the RAM, it should be compatible on the mainboard you bought. Just for the case if you bought p55 mainboard for your Intel Core2duo, buy any DDR2 RAMS. Any rams will do but I suggest you buy a branded RAMS for your computer's stability.

 

[ooolrac]

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pa-recommend nmn ng bang for the buck na netbook..

meron nkong laptop (see my signature for the specs)..

bale for school purpose ung netbook.. para madala ko sya everyday..

para sakin kasi medyo bulky ang 14" for travel...

TIA

 

[mrleix_qt]

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anu po diffrence ng VC ng emaxx amd880 at inno3d gf8500gt?
anu po mas maganda?
gusto ko po kc malaro yung iba pang latest and future games. . .
sa coOling po ng system unit q ndi po bA magkapRoblem?
kc wala poNg aircon samen at masasabi q pong mainit pagdating ng summer, baka ika sira ng system unit. . .
maraming salamat sa tulong!

8500gt ba? o 9500gt yung target mu? bali bro syempre mas maganda yung may dedicated graphics card ka talaga kesa sa built in lang sa mobo. yang built in card na yan sa mobo useful lang yan sa mga di mahilig sa hardcore games yung tamang surf lang dota,game house, at mga red alert pwede din nba 2k with minimal setting pero sa mga hardcore gamer na may 19' pataas na lcd and graphix curious na need ng mag high end graphix card. kung gusto nyo sir ng vcard na up to date games dapat sir DDR5,1Gb (for lcd 19' and up),DX11, 256bit and up. yung mga price ng vcard na ganyang specs sir nasa 7k pataas na up to 25k. 25k vcard palang! tsaka sir di rin basehan ang for future use kasi every year tumataas ang demand ng mga games at the same time tumataas at pabago bago ang presyo din ng mga parts depende sa demand ng games at mga application natin. kaya itong setup ko sa Sig ko malamang nito 2012 palit na ulit ako par lumabas yung RAM na DD4! hehehe

yang athlon mo dude mabilis uminit gnayan din sa cousin ko tinatapatan pa ng electricfan umaabot ata sya ng 60c to 70c kaya binigay ko sakanya yung dragonlord case ko . wala pa naman akong binigay na case sayu sir, pag malaki laki na budget natin kuha tayu ng well ventilation case

-->ser na kta! Last questi0n ser, kapag ba magbubuo ako ng pc parts, dapat ba ung processor ay c0mpatible sa m0bo at ung m0bo ay c0mpatible sa video card at ung video card ay c0mpatible sa hard drive at s0on sa ibang parts ng c0mputer???
O dapat lang na pr0cessor ay c0mpatible lang sa m0bo, at ung ibang parts like hard drive, video card , ram, psu ay kahit an0ng brand at mem0ry size nlang ang bilin ko at pagsamasamahin para makabuo ng system unit???

di lang processor sir ang dapat compatible sa mobo pati iba pang parts may kinalaman din dun. eto try kong explain..

motherboard slots.

motherboard for processor..
socket LGA775 - for Intel pentium, dualcore, core2duo, core2quad
socket LGA1156 - for Intel i5/i3
socket LGA1366 - for Intel i7

AMD

socket AM3/AM2/AM2+ - most of AMD processors ay compatible dito kaya mas matipid sa budget ang AMD dahil kahit mag palit palit or mag pa upgrade ka ng Processor ay compatible pa rin sa motheboard di mo na need mag palit nito.

motherboard for RAM..
SODIMM
DDR 400
DDR2
DDR3 - eto ang latest ngayun

motheboard for video card..
PCI
AGP
PCI Express - eto latest ngayun

motherboard for HDD..
IDE
Sata - eto karamihan gamit ngayun pero alam ko may Sata3 na

motherboard for PSU..
-any psu as long as ma support ng PSU yung 24pin power at yung 12v 8pin or 4pin power ng isang motherboard.

kahit sa USB port may kinalaman din eh, may Motherboard na ngayun na supported na ang USB 3.0

i hope na explain ko ng tama... sa mga may addtional comment mga symb. natin ok lang post dito.

 

[Kai_15]

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you should consider these parts..

Processor.. Intel/AMD. (Intel and AMD have different each sockets even on their processor families.)

For example, If you buy core2duo, LOOK on the socket. The socket of Core2duo is LGA775 which means compatible with LGA 775 mainboards or P5/p4 mainboards with DDR2 compatibility (but some P5 boards already have dd3 compatibles but not on dual channel). Another one is Core i Series of Intel. Core i5 760 is a LGA 1156 socket which means compatible with LGA 1156 socket mainboards or P55/h55 mainboards with DDR3 RAMS compatibility. Another one is Core i7 9xx series and Intel Sandy bridge processors which is the newest processor, 2nd generation processor of intel. Each of them has a socket of LGA 1366 and 1155 respectively. You should buy boards that is compatible on their sockets. Usually the mainboards for core i7s are X58 mainboards while on sandybridge (as for my knowledge) is still unknown.

Likewise in AMD, Let us say AMD ATHLON II x2 250 is AM3 socket. You should look for AM3 socket boards such as 780G chipset. All AMD is already AM3 sockets so you won't have much problem on selecting mainboards for AMD processor unless you buy the oldest AMD processor (AM2+/AM2 socket processor like AMD Athlon x2 5000+ but don't worry about it.)

All of the mainboards now has a compatibility of ANY videocards as long as there is PCI-E x16 lane. Most mainboards has PCI-E x16 lanes. Also no problems when buying on the other parts like Hard disk, power supply, etc as long as there is a SATA connection. As for the RAM, it should be compatible on the mainboard you bought. Just for the case if you bought p55 mainboard for your Intel Core2duo, buy any DDR2 RAMS. Any rams will do but I suggest you buy a branded RAMS for your computer's stability.

--> ser ko na ang para sayo!

grabe na n0sebleed ako ser.

 

[Kai_15]

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@mrleix, ser na na rin kta para sa explanati0n mo!!!!


-->kala ko kasi bsta may parts ka ng PC na galing sa ibat-ibat manufacturer/brand at pag pinagsama sama ay instant system unit na, kumbaga sa sasakyan bastat may piyesa ay pwede ng pagsamasamahin at mapagana. Ngay0n need pala ng c0mpatibility sa lahat parts ng system unit.

-->ang naisip ko kasi nung tumingn ako ng price ng parts sa pc express, diba nakacategorize un,


ex:

*m0therboard (pipili ako sa intel)


*procces0r (pipili din ako sa intel)

*ram (pipili din ako sa intel)

*video card (pipili din sa intel)

*hard drive (intel din)


*at ung ibang parts (intel din)


--->pagpinagsama-sama ay c0mpatible sa isat-isa??? Yan po ang naisip k0ng pagbuo ng system unit, hndi ako sure kaya nagtan0ng ako dito.

 

[mrleix_qt]

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@mrleix, ser na na rin kta para sa explanati0n mo!!!!


-->kala ko kasi bsta may parts ka ng PC na galing sa ibat-ibat manufacturer/brand at pag pinagsama sama ay instant system unit na, kumbaga sa sasakyan bastat may piyesa ay pwede ng pagsamasamahin at mapagana. Ngay0n need pala ng c0mpatibility sa lahat parts ng system unit.

-->ang naisip ko kasi nung tumingn ako ng price ng parts sa pc express, diba nakacategorize un,


ex:

*m0therboard (pipili ako sa intel)


*procces0r (pipili din ako sa intel)

*ram (pipili din ako sa intel)

*video card (pipili din sa intel)

*hard drive (intel din)


*at ung ibang parts (intel din)


--->pagpinagsama-sama ay c0mpatible sa isat-isa??? Yan po ang naisip k0ng pagbuo ng system unit, hndi ako sure kaya nagtan0ng ako dito.

sir, motherboard lang may concern ng processor kung intel man or amd ang pipiliin mu sa ibang parts pupuwede kahit anu. sa ibang parts sa ram,vc, hdd at psu lahat yan sa motherboard na nag dedepende yung compatibilities nila.

pwede ka rin dito mag buo try mo
http://pcgilmore.com.ph/controller.do?action=doityourself

 

[Kai_15]

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sa ibang parts pupuwede kahit anu. sa ibang parts sa ram,vc, hdd at psu lahat yan sa motherboard nanag dedepende yung compatibilities nila.


--->> ser pano ko malalaman kung c0mpatible ung mga ram,vc,hdd,psu sa m0therb0ard, kasi diba iba iba mga brand name nla???

 

[IamNotdead]

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asan na pu ung budget for 75k? 1 month na wala pa rin.

 

[kaaaai]

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Sir. Patulong din po mag-set-up ng pc. Budget po is 20-23k. Gagamitin po para sa gaming, photoshop, programming saka smooth na panunuod ng HD movies. Salamat po.

 

[mrleix_qt]

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--->> ser pano ko malalaman kung c0mpatible ung mga ram,vc,hdd,psu sa m0therb0ard, kasi diba iba iba mga brand name nla???

bro para malaman mo review ka muna sa internet about sa motherboard na nagustuhan mo may nakita ka na ba sa pricelist na tinitignan mo? eto mga latest slots ng mga parts ngayun na dapat meron ang isang motherboard... RAM (DDR3 slots) Vcard (PCIE x16 slots) HDD (SATA Slots) PSU (24 pin and 12v 8pin/4pin slots) sa ngayun yan ang mga latest at current na makikita mong motherboard. yan bro kapag nakita mong ganyan specs ng motherboard mo, pasok na yan. after naman nyan ichecheck mo rin yung mga bibilhin mong parts RAM kung (DD3), Vcard kung (PCIE), HDD kung (SATA), PSU kung merong (24pin and 12v 8pin/4pin). bago ka po bumili i-review mo muna sa internet ang mga parts na napili mo. or ipost mo dito lahat tignan natin kung compatible sya. goodluck bro!

 

[kevin1410]

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asan na pu ung budget for 75k? 1 month na wala pa rin.

Processor: Intel Core i7 2600k - PHP 14999.00
VideoCard: Sapphire HD 6970 2gb/256bit ddr5 BFBC2 Vietnam PHP 17850.00
PSU: Corsair (HX850) 850watts - PHP 8540.00
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 8gb (F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL) - PHP 5430.00
Mainboard: Intel DH67BL Motherboard - PHP 4,895.00(gaisano interpace)
HDD: WDC Caviar Green 2tb/64mb (WD20EARS) - PHP 4950.00
ODD: Any ODD which cost below 1300 PHP
Casing: Any casing will do which cost below 1300 PHP
Monitor: LG 24" (W2442PA) - PHP 10999.00

= +/- P70,263

based on PChub retail price.

ayos na yan sir pang gaming AND multimedia applications.

or you want my latest build?

 

[IamNotdead]

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Processor: Intel Core i7 2600k - PHP 14999.00
VideoCard: Sapphire HD 6970 2gb/256bit ddr5 BFBC2 Vietnam PHP 17850.00
PSU: Corsair (HX850) 850watts - PHP 8540.00
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 8gb (F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL) - PHP 5430.00
Mainboard: Intel DH67BL Motherboard - PHP 4,895.00(gaisano interpace)
HDD: WDC Caviar Green 2tb/64mb (WD20EARS) - PHP 4950.00
ODD: Any ODD which cost below 1300 PHP
Casing: Any casing will do which cost below 1300 PHP
Monitor: LG 24" (W2442PA) - PHP 10999.00

= +/- P70,263

based on PChub retail price.

ayos na yan sir pang gaming AND multimedia applications.

or you want my latest build?

thanks, mukang bago yung processor ah. Sandy bridge po ba yan?

ano po yung bagong build ninyo? sige po paki post nalang din po. salamt. nagloloko po kasi ang symbianize kaya hindi agad ako makcheck ng threads kelangan pang maglog out at maghintay.

 

[Kai_15]

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@mrleix, ser! Research muna ako sa g0ogle at bibili ng PC BUYING GUIDE na b0ok sa nati0nal b0okstore, gusto ko din maging expert tulad m0. at ung in0ffer mo sa aking na system unit ung intel at amd na worth 27k ok na sa akin ung,

*photoshop

*burn

*stream

*high quality games

*fast


nakab0okmark na un, para 1 dun ang bibilin ko. po.

 

[mrleix_qt]

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Processor: Intel Core i7 2600k - PHP 14999.00
VideoCard: Sapphire HD 6970 2gb/256bit ddr5 BFBC2 Vietnam PHP 17850.00
PSU: Corsair (HX850) 850watts - PHP 8540.00
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 8gb (F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL) - PHP 5430.00
Mainboard: Intel DH67BL Motherboard - PHP 4,895.00(gaisano interpace)
HDD: WDC Caviar Green 2tb/64mb (WD20EARS) - PHP 4950.00
ODD: Any ODD which cost below 1300 PHP
Casing: Any casing will do which cost below 1300 PHP
Monitor: LG 24" (W2442PA) - PHP 10999.00

wow nice sir monster rig!!

 

[mrleix_qt]

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@mrleix, ser! Research muna ako sa g0ogle at bibili ng PC BUYING GUIDE na b0ok sa nati0nal b0okstore, gusto ko din maging expert tulad m0. at ung in0ffer mo sa aking na system unit ung intel at amd na worth 27k ok na sa akin ung,

*photoshop

*burn

*stream

*high quality games

*fast


nakab0okmark na un, para 1 dun ang bibilin ko. po.

haha expert ba yun, di naman sir. mas expert si google! hehehe lahat naman nasa net eh kahit tungkol sa mga compatibilities kaw nalang bahala mag expand ng knowledge mo kaso mas mahirap pag nag expand yung nalalman mo kasi nag eexpand din yung gastos! hahaha kasi maraming parts kang makikita. mabuti pa yung mga di mahilig sa games at graphics related application simpleng setup lang ok na. kaw po bahala kung bibili kapa ng pc guide magazine.

 

[kevin1410]

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thanks, mukang bago yung processor ah. Sandy bridge po ba yan?

ano po yung bagong build ninyo? sige po paki post nalang din po. salamt. nagloloko po kasi ang symbianize kaya hindi agad ako makcheck ng threads kelangan pang maglog out at maghintay.

yung binigay ko sayong processor, yes. It is the Intel Sandy bridge processor. New and fastest processor yet in Intel.





Processor at Mainboard lang sir ang nagbago.

Processor: Intel Core i7 950 (3.06Ghz, 8MB cache) - P12,895.00 (gaisano Interpace)
Mainboard ECS X58B-A3 - PHP 8650.00 (PCHUB)

and my old rig

The rest are the same set-up I gave you except on these items

Processor: Intel Core i5 750 (no more 750 but I will give you 760) - P8,995.00
Videocard: XFX 5770 128bit GDDR5 1GB (no more 5xxx series but I will give you>>> Sapphire HD 6870 1gb/256bit ddr5 - P10680.00
Mainboard: MSI h55-GD65 - P6000 (mahirap ng humanap ng ganitong board setup but you can buy any H55/P55 mainboards)
Monitor: 18.5" Acer H193HQV - P4,295.00 (gaisano interpace)

your choice sir.

 

[boneclinkz]

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mahal po dapat s 30k gtx250 n videocard nun eh..