[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.

 

[redwing]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose a Computer

maraming salamat po. kala ko kasi may mga specs pa ang lcd monitor like refresh rate or pixel. yung mga ganun.

 

[ecLipse]

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maraming salamat po. kala ko kasi may mga specs pa ang lcd monitor like refresh rate or pixel. yung mga ganun.

sir, check mo din po kung may dead pixels..

 

[OhNow3P]

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meron nga!

for refresh rate you want 60Hz or higher, preferably at 70-85Hz. any higher and you won't notice the difference anymore.

response time you want as low as possible, meron nang 2ms pero mahal pa yun... ok na siguro mga 5ms.

sa pixels you want higher also, for 19" norm is 1440x900 etc... makikita mo naman na yan sa specs nila.

then yung contrast ratio. i think 3000:1 should be fine.



akala ko kasi 21" CRT monitor, bihira kasi yung size na yun sa LCD e.

 

[redwing]

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meron nga!

for refresh rate you want 60Hz or higher, preferably at 70-85Hz. any higher and you won't notice the difference anymore.

response time you want as low as possible, meron nang 2ms pero mahal pa yun... ok na siguro mga 5ms.

sa pixels you want higher also, for 19" norm is 1440x900 etc... makikita mo naman na yan sa specs nila.

then yung contrast ratio. i think 3000:1 should be fine.



akala ko kasi 21" CRT monitor, bihira kasi yung size na yun sa LCD e.

i see. so yan pala dapat alamin bago bumili ng lcd. 17 lang siguro ako.

medyo off topic pero tanong ko na din. ano ang power comsuption ng isang cpu? para ba itong isang tv din? flat iron kaya?

 

[OhNow3P]

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depends na bro on the specs. meron bro mga 6W lang, meron sinlakas ng flat iron


sa 17" LCD alam ko nasa 7K yan, pero res nyan sa 1280X1024 lang. ipon onti na lang then buy a 19" for 8K

 

[redwing]

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hmmmmm what brand you think is best at 19 inches LCD.

 

[OhNow3P]

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any brand is fine IMHO. just check warranty.

AOC, chimei, hanns are new cheap options while ACER LG SAMSUNG etc are more expensive ones... pero kung ako tatanungin mo, pareparehas lang yan.


pero meron ata na 19" na higher sa 1440x900 ang resolution.

 

[PadrePio]

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Thank goodness i found this thread. Gracias to OhNow3p for sharing his expertise in computers to others.

matagal ko na gusto magbuo ng computer kaso wala ako kaalam alam sa mga specs na maganda para sa akin. I hope you could help me. Ang primary use is for gaming lang and of course, internet. Ang mga games ko Civilization IV, Rome: Total War, Medieval: Total War, Medieval II: Total War, Empire: Total War, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings.

Gusto ko sana ng pinakamura na computer set-up na hindi naman nasasacrifice ung quality ng gaming. Experience ko kasi sa computer namin sa bahay, 500MB Ram tas standard video card lang ata, mabagal sya. at naghahang minsan. Mataas na kasi mga graphics ng mga games na namention ko.

I hope you could help me build a computer that would be able to play those games smoothly pero hindi naman masyado mahal.

Gracias in advance!

 

[OhNow3P]

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padre, check the first post for the format in requesting PC spec.

pero bigyan na rin kita ng brief spec list

processor: AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 3500
motherboard: Emaxx ANF82-Pro 3000
memory: Team Elite 2gb dual channel kit 1800
power supply: HEC Raptor 500W 2500


i played Civ4 on a similarly setup computer and did not experience any slowdowns and graphics wise, ok na ok.

post again in the format para naman mas matulungan kita.

 

[PadrePio]

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my bad. lo siento mucho, amigo.

budget: 20k (at most)
usage: gaming, internet

* i have monitor, mouse and keyboard already.

 

[OhNow3P]

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@padrepio ok na yung binigay ko sa iyo... all from gilmore.

PCHUB
processor: AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 3500
motherboard: Emaxx ANF82-Pro 3050
power supply: HEC Raptor 500W 2200
ODD: 1500
HDD: 250gb 2300

Dynamic PC (beside PChub)
memory: Team Elite 2gb dual channel kit 1800
Video card: Galaxy 9800GT 6000

add ka na lang casing, meron ka mabibili na less than 1K

kickass na yan.

 

[PadrePio]

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gracias gracias! Er, san kaya pde magpa.assemble? At ung fan maganda daw pag dalawa? Pardon the noob-ness. Talagang almost zero kn0wledge aku pagdating sa mga computer hardwares tsaka assembling.

 

[ecLipse]

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gracias gracias! Er, san kaya pde magpa.assemble? At ung fan maganda daw pag dalawa? Pardon the noob-ness. Talagang almost zero kn0wledge aku pagdating sa mga computer hardwares tsaka assembling.

sir, kung saan kayo bibili, dun na din po ninyo pa-assemble, add po kayo around 500.. kung sa Gilmore po kayo bibili, dapat may kasama kayo na may knowledge sa hardware, ako I bought my CPU from RSun, so far so good.. hehe.. about po sa fan, alam ko depende sa pagkakalagay..

 

[PadrePio]

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grachissima for the info STAT. The cpu you bought from RSun, buo na ba yun ng nabili mo?

@OhNow3p: isang hirit pa, er, kung mga 15k lang budget for cpu anu ang pwede palitan sa binigay mong parts na hindi naman masyado nasacrifice gaming quality?

 

[ecLipse]

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grachissima for the info STAT. The cpu you bought from RSun, buo na ba yun ng nabili mo?

@OhNow3p: isang hirit pa, er, kung mga 15k lang budget for cpu anu ang pwede palitan sa binigay mong parts na hindi naman masyado nasacrifice gaming quality?

nope, pina-assemble ko po ung CPU ko.. suggest ko lang if 15k po, you can opt for a motherboard w/ onboard graphics (780G, around 3.2k) then buy a VC later if you're not satisfied, then go for a casing na merong kasamang PSU (around 1.5k)..

 

[OhNow3P]

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tanggalin mo lang yung 6K na video card sa advice ko sa iyo. (what stat said).

you could save further by opting for a generic Power supply that comes with your case but i strongly discourage this. in fact if you can, kung may sukli pa dun sa 15K, idagdag mo yun sa PSU.

 

[PadrePio]

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OhNow3p and STAT: Muchas grachissimas for the inputs. Now i know what parts to buy for my pc. tamang tama lang ang 15k na budget. thanks again guys. I really appreciate your help.

 

[alexusbas]

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sino po nakabili na sa QUBE sa gilmore? ok po ba dun? 2 years warranty daw kasi sa main parts

 

[OhNow3P]

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2 years naman talaga sa lahat e... 1 year shop+2 years distro... what the shop does is just for 1 year kung may sira pwede mo pa-palit sa kanila... on the second, sa kanila ka pa rin naman pupunta pero mas matagal kasi papadala pa nila sa distro.

 

[iloveraine]

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sir ako 20k lng ang budget ko, my monitor nko na MAG... pang internet at application po..