[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.

 

[youwish_ian]

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Alam ko kung saan to hehe. Looking good naman. Yung isang binabayaran mo din kasi dyan is convenience at support.

haha uo yan nlng kasi ang nakikita kong pasok sa budget na balance and complete gaya ng sabi mo bro convenience.. hehe PSU lng pagipunan ko d2 generic kasi chaka malay mo mag XFire ako APU+GPU db? hehe

nag backread po ako. posted last june 2012.

All from DynaQuest PC:

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 PHP 4795.00
MOBO: ASRock H61M-HVS PHP 2400.00
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1200.00
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA3 PHP 3400.00
ODD: HP DVDRW PHP 900.00
PSU: Seasonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze PHP 2400.00
ATX: NZXT Source 210 PHP 1750.00
GPU: Sapphire HD 6670 1GB DDR5 PHP 3640.00

TOTAL: PHP 20485.00

pwede po pa update? 20k budget. decent for gaming, internet and autocad. sana may sumagot. thanks.

nice build same as mine.. sa PSU mas ok kung 500w mo na kung maglalagay ka ng ibang peripherals meron pang PSU na same price na true rated din hehe the rest of the build parehas na skn si pareng janzzon nagbuild skn ng ganyan hehe

 

[sheince89711]

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@Janzzon, opo boss nasa kondisyon pa naman yung optical drive, hard drive, tsaka power supply, so kung gnun po maipapayo mo, i`ll make use of my current cpu device nalang po, pero i still need your suggestion parin kung paano po magiging smooth yung takbo ng whole system while playing those kinds of games. Kasi kung bibili ako ng isa pang unit hindi ko na magagamit po cguro yun, purpose ko lang naman sana for gaming, surfing, then i think software use so ano2 lang po dapat e upgrade ko or papalitan? mahilig din pala ako mag store ng big files sa HD q . about dun sa budget ko, gawin nalng natin mga 10k. so yun lang po thanks.

eto po ulet ung current specs ng cpu q ngayon.
Motherboard: Biostar N68S3B DDR3
Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 250 Processor (2 CPUs), -3.0GHz
Memory: 2gb RAM
Video Card: GeForce 210
HDD: 640GB

 

[FHackers]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

Anu magandang mobo para sa i3 2120 sandy bridge? 2.5k budget
Anu rin pala magandang psu?kaso Wala pa ako budget eh

 

[kopyrayt]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

hi mga idol, ask lang ano maganda laptop for gaming
budget range is 25-30k

off topic ba ito?

 

[arjhay13]

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CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz PHP 4950.00
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-HD3 PHP 2750.00
Memory: Kingston HyperX Genesis 4GB 2x2 DDR3 1600 CL9 PHP 1550.00
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA3 PHP 2400.00
Video Card: Sapphire HD 7750 1GB DDR5 PHP 4350.00
Case: EMAXX Rebel PHP 1300.00
Power Supply: Corsair VS450 PHP 1700.00
Optical Drive: Samsung SATA 24x DVDRW PHP 850.00

Total: PHP 19850.00

ayun. thank you sir janzzon.

 

[ronsymbnz]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

ano po ba maganda external hard disk na 1TB gusto ko po kasi bumili e suggest po kau salamat

 

[Alexandrusse]

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Sir Janzzon, ask ko lang kung supported ng AsROCK FM2A55-VG3 ang Dual Graphics, CPU ko is AMD TRINITY A8-5600k at ang napili kong discrete GPU is AMD RADEON HD 7650D. Pwede kaya to? At anu ang mgandang cooler para sa CPU ko? May nabasa kc ako na madaling uminit ang mga AMD na cpu,kya i think nid ng legit na cpu cooler. Antay ko reply nyo Sir.

 

[Alexandrusse]

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Pabuild din pla PC na intel based Sir.
Proc: Any Intel
Mobo:
HDD: 500 Gb
GPU:
PSU:
Case:
Odd:
Ram: 4 GB
For mid end games, photo and video editing.
Tight budget sana Sir, up to P15,000 lang kung pwede. Thanks!

 

[owen15]

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ano ang sakto na videocard para sa 18'5 inch LCD monitor "1360 x 768?"

 

[froiske]

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@Janzzon Sir planning to by tomorrow sana or atleast next week, a little problem nlng po.

Price base on PC EXPRESS (except CASE,GPU,MON)
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8700
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php3850
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3450
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php2995
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2950 (not available)
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php4900
GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php11000 (not available)
Mon: Still looking for 21" - Php6000 (estimate)
Total 43845

Eto daw po available na same performance ng GPU na binigay u sir so what do you suggest?,
*PowerColor 7870 - Php10,650
*Sapphire HD 7870 OC - Php10,650
*Sapphire HD 7870 XT (if mas ok tlga eto sir maghanap ako sa ibang store and iba pa po ba un Sapphire HD 7870 XT with BOOST?)


*Monitor suggest mo sir may DVI, un Samsung 21" HDMI na daw po which is better daw sa DVI?.

*PSU: Bka sa PC Hub po me bumili ska kaya pa ba gawin mga 600W sir?, (Need ata ng mas mataas na PSU sir para sa case na bibilin ko sir)

*HDD malaki ba difference nun 7200rpm? (i usually copy movie sa tropa ko minsan mga 30 to 60gb above un size ng mga movie)

from 35k-40k original budget ok lng mastretch 40k-45k basta worth it, 50k savings ko ngaun pero sana sir wag masagad!,hehe

Thanks in advance sir

 

[AgEnTsWaK]

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Mga kaSB help naman po.

Gusto ko lang mag home recording mga guitar cover. Di masyado mabigat sa PC, dhil di naman 10+ tracks gagawin ko

Sa ngayon onboard soundcard gamit ko, ung line-in di yung mic-in ampanget nun. May preamp ako na ginawa ko lang.

Budget : 100-1000 if needed 1500

Di ko na sasama specs ng pc ko, eto lang po tanong ko.

May audio interface ba na decent for recording within that price range? Necessary ba talaga yung external na audio interface? Gaya ng m-audio?

Wala naman akong latency issue naka asio4all pa nga ako sa onboard Realtek HD sound card ko eh.

Please any help naman jan?

 

[Janzzon]

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haha uo yan nlng kasi ang nakikita kong pasok sa budget na balance and complete gaya ng sabi mo bro convenience.. hehe PSU lng pagipunan ko d2 generic kasi chaka malay mo mag XFire ako APU+GPU db? hehe

Remember DX10/11 lang ang dual graphics, maghahanap ka pa ng matinong drivers para dyan.

@Janzzon, opo boss nasa kondisyon pa naman yung optical drive, hard drive, tsaka power supply, so kung gnun po maipapayo mo, i`ll make use of my current cpu device nalang po, pero i still need your suggestion parin kung paano po magiging smooth yung takbo ng whole system while playing those kinds of games. Kasi kung bibili ako ng isa pang unit hindi ko na magagamit po cguro yun, purpose ko lang naman sana for gaming, surfing, then i think software use so ano2 lang po dapat e upgrade ko or papalitan? mahilig din pala ako mag store ng big files sa HD q . about dun sa budget ko, gawin nalng natin mga 10k. so yun lang po thanks. eto po ulet ung current specs ng cpu q ngayon. Motherboard: Biostar N68S3B DDR3 Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) II X2 250 Processor (2 CPUs), -3.0GHz Memory: 2gb RAM Video Card: GeForce 210 HDD: 640GB

Tinanong ko lang yun kasi magagamit mo pa sa new system yung parts na yan which in turn makarami ka pa sa upgrade. Understand na napakahina na yung current setup mo for today's gaming standards kaya wag ka na magtaka. Hula ko generic din powersupply mo which is really not good.

Sir Janzzon, ask ko lang kung supported ng AsROCK FM2A55-VG3 ang Dual Graphics, CPU ko is AMD TRINITY A8-5600k at ang napili kong discrete GPU is AMD RADEON HD 7650D. Pwede kaya to? At anu ang mgandang cooler para sa CPU ko? May nabasa kc ako na madaling uminit ang mga AMD na cpu,kya i think nid ng legit na cpu cooler. Antay ko reply nyo Sir.

- Sabi naman supported ang dual graphics- Kung di ka naman magooverclock then no need for an aftermarket cooler. Kung trip mo gumastos at magsayang ng pera then go ahead.

@Janzzon Sir planning to by tomorrow sana or atleast next week, a little problem nlng po. Price base on PC EXPRESS (except CASE,GPU,MON) CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8700 MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php3850 RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3450 HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php2995 PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2950 ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php4900 GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php11000 (not available) Mon: Still looking for 21" - Php6000 (estimate) Total 43845 Eto daw po available na same performance ng GPU na binigay u sir so what do you suggest?, *PowerColor 7870 - Php10,650 *Sapphire HD 7870 OC - Php10,650 *Sapphire HD 7870 XT (if mas ok tlga eto sir maghanap ako sa ibang store and iba pa po ba un Sapphire HD 7870 XT with BOOST?) *Monitor suggest mo sir may DVI, un Samsung 21" HDMI na daw po which is better daw sa DVI?. *PSU: Kaya pa ba gawin mga 600W sir?, (Balak ko kc maglagay ng mejo malakas na fan wala kami aircon sir ok lng kahit sobra ng konti basta wag kulang!,hehe) *HDD malaki ba difference nun 7200rpm? (i usually copy movie sa tropa ko minsan mga 30 to 60gb above un size ng mga movie) from 35k-40k original budget ok lng mastretch 40k-45k basta worth it, 50k savings ko ngaun pero sana sir wag masagad!,hehe Thanks in advance sir

- HD 7870 is a reference card, HD 7870 OC is factory overclocked, HD 7870 XT is an HD 7950 na pinahina. Obvious na kung ano mas maganda, research ka po idol.- No difference HDMI vs DVI, HDMI just carries audio kung meron built-in speakers ang monitor.- No need, kayang kaya ng PSU na yan. If trip mo magsayang ng pera then go ahead.- Anything lower 7200 RPM ay basura at mabagal.

Mga bossing, gusto sana pagipunan tong build ko na to. pa comment po kung walang bottleneck at kung tama lahat nung mga parts na nilagay ko. kung available po sa pinas prices, pakilagay na rin po yung estimate. basic computer hardware knowledge lang po ako kaya open po ako sa corrections. pansin niyo po black and red mga components na nilagay ko. kung may mas maganda po kayo ipapalit, pwede po black or red yung motiff para swak sa gagawin kong pc. all around po siya pero more on gaming yung paggamitan ko. eto po specs: MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H CPU : INTEL CORE i5-4570 (3.6GHZ, 6MB CACHE, LGA1150) RAM : Corsair Vengeance® Pro Series — 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 DRAM 2133MHz GPU : Sapphire HD 7950 HDD : 2 TB WD Caviar Black CPU COOLER: Cooler Master V8 GTS CASE: Cooler Master Cosmos II PSU: Cooler Master Modular V700

Function over looks muna:

- Sayang yung motherboard sa CPU na pinili mo.
- No use for the aftermarket cooler dahil locked yung CPU.
- Overclocking potential wasted.
- Get caviar blues, no real world difference sa black.
- Get 1TB storage muna then just add when needed.
- You spent that much sa case when the video card is not the best at this price point, akala ko gaming?
- Get a case that costs less but just as good.
- No need for a high frequency RAM, useless at nagsasayang ka lang ng pera.
- Unless you will XFire/SLI in the future, you don't need wattage more than 550W.
- No SSD included. At this price point it's stupid not to get one

 

[raysand]

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Boss Janzzon, pa-advise.

Which is better build?

USAGE: Online Gaming (recent games), Video Streaming/Movies,
3D rendering, Video Editing

RIG#1 (Intel Build)
CPU: i5-4570 3.2 GHz
MOBO: GIGABYTE H87M-D3H
RAM: Gskill Ripjaws X 8gb 4gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9
HDD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue SATA3
GPU: Palit GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 192Bit OC Edition
PSU: Seasonic S12II 620 watts 80+ bronze
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1
CPU Cooler: (Ok na yata ang stock Cooler, observe ko na lang
during heavy loads)


RIG#2 (AMD Build)
CPU: AMD FX 6300 3.5 GHz
MOBO: GIGABYTE 990FXA UD3 (Rev. 3.0)
RAM: Gskill Ripjaws X 8gb 4gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9
HDD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue SATA3
GPU: Palit GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 192Bit OC Edition
PSU: Seasonic S12II 620 watts 80+ bronze
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master X6 CPU Cooler


Pls. advise my below concern.
1. OK lang ba ang PSU ko for both RIG?
2. Which build has better total performance against price (Rig#2
cost more about php1000 due to after market cooler)
3. Gusto ko sana ung GTX 760 jetstream kaya lang kapos na sa
budget, ok lang ba GTX 660 for 1920 x 1080(my max esolution)?
4. OK lang ba i-mount mATX sa mid-tower Case? Prefered ko sana
full Atx mobo - any suggestions?


in advance and more power to this thread!

 

[froiske]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

@Janzzon Thanks sir update kita bukas kapag nabili na namin lahat...

 

[FHackers]

Re: [ADVISE]Help you build/choose/upgrade your Computer

^boss PCE ka bibili? try pchub or pcoptions mas makaka mura ka ng konti but nasayo pa rin kung san ka bibili

 

[mackyboy]

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Boss, kakasya ba ung Palit GTX 760 Jetstream sa NZXT Phantom 410?

 

[sheince89711]

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@Janzzon, cge boss, kung gnun, pa recommend nalang ng build. na kakasya yung atleast 15k or mas mabuti kung mas mababa pa sa 15k? yung power supply ko, 4 yrs ko na po gamit soo far ok naman cguro. . so sa current unit ko ngayon, ano2 lang yung pwede mapalitan?

 

[froiske]

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^boss PCE ka bibili? try pchub or pcoptions mas makaka mura ka ng konti but nasayo pa rin kung san ka bibili

For reference na din ng iba na same sa budget ko,, Nagtanong din po ako PCHub almost same lng overall price...

PC EXPRESS
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8700
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php3850
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3450
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php2995
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2950
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php 4900 (not available, price base sa sulit)
GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php11000 (estimate ni si janzzon)
Mon: 23” Samsung S23C350 1920x1080 - Php8500 (base sa website nila)

Total 46,345

PC HUB
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8430
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php4270
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3660
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php2980
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2700
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php 4900 (not available, price base sa sulit)
GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php11000 (estimate ni si janzzon)
Mon: 23” Samsung S23C350 1920x1080 - Php8500(not sure if meron sila)
Total 46,440

PC OPTIONS (CPU lng meron the rest pinalitan ng same specs daw)

GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT (both store wala kaya no choice hanap ako sa iba!,hehe.)
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower(Same wala din sila kaya sa sulit ako naghahanap, may mga nkausap ako ifollow up ko daw next week if meron na available)

Baka may suggest ka na may available na case ska gpu dun sa setup ko sir kindly post nlng, yan nlng kc problem ko pero bibilin ko na bukas un meron sa PCExpress

 

[raysand]

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For reference na din ng iba na same sa budget ko,, Nagtanong din po ako PCHub almost same lng overall price...

PC EXPRESS
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8700
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php3850
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3450
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php2995
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2950
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php 4900 (not available, price base sa sulit)
GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php11000 (estimate ni si janzzon)
Mon: 23” Samsung S23C350 1920x1080 - Php8500 (base sa website nila)

Total 46,345

PC HUB
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8430
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php4270
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3660
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php2980
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2700
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php 4900 (not available, price base sa sulit)
GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php11000 (estimate ni si janzzon)
Mon: 23” Samsung S23C350 1920x1080 - Php8500(not sure if meron sila)
Total 46,440

PC OPTIONS (CPU lng meron the rest pinalitan ng same specs daw)

GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT (both store wala kaya no choice hanap ako sa iba!,hehe.)
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower(Same wala din sila kaya sa sulit ako naghahanap, may mga nkausap ako ifollow up ko daw next week if meron na available)

Baka may suggest ka na may available na case ska gpu dun sa setup ko sir kindly post nlng, yan nlng kc problem ko pero bibilin ko na bukas un meron sa PCExpress

mag PCNETMILES kc Sir although walang available na Monitor based sa build mo.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz - Php8099
MOBO: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - Php4310
RAM: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 CL9 - Php3300
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 - Php3000
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze - Php2865
ATX: NZXT Phantom 410 gunmetal mid tower - Php 4900
GPU: Sapphire HD 7870 XT - Php10380
Mon: 23” Samsung S23C350 1920x1080 - wala!

Total 36,854

 

[kenma9123]

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@janz
-pare musta Thanks ulit sa mga suggestion mo about sa pagbuo ko ng rig back from 2012

Ngayon I'm planning to build a business, internet cafe compose of 10 units siguro, soon baka magexpand. And if ever baka mag diskless setup ako.

So far I need some suggestions sana ng build, yung average usage lang ng PC this days for video streaming,browsing, at gaming narin like LoL, Cabal mga ganun.

Thank you thank you!!

P.S here's the rig(my current rig, till now mamaw parin) baka magkaroon ng idea yung iba diyan

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
RAM: Gskill Ripjaws X 8gb 4gbx2 DDR3 1600 CL9
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3
ODD: LG GH24LS70 24x Sata (OEM)
PSU: Seasonic 620w M12II-520 80PLUS Bronze (Modular)
ATX: NZXT (Source 220) ( BLACK )
GPU: Palit GTX 670 Jetstrem 2GB DDR5
HSF: Antec Khuler 620
MON: 21-24"