Building a PC

lazyonion · Post by **lazyonion** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:12

I am thinking about spending about R8000 (The last bit of money in my bank account!) on building as good a PC as I can. Does anyone have any ideas as to which graphics card , CPU, CD Drive, Motherboard, case, screen, speakers etc. I could use?

Post by **Y0da** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:13

Oh come on allready. How many times do we need to do this.

Belix · Post by **Belix** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:14

What you gonna be using it for? Games or work? If work, what work?
Here a quick link. Go read it

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2282
Only another 210,094 times YOda...

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:19

Have a look through the Hardware Forum! You will find what you are looking for, very informative!

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:21

Lots of sites like www.take2.co.za offer a "build your own pc" service, and updates the prices as you go on. Use that and see what your options are within your budget.

Lord_Sybrwulf · Post by **Lord_Sybrwulf** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:35

Why is it that rich ( . Y . ) with too much money to burn always want other people to make decisions for them. Read the reviews, ask questions about specific product comparisons. But for crying out loud stop asking people to choose your PCs for you

It's you personal preference... next you'll be asking "What's the best Graphics card?" Or "Which is better, Ati or nVIDIA?"

Get off you a$$ and read older threads...it's all there

Post by **Y0da** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:37

Easy there Lord_Sybrwulf. No need to flame.

Lord_Sybrwulf · Post by **Lord_Sybrwulf** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:45

Y0da wrote:Easy there Lord_Sybrwulf. No need to flame.

Sorry man...I just think it's lazy and thoughtless to have someone else design you PC for you. I figure it's a personal experience....

...I also get irritated when people don't look back at old thread, where the same question has been asked before.

Sorry for flaming...it out of character for me...

simmy · Post by **simmy** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:56

Lord_Sybrwulf wrote:Why is it that rich ( . Y . ) with too much money to burn always want other people to make decisions for them. Read the reviews, ask questions about specific product comparisons. But for crying out loud stop asking people to choose your PCs for you

It's you personal preference... next you'll be asking "What's the best Graphics card?" Or "Which is better, Ati or nVIDIA?"

Get off you a$$ and read older threads...it's all there

Cut this man a cheque :onfire:

Oh yes, dont forget the copper screws/raisers

Lord_Sybrwulf · Post by **Lord_Sybrwulf** » 23 Nov 2004, 15:07

A cheque...for me...

Why thank you...

MrBean · Post by **MrBean** » 23 Nov 2004, 22:38

Hello Lazyonion,
Send me a PM, I will forward you my Cell no, and I am willing to assist you. No, you don't have to buy a system from me, my advice is Free

If you are in Durbs, I can easily assist you in selecting the correct combo, whether it be Intel or AMD, in other Cities I can point you to experts who will gladly do the same.

Why? Because we love PC's, benching, everything that goes with it.

Have fun, PM me if you are interested. Oh yeah, no strings attached

Br,
MrBean.

Post by **Artagra** » 24 Nov 2004, 00:13

I can vouch for Mr Bean, he really knows his stuff.

What are you looking to do with your system? Gaming? Beyond gaming, what is important to you? Noise levels? Size? Convenience? Looks? What else will you use your system for - ie, do you have any specific requirements? (some arb software, need for a TV tuner, etc etc)

What do you have so far? Do you have a monitor? Speakers? Operating system?

When are you likely to upgrade? Will you most likely upgrade every few months, or only after a year or two? How flexible is your budget

?

Artag

Lord_Sybrwulf · Post by **Lord_Sybrwulf** » 24 Nov 2004, 09:23

Yup...Mr. Bean is super-nice...

lazyonion · Post by **lazyonion** » 24 Nov 2004, 17:35

Lord_Sybrwulf wrote:Why is it that rich ( . Y . ) with too much money to burn always want other people to make decisions for them. Read the reviews, ask questions about specific product comparisons. But for crying out loud stop asking people to choose your PCs for you

It's you personal preference... next you'll be asking "What's the best Graphics card?" Or "Which is better, Ati or nVIDIA?"

Get off you a$$ and read older threads...it's all there

Hey, I ain't no rich twit and I have done a lot of research, but I'm just looking for more ideas as there are so many different deals out there.

Lord_Sybrwulf · Post by **Lord_Sybrwulf** » 25 Nov 2004, 13:23

This is going to get nasty. I'm locking this thread. - Y0da