Personal computing discussed
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QuickSilverD wrote:That does looks like an excelent cheap build, just one question the memory you sugested is DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, does that CPU and Motherboard support that speed? maybe I am not looking at where I should but I don't see the memory specifications
Newegg wrote:Memory Standard:
DDR3 1600/1333/1066
superjawes wrote:Side note, that mobo has a parallel port?
Chrispy_ wrote:Prices are not too variable (so long as these products don't cost more than 200 dollars each. I have already bought things online before, we use a carier service to get them here, so don't worry about what is available or not, just make your suggestions as you would normaly do.Since the prices are so variable depending on your tax/import/shipping costs, I suggest you just pick parts that are cheap for you to obtain and list the specs here if you want one of us to confirm there won't be any compatibility issues.
In terms of integrated graphics, do people here have any precerence or sugestions regarding the best CPUs in this category?Any Sandy Bridge or Llano sounds like it will be fine. For non-gaming parents I would probably suggest a Pentium G620 which despite not claiming HD2000 graphics is identical to an i3 in all respects except clockspeeds.
QuickSilverD wrote:they don't do gaming, they don't run Photoshop-like programs, they mostly just consume media and browse the Web,
RickyTick wrote:Mom is a teacher and she does use Word and Powerpoint often, so there is that.QuickSilverD wrote:they don't do gaming, they don't run Photoshop-like programs, they mostly just consume media and browse the Web,
How about a new Nexus 7 tablet for $199.
monkeydude55 wrote:That is a Linux distro, right? I myself don't have much experience with Linux, I know many people love it I'm just not sure if it would be simple enough for them, since my sister is still in college I think I can probably get a cheap Windows licenseI would try installing Crunchbang. It is very easy to use, and it runs well on my Virtual Machine that I have set only to use only one core (processor is a Core2Duo running at 1.6 GHz) and 512 MB of ram.
QuickSilverD wrote:RickyTick wrote:Mom is a teacher and she does use Word and Powerpoint often, so there is that.QuickSilverD wrote:they don't do gaming, they don't run Photoshop-like programs, they mostly just consume media and browse the Web,
How about a new Nexus 7 tablet for $199.monkeydude55 wrote:That is a Linux distro, right? I myself don't have much experience with Linux, I know many people love it I'm just not sure if it would be simple enough for them, since my sister is still in college I think I can probably get a cheap Windows licenseI would try installing Crunchbang. It is very easy to use, and it runs well on my Virtual Machine that I have set only to use only one core (processor is a Core2Duo running at 1.6 GHz) and 512 MB of ram.
QuickSilverD wrote:That is a Linux distro, right? I myself don't have much experience with Linux, I know many people love it I'm just not sure if it would be simple enough for them, since my sister is still in college I think I can probably get a cheap Windows license
QuickSilverD wrote:Does this means that this processor is unable to use DDR3-1333/1600 memory correct? if that kind of memory were to be put in the motherboard what would happen? would the CPU just not work or would it work but slower?
Jon1984 wrote:My suggestion for the least amount of money without sacrificing performance:
Case+PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108191
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409
Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128540
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211409
SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
Good reviews on all of these products.
It shall serve you needs for a couple more than 350$
Crayon Shin Chan wrote:1gb of ram shouldn't be slow