Best bang for your buck new PC build?

[Blorg]

Originally posted by: acegazda
rosewill cases are hunks of metal. No significant noise reduction, thermal capabilities or anything. I have seen hipro psus before... in the trash... get something like a 330w seasonic s12. Superior reliability, but if you decide to have many drives, get the 380w model. For the MoBo, I'd get the asus a8n-e, but thats ~$30 more than your budget.

An extra $30 here or there wasnt in the original post. The parts were "Budget" parts, with better reviews than most of their "Budget"s. The reason I chose the Rosewill was the removable washable filter and 120mm fan, plus it comes with a rosewill psu that is 20+4 and includes pci-e plug. Tack on an extra $30 per part in a build and you're looking at over $200 on a lite build.

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: Blorg

Originally posted by: acegazda
rosewill cases are hunks of metal. No significant noise reduction, thermal capabilities or anything. I have seen hipro psus before... in the trash... get something like a 330w seasonic s12. Superior reliability, but if you decide to have many drives, get the 380w model. For the MoBo, I'd get the asus a8n-e, but thats ~$30 more than your budget.

An extra $30 here or there wasnt in the original post. The parts were "Budget" parts, with better reviews than most of their "Budget"s. The reason I chose the Rosewill was the removable washable filter and 120mm fan, plus it comes with a rosewill psu that is 20+4 and includes pci-e plug. Tack on an extra $30 per part in a build and you're looking at over $200 on a lite build.

I think anyone who knows anything about psu's will attest that rosewill's are junk. Now you MIGHT get a good one that will last a long time with an integrated gfx build, and that one actually has 27amps combined, but the reviews say that it is loud, bad ergenomically (short wires) and flimsy. Your case and psu should be your two longest lasting components. This is just one of the reasons why you shouldn't skimp. A couple of the reviews actually actaully say that the case dents! WTF! Your case should not dent! In any case, If OP ends up getting the hipro, I'd be interested to see if it holds up

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Blorg

Originally posted by: acegazda
rosewill cases are hunks of metal. No significant noise reduction, thermal capabilities or anything. I have seen hipro psus before... in the trash... get something like a 330w seasonic s12. Superior reliability, but if you decide to have many drives, get the 380w model. For the MoBo, I'd get the asus a8n-e, but thats ~$30 more than your budget.

An extra $30 here or there wasnt in the original post. The parts were "Budget" parts, with better reviews than most of their "Budget"s. The reason I chose the Rosewill was the removable washable filter and 120mm fan, plus it comes with a rosewill psu that is 20+4 and includes pci-e plug. Tack on an extra $30 per part in a build and you're looking at over $200 on a lite build.

we are not saying add $30 to each part, but you need to put the $$$ where it is most needed, so skimp on some parts - like processor speed to be able to afford what matters for gaming - psu, memory and gpu

 

[Howard]

If he doesn't want to spend money on something he doesn't think he needs, why convince him otherwise?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Howard
If he doesn't want to spend money on something he doesn't think he needs, why convince him otherwise?

if somebody games that much, then the re-allocation of funds would be better for the end result - the fullest enjoyment of games for a given budget.