The second build at 172$ is not worth the money since for 30$ more you get A LOT more for your dollar. You must raise the price to 200$ as to build a much better & balanced system or go all the way down, your call.
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The second build at 172$ is not worth the money since for 30$ more you get A LOT more for your dollar. You must raise the price to 200$ as to build a much better & balanced system or go all the way down, your call.
I really don't want a SSD for this one as I am buying one already my gaming build but without the SSD, how much?
Whatever you do, make sure you have enough RAM to run virtual machines. You will be using them in your coursework in all likelihood. I graduated with a degree similar to yours and we did use virtual machines for some things. Each VM can use 2 gigs if you are actually running stuff in it.
These are my suggestions, an Intel and an AMD build, i wont go below 200$ for all the reasons i stated, its cheap thinking for a little more money, no real value there.
Intel Dualcore w/ SSD.
AMD budget gaming quadcore and a free game.
Intel Dualcore w/ SSD.
AMD budget gaming quadcore and a free game.
If you aren't going to game on the computer, you only need the bare minimum GPU, enough to play flash videos and display the screen. Any integrated chip these days is sufficent, any modern Intel or AMD APU will suffice. You just need to decide firmly if you are or are not going to play games on it. It sounds like no. If its a sure no then we can narrow down the options
The Intel Dualcore has processor graphics that do the job for your needs, between the 2, an SSD and the graphics card i would get the SSD without a question.
DVD burner: 17.99
Athena Mid tower: 22.99
asrock b75m mobo: 49.99
intel celeron g1610: 49.99
xfx hd 6570: 66.99
$207.95
Athena Mid tower: 22.99
asrock b75m mobo: 49.99
intel celeron g1610: 49.99
xfx hd 6570: 66.99
$207.95
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I honestly doubt I will have any use for playing games on it because I have my main build.
Which is why I can't budget more then $200 on this one.
Which is why I can't budget more then $200 on this one.
Thats too bad, it would boost the performance tremendously in in almost every usage scenario and made real difference, but its your money and your call, make up your mind and decide.
And if I can't do what I plan to do then I will need to budget a cheap HDD 500gb or less.
So I guess I should ask if I can do that, I want to transfer everything from my current HDD to a 1tb HDD and my OS to a SSD, can I do that without losing the licensing for my OS?
Also no gaming. school classes and possible running my eBay business stuff on it so I would be using excel.
So I guess I should ask if I can do that, I want to transfer everything from my current HDD to a 1tb HDD and my OS to a SSD, can I do that without losing the licensing for my OS?
Also no gaming. school classes and possible running my eBay business stuff on it so I would be using excel.
Also the ram I have is like super expensive intel RAM...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220705
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220705
Then get the Intel build with an SSD, its the best setup for your needs. I build alot of those and honestly are perfect for these usage scenarios and they sell well too, people like the speed and responsiveness of the SSD in a budget pc.
Its gonna be wasted in the Intel Celeron build since the CPU runs the RAM at 1066, your ramkit is perfect for the AMD build.
So with that RAM and this psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171046, what is my best build for $230 or less?
Mom is finally on board and I got a $30 budget increase LOL
Mom is finally on board and I got a $30 budget increase LOL
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The OS doesn't care about other files not a part of the OS when it comes to licensing.
If the OS is the retail version, you can move the OS to another computer with no problem if you delete it from your current one.
With the OEM version, you're tied to the original motherboard or a very close replacement, I believe. That said, Windows might not be aware of that and still function on a new motherboard. You're license is gone, but Windows still works and thinks it is licensed in that scenario. So that leaves it up to the user to decide on which path to choose.
But all that doesn't matter here, since it seems that you're going to pair the SSD with the motherboard the OS was installed with. You're not transferring anything to a new computer here.
Of course, a separate matter is that Windows might not work even if transferred to a new motherboard because it has driver issues due to it being set up to communicate with the old motherboard. That probably should not be an issue for you since you're putting the SSD in the same motherboard.
Its not so trivial as you might expect it is, infact its rather tough finding a good balance on this budget, i enjoy more budget builds than 1000$ ones.
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If you need storage to fit in your $230 budget: I'd go for the Intel build with B75, can actually fit in a Pentium G2020.
Currently a $3 off code for the DVD burner (if you need one).
:thumbsup: Very good build, the Pentium IB it runs the ramkit at 1333 compared to the crippled Celeron.
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In this case no, the Intel Pentium Dualcore is much stronger than the A4, Vesku's build is a winner at 230$ and i highly suggest you seriously consider it.
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