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Cheap PC for work... which way to go?

n-ster said:
What if I get WC setup + HAF 932 for 200$ from someone (lga 1156 WC setup)

and the i5 750 at 190$+ 1/2 tax so 194$ from MC and the 54$ Corsair... and 2x Caviar black 500gb at 65$ from amazon

totals 580$ without mobo and RAM and DVDRW right?
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Be about that but IMO see my previous 2 posts. They are 32nm and if you want something near silent it would be the way to go. Altho watercooling isn't something to scoff at. But why go all out on this if all your needing is a work PC?
 
One quick thing though: you're just building a gaming PC now :laugh:

You traded in a mega fast drive for a cool looking case :D

And the mega fast i5 with built in graphics for a slower i5 with no built in graphics?
 
n-ster said:
What if I get WC setup + HAF 932 for 200$ from someone (lga 1156 WC setup)

and the i5 750 at 190$+ 1/2 tax so 194$ from MC and the 54$ Corsair... and 2x Caviar black 500gb at 65$ from amazon

totals 580$ without mobo and RAM and DVDRW right?
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Well you'd need a GPU too.
 
JrRacinFan said:
Be about that but IMO see my previous 2 posts. They are 32nm and if you want something near silent it would be the way to go. Altho watercooling isn't something to scoff at. But why go all out on this if all your needing is a work PC?
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I wanna impress my boss LOL

It also MIGHTTTTTTT and up being mine at some point lol

How about we price up 2 rigs, the i5 750 and a cheap alternative?

BTW, how reliable are SSDs now? Like if I take a single OCZ Vertex Turbo, would it be more reliable than 2 Caviar Blacks (one back-ups up on the other... NOT RAID 1, RAID 1 is less good than automatic Backups right?)

Oh GPU... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102821
 
That's just it: SSDs have a wayyy less change of dying on you due to not using mechanical parts. And they're rated to last a million hours. No problem there.
 
any cheap but good and reliable SSDs out there? 60gb of space would be nice though
 
Right now what you see is what you get, SSDs are about $100 per 32GB until you reach 128, then it's ~$75 per 32GB.

You can scrap the SSD if you want. Three 500GB drives in RAID5 might work best for you.
 
I don't need space though... all I need is 40GB with a little bit of room in case...

ARE SLC SSDs much better than MLC reliability wise?
 
DirectorC said:
Right now what you see is what you get, SSDs are about $100 per 32GB until you reach 128, then it's ~$75 per 32GB.

You can scrap the SSD if you want. Three 500GB drives in RAID5 might work best for you.
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I know this will sound quite "n00bish" and I hate to make your thread go o/t:

What's the difference between RAID5 and RAID1 ?

@n-ster

LOL ...

I'll sell yah a 80GB Samsung IDE drive for $150. :p

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But that --> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102821 comes out no where near as good as the integrated on the i3.

Also if you have a MicroCenter around
Arctucas said:
Microcenter has them (in-store only, unfortunately) for $99.
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JrRacinFan said:
I know this will sound quite "n00bish" and I hate to make your thread go o/t:

What's the difference between RAID5 and RAID1 ?
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RAID5 is striping with parity. That means you get the speed benefits of striping and the fault tolerance of mirroring in one. If you have 3 drives in RAID5, the volume is seen as the size of 2 of the drives. If 1 drive fails, you can keep going, replace it, rebuild it and back to business.

Edit, forgot to mention how parity works: The data that's missing from that 1 drive is read from it's data equivalent on the other 2 drives.
 
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I still think 4 cores is overkill. I dont remember Word or Excel using more than 1 core. 2 is probably plenty.
 
Yea but this comp might be used for something more one day xD like video surveillance and stuff.... and my boss wants "top quality".... remember he spent 3k on a P$ with 1gb RAM 5 yrs ago
 
Oh you need four cores, Excel 2010 has multithreading capability, who wants to wait for those pie charts?! :p
 
Fair enough. then you probably need a Ati 5000 series (wait for the low end ones to come out in full force) to run 3 screens for the video surveillance.
 
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Uhm... In my own opinion, here is a better spec + good prices!

Notes: OS system is your choice!
 

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I would go with that SSD. I don't really know much more about SSDs because I've only used them in a few computers, haven't had the chance to really play with them. From what I've read they are all about the same as long as you get a quality brand one. If it's rated high by users and has high transfer rates then you're looking at a good SSD. OCZ is trusted of course. What I've seen from user reviews is about the same too, most of the people who had problems didn't bother to seek help and learn how to tweak Windows to work with an SSD. Windows 7 has built-in SSD support, but I'm not sure what that means. It's best to look on the OCZ forums, they have all the knowledge and tips and tricks pertaining to that.
 
Tyrael said:
Uhm... In my own opinion, here is a better spec + good prices!
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Well that might be lower cost and it might have more toys but its nowhere near as powerful as the system we're currently working on. E5200? Why, so he can have a GTS250 and a Xonar? In my opinion you're completely disregarding the type of system being requested.
 
DirectorC said:
Well that might be lower cost and it might have more toys but its nowhere near as powerful as the system we're currently working on. E5200? Why, so he can have a GTS250 and a Xonar? In my opinion you're completely disregarding the type of system being requested.
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Well... he is using a computer for work. So, A dual Core is good enough. Also, getting a good sound card will give his system a little bit of stability. ASUS has good driver... ;) Listening to Music is also good when working...

Secondly, the computer is for work. So, the graphics card is good enough with 1GB of GPU memory. No hard feelings...
 
I thnik I am going to go with a deal with a TPU member maybe... 670$ for Haf 932, WC, a good P55 mobo, i5 750, 4GB RAM, DVD RW... then add that SSD = 840$ after MIRs and 880$ before..... bit expensive but very powerful

But if he can't get enough receipts (it is for a business after all) then I'll have to buy everything xcept case + WC new, so a backup plan is always wanted lol

btw Tyrael, it is nice to try and help, but tbh, your advice is AWFUL, sorry
 
I still dont get why SSDs? They are not around long enough for us to quote its reliability, and its speed advantage is negligible when it comes to office work. I still think you are better off with Raid.
 
Fourstaff said:
I still dont get why SSDs? They are not around long enough for us to quote its reliability, and its speed advantage is negligible when it comes to office work. I still think you are better off with Raid.
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I think I'll take that chance and take the SSD anyways :D

P55 Mobo 91$ after tax

4gb DDR3 RAM about 99$ w/ tax

so totals 870$ after MIRs! ands up same price as if I'd buy used from the guy lol... but he has a much better mobo (This Foxconn)

should I buy used or new (except case and WC)?
 
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n-ster said:
I think I'll take that chance and take the SSD anyways :D
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SSD Drives = No disk spinning. They are managed by memory. In other terms, they're static without any moving parts.

Just GO for it!

P.S. I've spill my drinks on my LCD with your words...earlier... "AWFUL". Anyway, its sorted with a replacement.
 
Tyrael said:
SSD Drives = No disk spinning. They are managed by memory. In other terms, they're static without any moving parts.
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But on the other hand I've got 20 year old HDD's (still have a couple of 6MB ones and they still work fine whenever tested.) I've never come across a busted an HDD ever.

On the other hand, thumb drives function without mechanical parts (like SSD's).... and I had to RMA TWO Corsair 16GB pendrives in less than a year. No one knows the long-term reliability of SSD drives as yet.

I'd choose SSD for my gaming rig, sure. But not for work...
 
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