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i know its not hard..i just dont know what brands are good and which ones ****..everything has mixed reviews..what brands should i stay away from?
Scoobydoo
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i just built this for a friend...
rosewill case w/400 watts
dual core e5200
asus mobo
160gb drive
sony dvd/rw
4gb ddr2
22" viewsonic lcd
vista ultimate
office 2007
$380 total
BTW, you are going to need storage, not memory if you are mainly interested in movies. No need for anything more than onboard video so use the extra money on a few 1.5tb drives
rosewill case w/400 watts
dual core e5200
asus mobo
160gb drive
sony dvd/rw
4gb ddr2
22" viewsonic lcd
vista ultimate
office 2007
$380 total
BTW, you are going to need storage, not memory if you are mainly interested in movies. No need for anything more than onboard video so use the extra money on a few 1.5tb drives
Scoobydoo
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and skip the mac idea. if you are that worried about viruses and crashing on a pc then just run linux.
if the douche above had problems with a windows based pc it was probably user error. i havent had a crash or virus in years on my windows based computers and i dont run an anti virus or software firewall
if the douche above had problems with a windows based pc it was probably user error. i havent had a crash or virus in years on my windows based computers and i dont run an anti virus or software firewall
konechiwa
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Jeepers
but macs look cool and are shiny and white and all plasticy...that makes them immune to viruses!
Scoobydoo
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how is that?
rosewill makes decent products and he isnt running a power hungry video card
i have bought 3 rosewill cases with power supplies over the past few years and all are still running stong
imo if you are on a budget rosewill is a very solid choice
My GF and I own 2 Macs and they have both had multiple failures ...
You, sir, are an idiot ...
I have a macbook and I have been quite happy with the performance of it, but the chargers are absolutely horrid and the plastic around the keyboard is beginning to break off. I would expect for the little plastic pieces to fail eventually, but not after 9 months of use.
and what if the battery fails? not like you can just buy a new one like a pc laptop. about the roswell comment they make cheap products no doubt about it cabale management is horrid motherboard trays arent removable (in all to my knowledge) psus dont put out rated power ever. just get a volt meter and check it. if he and you dont come close to using the power its rated at then i guess your fine. im use to people using core i7 cpus with tri sli or quad crossfire oced to the max.
Scoobydoo
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well ya, i only use rosewill when it is a budget build for someone who will be using it to websurf, read email and occasionally listen to music or watch a movie
if any other "load" intensive work is to be done or they want numerous hard drives for storage i definately get them a nicer power supply
the power supply in my main and htpc is only 100 watts(shuttle k45's), but the only things in them that need power are 45 watt cpus and a few 32gb ssd drives
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