In need of a new pc (part list)

#1

ZEPHYR_

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My laptops motherboard failed in early dec, and I was unable to get a replacement from Acer. I'm looking for something with a good processor. My price range is $500-$700. My brother and some of his friends who work IT have built their own PCs before and are willing to help me. Please help me, I know very little about computers.

#2

hexx

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whats your price range and are you capable of building your own desktop?

#3

ZEPHYR_

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hekswhats your price range and are you capable of building your own desktop?

My price range is $500-$700. I haven't built my own PC before, but my brother and some of his friends who work IT have have and are willing to help me.

[quote=heks]whats your price range and are you capable of building your own desktop?[/quote]
My price range is $500-$700. I haven't built my own PC before, but my brother and some of his friends who work IT have have and are willing to help me.

#4

hooli

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Here is a great resource: http://www.logicalincrements.com/

#5

Marxist

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700$ will get you a solid machine. Hooli's site there is fairly spot on, and once you get a feel for what you want, just ask the PC builder thread in the hardware section and they'll usually spot anything strange or be able to suggest cheaper alternatives.

Just remember, like all things mechanical or electrical; it's just lego. Once you break it down into tiny lego bits it's not nearly as daunting. If you get really scared just watch a few youtube videos of a few different people installing the part.

Also don't throw your laptop away - you may be able to hawk some of the parts out of it or a knowledgeable enough person might be able to fix it or use the parts out of it, basically no reason to just bin it.

700$ will get you a solid machine. Hooli's site there is fairly spot on, and once you get a feel for what you want, just ask the PC builder thread in the hardware section and they'll usually spot anything strange or be able to suggest cheaper alternatives.

Just remember, like all things mechanical or electrical; it's just lego. Once you break it down into tiny lego bits it's not nearly as daunting. If you get really scared just watch a few youtube videos of a few different people installing the part.

Also don't throw your laptop away - you may be able to hawk some of the parts out of it or a knowledgeable enough person might be able to fix it or use the parts out of it, basically no reason to just bin it.

#6

KiNG

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Do you still have your old hard drive? You might be able to salvage it and you wont have to pay for a new OS or hard drive