Q. Hi. I want to buy a desktop for my home. The usage will be only for watching movies, download, music, browsing and social networking. I want to know what config to buy?
Which Processor, RAM, graphics card, speakers, LCD monitor to buy? Can you also differentiate the difference b/w the new processors that are in the market now?
Which Processor, RAM, graphics card, speakers, LCD monitor to buy? Can you also differentiate the difference b/w the new processors that are in the market now?
A. For a basic productivity computer like the one you're asking for, you will need:
A dual core processor.
2GB ram minimum
Integrated graphics - you will not need a separate graphics card for what you plan on doing.
That's all that is required, everything else is up to you.
If you are building it yourself, I'd recommend the following for your base:
CPU: Athlon II x2 250
MB: AMD 785g chipset motherboard ---or--- 740g chipset
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1333 MHz
If you want pre-built, any of these should do:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114084
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108312
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114085
Here are the monitors:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=20&name=LCD-Monitors
As for current-market processors, they are differentiated through brand, family, and model number.
The two major brands are Intel and AMD.
Families within Intel: Atom, Celeron, Pentium, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7.
Within each family, higher numbers usually indicate higher performance.
Families within AMD: Sempron, Athlon II, and Phenom II (simple, right?)
Models are numbered, starting with the Sempron 140, and ending with the Phenom II x6 1090t. Generally, the higher the number, the higher the performance. The number following the x indicates how many cores the processor has. Semprons are single core only.
The only other thing to have to consider is CPU socket. CPUs will only fit in motherboards with compatible sockets.
Intel currently has 3 sockets on the market, with 2 more to be released early next year: 775, 1156, 1366, and next year (1155, 2011). None of these sockets are compatible with each other, meaning a socket 775 CPU will not work in a 1156 motherboard, and so on.
AMD currently has one socket on the market (simple, right?): AM3.
On top of that, AM3 CPUs are backwards compatible with motherboards with socket AM2/AM2+, the previous generation socket. The new socket. AM3+, to be released late next year, will also be backwards compatible with AM3 CPUs.
Intel is currently has the best performance, but they cost much more. Their 6 core Core i7-980x is currently going for $1000.
AMD has the best value. They do not perform as well as Intel, but are very good still. An AMD processor can deliver 70%-90% of the performance of a comparable Intel processor for 40%-60% the price. For a point of reference, the 6 core top of the line AMD Phenom II x6 1090t goes for about $300.
A dual core processor.
2GB ram minimum
Integrated graphics - you will not need a separate graphics card for what you plan on doing.
That's all that is required, everything else is up to you.
If you are building it yourself, I'd recommend the following for your base:
CPU: Athlon II x2 250
MB: AMD 785g chipset motherboard ---or--- 740g chipset
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1333 MHz
If you want pre-built, any of these should do:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114084
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108312
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114085
Here are the monitors:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=20&name=LCD-Monitors
As for current-market processors, they are differentiated through brand, family, and model number.
The two major brands are Intel and AMD.
Families within Intel: Atom, Celeron, Pentium, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7.
Within each family, higher numbers usually indicate higher performance.
Families within AMD: Sempron, Athlon II, and Phenom II (simple, right?)
Models are numbered, starting with the Sempron 140, and ending with the Phenom II x6 1090t. Generally, the higher the number, the higher the performance. The number following the x indicates how many cores the processor has. Semprons are single core only.
The only other thing to have to consider is CPU socket. CPUs will only fit in motherboards with compatible sockets.
Intel currently has 3 sockets on the market, with 2 more to be released early next year: 775, 1156, 1366, and next year (1155, 2011). None of these sockets are compatible with each other, meaning a socket 775 CPU will not work in a 1156 motherboard, and so on.
AMD currently has one socket on the market (simple, right?): AM3.
On top of that, AM3 CPUs are backwards compatible with motherboards with socket AM2/AM2+, the previous generation socket. The new socket. AM3+, to be released late next year, will also be backwards compatible with AM3 CPUs.
Intel is currently has the best performance, but they cost much more. Their 6 core Core i7-980x is currently going for $1000.
AMD has the best value. They do not perform as well as Intel, but are very good still. An AMD processor can deliver 70%-90% of the performance of a comparable Intel processor for 40%-60% the price. For a point of reference, the 6 core top of the line AMD Phenom II x6 1090t goes for about $300.
What is the current value of my desktop computer?
Q. I purchased all the parts to this computer in June 2011 (getting close to 2 years ago) except for an additional 2TB hardrive June of 2012 and the Logitech Illuminated keyboard a few months ago. Everything is still in great condition; I just have no need for it anymore and would like to sell it. I am wondering what an estimation of the current value of it would be so that I know what to sell it for? All the components brand new were originally $1060, and now all the same components would cost $999 brand new. Here are the specs/components and their current price ($999 total):
$20--1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$67--1 x Logitech 920-000914 Black USB Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboard
$85--1 x Western Digital WD Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$135--1 x Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
$11--1 x IMC FX-087 All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
$105--1 x AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX
$50--Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan
$61--G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
$115--1 x ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
$135--GIGABYTE GV-N550OC-1GI GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$110--1 x CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible
$105--1 x Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Thank you!
$20--1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$67--1 x Logitech 920-000914 Black USB Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboard
$85--1 x Western Digital WD Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$135--1 x Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
$11--1 x IMC FX-087 All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
$105--1 x AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX
$50--Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan
$61--G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
$115--1 x ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
$135--GIGABYTE GV-N550OC-1GI GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$110--1 x CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible
$105--1 x Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Thank you!
A. $300 as a starting point
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