Recent content by smoothbeginner100

So, i'm getting a brand new setup this Christmas, so in about a month as of writing this. I'm not sure whether to pick the 1050 or 1050 Ti, because my budget is 500€, and both cards(in my country) are within my budget, so far.Here are the specs of my planned PC: - i3-6100 - MSI B150M Pro-VD -...

UPDATE: Selected bliq's answer as best solution.

Hello! I'm an absolute beginner looking to get into programming.I'm still deciding on which language i'm going to be learning, but i guess that doesn't matter.I will be programming basic apps and very basic 2D games.I prefer an IPS panel, but i guess TN is okay as well.An SSD is optional. A...

Thanks for the answers, guys.I don't really remember what PSU he had, but I think it is a cheap Chinese quality one.As for the case, it's in relatively good condition, just needs a little thorough wipedown.I was thinking an A10 APU system, but hey...your suggestions are better. Oh, and as for...

So, my friend has, relative to it's age, not that bad of a rig.I think the CPU is the major bottleneck.So, get your vomit bags ready and take a look at the specs: - P4 540 3.2Ghz - 3GB DDR2-267 CL4 RAM - 115GB Hitachi SATA HDD - Gigabyte 9800GT 1GD3 - Asus P5GD2-Deluxe mobo - 1366x768 Samsung...

Yes, altough the i3 gives better pure gaming performance, for a multi-threaded workloads like streaming, AMD might be your best bet.For under 130 bucks, the AMD FX-8320E, since it's more TDP efficient than most FX series processors, and it has 8 cores, which is equivalent to 4 Intel cores, which...

I would suggest the NZXT Phantom 240, it's cheap and delivers design and performance of cases twice it's price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146181&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= If...