- Aug 21, 2011
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Hello! I'm new to these forums and would like to introduce myself! I'm a university student, and as of right now I'm looking to build my own PC. I'll be using it for school work and gaming (SC2 and perhaps LoL). Okay, so let's get down to business.
I've found a combo on newegg that is within my price range and I don't have to make too many compromises. Here's a link (I'm from Canada, so the prices and shipping might be different compared the the American website):
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.683102
This includes basically everything I'll need to buy. I have an oldish monitor that I can use for the time being. However, there are a few questions I have about this combo. First off, is everything compatible? Newegg has a disclaimer on their website stating that their combos may not be 100% compatible.
Second, I've been looking at a few graphics/video cards. My friend recommended this:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131434
Mind you, I'm not all that familiar with building computers as I've never done it before and this entire project will be a learning process. I'm hoping that I won't need to pay much more than $110 for a graphics card. Really, I'm not looking for anything fancy, just something that can run my games without being unreasonably slow. Having said that, the best bang for my buck the better, so if there's a graphics card that's a lot better for only slightly more, I'd be willing to bump up the price. the only thing that I was told that I should have for a gfx card is GDDR5, 1GB and maybe 256-bit (I really don't know what any of that means 😛)
Finally, the mobo that comes with the combo above is a micro mobo. I'm not exactly sure of what that is, but to my understanding it has something to do with the amount of input it can have? I don't really know.
So, that about does it with my first post, but hopefully there will be many more as I learn more and more about these computer things 😛 Any help on the above questions would be awesome. Thanks in advance!
PS: Sorry if this wasn't posted in the correct category.
I've found a combo on newegg that is within my price range and I don't have to make too many compromises. Here's a link (I'm from Canada, so the prices and shipping might be different compared the the American website):
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.683102
This includes basically everything I'll need to buy. I have an oldish monitor that I can use for the time being. However, there are a few questions I have about this combo. First off, is everything compatible? Newegg has a disclaimer on their website stating that their combos may not be 100% compatible.
Second, I've been looking at a few graphics/video cards. My friend recommended this:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131434
Mind you, I'm not all that familiar with building computers as I've never done it before and this entire project will be a learning process. I'm hoping that I won't need to pay much more than $110 for a graphics card. Really, I'm not looking for anything fancy, just something that can run my games without being unreasonably slow. Having said that, the best bang for my buck the better, so if there's a graphics card that's a lot better for only slightly more, I'd be willing to bump up the price. the only thing that I was told that I should have for a gfx card is GDDR5, 1GB and maybe 256-bit (I really don't know what any of that means 😛)
Finally, the mobo that comes with the combo above is a micro mobo. I'm not exactly sure of what that is, but to my understanding it has something to do with the amount of input it can have? I don't really know.
So, that about does it with my first post, but hopefully there will be many more as I learn more and more about these computer things 😛 Any help on the above questions would be awesome. Thanks in advance!
PS: Sorry if this wasn't posted in the correct category.
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