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andynguyen12

andynguyen12

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I'm looking to build a desktop have components that used high-end system, and of course for gaming only. And I need everyone's opinion to know what components that I am looking for to build a gaming PC.
The range can be 500 to 1000, even though I said this but I'm still a student so please don't give me some hard core components or super professional.
 
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Ok, thanks a lot for your suggestion. I will try to stick with AMD board for a while and see how it's going.
Because at the same time, I just found out that I'm like AMD than Intel, just because Intel went too fast for me to catch up.....I will go with something simple then.

And thanks again for all your great answers....If I come across something weird, I will post it in here 😛, and hope you can help me :)
 
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Sorry but can you help me with this one. It kinda out of topic. But you know how computer running very heavy and give a really loud noise when it running a large program or application, and use up to almost 50% CPU usage. Is it a bad news for me?
Is there anyways to improve it and make it run more smoother and less heavy. In my opinion, i think it is because of the fans. It ran my 3D games, and it look totally fine, the game is running really smooth without freezing or anything. Is it have anything to do with graphic card.....and this is the computer i'm talking about: eMachine T5212, in case you want to check it out, it really old already. In case, if you could help me, just told me and I will post more, there are some parts in it I upgraded
Sorry it kinda out of topic, but hope you can help me.

P/S: I will try to post my ideal build in here soon. Hope you can help me until then

Thanks for everything
 
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So could I change anything to make it like "normal" and not like running so crazy like that. Or may be a new MOBO and a new normal graphic card for it, otherwise all the remain stuff are all have been upgraded and new.
This is my dad computer which he bought it like long time ago (who-know-when). So I had research and heard a lot of not really good news about eMachine(their graphic card) and Pentium Ds
So I hope you can give me some suggestion of may be change it even a little bit.
P/S: the MOBO is definitely old-old.
 
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Then can you help me to find the CPU and mobo for it, don't have to be expensive. Just a little bit better than the old one. Well, and most importantly, cure the CPU usage, I will try to do anything to let it down and more smoother.

Model: Intel Pentium 4 w/ Hyper Threading (Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Processor)
Core: Prescott

So this is the CPU that I'm looking at, just have a look at it. If you have anything better please suggest me. And help me find a mobo also, because I'm hopeless with mobo, I just can't find the one with descent price.
Beside because i'm still saving money for my new build :)
 
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Ok, thanks. And yes, I checked my PC on Crucial, and it said my computer can hold DDR2 PC2-5300 with a maximum of 1GB per slot. It too weird for this old computer to have so many good thing. The other day I checked to see what DirectX does it had, and it said DirectX 11, and still the graphic card is too crappy for DirectX 11. I also never upgrade its graphic card before, just an old card in a normal PCI slot

And btw, I wanna ask, you can only get DirectX from install the graphic card right?
 
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Yeah, the cooler for the above CPU. So, you say I also don't need to buy a seperate cooler for CPU ?
And I almost bought that PSU, It look so fine to me, but because of my old PSU don't have switch on PSU so the case doesn't have a hole for the switch.
So is there anyways, like I can make a hole on the case.
 
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Oh, wait! I think it's gonna be fine.
I will just measure the size again and then I will gonna buy it. :)
Well, anyways thanks a lot. You gave me such a great help (and got me out of whole lots of trouble in finding the parts)
 
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