Building a Budget System. Hi all. I'm new to Tom's and new to building a PC. I would like to build a rig with monitor for around $750. I have absolutely nothing. I don't have a preference as to AMD or Intel. Besides the essentials, I would like DVD and...

Newbie is building a budget system please help.. Ok I need a new computer, ive been stuck with old and slow P3 systems for too long and I finally have a few dollars to build a decent system. I use the computer for very basic stuff. Mainly web browsing, word...

their systems. Most enthusiasts scoff at the amount they cost, knowing that they could build nearly the same system for in some cases less than half the cost of the boutique system. There is another reason OEM's often are able to sell their budget systems...

Building a system around the new AMD Phenom II X4 955 Quad Core 3.2GHz. First of all, I am new on this forum, so hello to everyone ! :hello: I am building a new system around the new AMD Phenom II X4 955 Quad Core 3.2GHz, and I need some advice. Could you...

AMD X3 710 Budget. Hey guys, Im in Australia and building a budget system for a friend. He wanted a Intel Quad but they were too expensive, so I gave him an Phenom X3, which was even cheaper than a E7500. Before I start, this is extremely tight budget, and...

a nod with some good low latency ram. Like a cas 7 1600. Then underclock it to cas 6 1333 and tighten the timings. Thanks Skora but I'm not looking for ddr3 - I am building a budget system and the increase from ddr2 to 3 won't make much difference (plus...

are former Dell owners. I prefer an online or store bought PC, because I don't know of any locally owned businesses that have a reputation for building decent PCs. I have priced systems on ibuypower.com, abspc.com, and of course, Gateway, Sony, HP, Compaq,...

horribly underpowered than the Willy was with RDRAM, and this will be a little brother of Willy with SDRAM (since the chances of anyone getting this system and DDR or RDRAM is nil). It just makes my life harder, in that I am building budget systems for...

in cali. Yeah but sometimes you are tempted to build for a budget build and save some money but at the end of the day it might not be worth it like you say. But sometimes they will build a good board like the K5 and if you get a good ecs board on a cpu...

up 200 dollars easily If you really want to buy a pre-made system then following these steps will maximize your budget get a system with the best CPU you can and a decent motherboard and hard drive. Get the cheapest PSU, GPU (preferably none at all),...