how hard is it to build your own PC?

daze23

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man the thing that gets me is finding a decent motherboard, ill find one i think is good then read some negative reviews and i dont want it, are there any decent motherboards under like 115?

reviews are a muthafukka. you can find bad user reviews for almost every product. there's always a chance you could receive a defective product. so you have to look for trends of (intelligent) people having the same issue
 

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reviews are a muthafukka. you can find bad user reviews for almost every product. there's always a chance you could receive a defective product. so you have to look for trends of (intelligent) people having the same issue

this is what i have, because im buying parts ever so slowly, at the moment i just have

Intel Core i3 3220 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Ivy Bridge 3MB Retail Box

as my processor, along with a ssd

what motherboard would you recommend?
 

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man the thing that gets me is finding a decent motherboard, ill find one i think is good then read some negative reviews and i dont want it, are there any decent motherboards under like 115?

breh there's alot. fukk the reviews. Reviews are like other people opinions on a movie or game. Some people like them,some dont. The MB i got was for $79 and came with 8GB Ram (4GB x2) and had like a 3 star rating. I was like :beli:,copped it,and never looked back.
 

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why get a dual core though? to me a dual core is like a single core. 4 core is gonna be the minimum pretty soon. i guess if you don't game its cool though.

I don't game
I haven't opened it yet

You think I should return it?

What would you recommend?

I have a case a ssd and ram
Just need a mother board and a processor


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk breh!
 

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dream build would b a htpc i could run xbmc and b rommed up always connected to tv

where should i start?
 

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I already bought everything breh. Just putting htings together today


building a HTPC mini ITX breh. Will use for XBMC, streaming and downloading of course (legal content only though :whoa: )


PSU amazon.com/gp/product/B0092ML1SC[/media]
i5-3330 (will OC)
case amazon.com/gp/product/B00DRA4F06
mobo amazon.com/gp/product/B00C99MV5C

RAM Memory amazon.com/gp/product/B005LDLVAO
SSD : amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-2-5-Inch-SV300S37A-120G/dp/B00A1ZTZOG

@GoldenGlove any you component would want me to exchange breh or am I good to go ?
 

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For HPTC, you look nice with the specs. I put mine together around two years ago.


oh thanks breh. I want a fast PC with good graphics that I could upgrade down the line with a good GTX card and maybe a better processor. The SSD is 240gb btw. Just tryna get the above 1080p graphics down the line. WHat you say breh ? ANy tips ?
 

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