Enough cables?
Serious Computer Builders wouldn't use the heatsink and fan that came with the processor, of course, but you'll be fine using them.
What is this about SSD? What's so great about Solid State? Sorry for asking dumb questions! :-[On a SSD you have much faster read/write speeds. Your computer will boot up in 20-30 seconds, launching up applications is much faster and you will no longer have small pauses whenever your operating system is trying to do something in the background. It's a brand new world and once you are used to SSDs then you can never go back to ancient technology.
What is this about SSD? What's so great about Solid State? Sorry for asking dumb questions! :-[
On a SSD you have much faster read/write speeds. Your computer will boot up in 20-30 seconds, launching up applications is much faster and you will no longer have small pauses whenever your operating system is trying to do something in the background. It's a brand new world and once you are used to SSDs then you can never go back to ancient technology.
I can't imagine buying a computer without a SSD. You should also replace the stock fans, mostly to reduce the noise levels. I've been using fans from Cooler Master for the last few years.
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8 GB of memory is alright unless you do a lot of multi-tasking or work with memory intensive applications. Do you need an optical drive? That and the CPU are probably the easiest places to save money.
What is this about SSD? What's so great about Solid State? Sorry for asking dumb questions! :-[On a SSD you have much faster read/write speeds. Your computer will boot up in 20-30 seconds, launching up applications is much faster and you will no longer have small pauses whenever your operating system is trying to do something in the background. It's a brand new world and once you are used to SSDs then you can never go back to ancient technology.
You can have a separate traditional HDD for storing media and documents. The SSD just needs to be large enough to store the OS and your applications.
I can't imagine buying a computer without a SSD. You should also replace the stock fans, mostly to reduce the noise levels. I've been using fans from Cooler Master for the last few years.
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8 GB of memory is alright unless you do a lot of multi-tasking or work with memory intensive applications. Do you need an optical drive? That and the CPU are probably the easiest places to save money.
Hyper Evo 212 da gawd. I've never seen my processor hit above 70c even in hot weather with it.
Not sure on the CPU, Himu. You save money on AMD but no one's really sure what the effect of DX12 on AMD's ADD MOAR CORES CPU strategy will be. I have a FX-8350/7870 OC set up and it runs the DX 12 version of the elemental demo at 1080P and between 30-50FPS which is pretty impressive but anything from the last three years involving DX 11 and AMD processor is gonna suck butt unless it's a Gaming Evolved co-marketed title. But then I went super budget and my PC is around €550 all in all (Because EU pricing is shit and I didn't have much cash when my previous CPU died) so Intel was way out of my price range. I would probably shop around and see if you can get a good i5/mobo deal if you can maybe swing it in your budget but AMD CPU's do perform well with most games. Just some are not that great.
So how big does the ssd need to be? 100 gb of something?It depends on your habits. My 240 GB SSD is almost full since I have 15 games and plenty of applications installed.
Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case has front panel USB 3.0 ports, but the MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard does not have onboard USB 3.0 headers.
Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.
I've never overclocked. Isn't it bad for your computer?I rarely bother with overclocking, but you can do it safely if you have a good cooling system.