My computer is old and slow, so it's time for a new one. I don't need an extreme gaming computer, but also do not want a piece of junk, so I'm hesitant to buy an HP, Dell, etc. My family uses it for email, web browsing, watching videos on You Tube, Minecraft, and to store photos & videos. I want a computer that is practical, fast, kinda quiet, and will last 5+ years. But I don't want to over spend on hardware that exceed my needs. I'm overwhelmed by the amount of choices, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Budget: $1000
Games: my kids are not gamers, however they do play Minecraft occasionally
Intensive software: none
Country: US
OS: Windows 7
Peripherals: monitor, keyboard, mouse
Software: Word and Excel
Anti-virus: needed
I have never built a computer but have done lots of research over the last 3 weeks, so I'm okay with the assembly part, but I'm not an IT guy so getting it to work properly might be my challenge. I'm also okay with the computer being built for me. Either way.
All those for 1k and last 5 years...well depends what you want to run in 5years. Anyway antivirus you can find plenty of them out there for free. This is what i would get for 1k (i don't need include ms office cause thats over 100 and you basically butcher the setup) to make it last as much as possible.
I ordered the parts on the list. I changed the processor to an Intel Core i5-4690K, everything else is the same.
Do I need to purchase anything else. Data cables?
Well if you bought the i5 4690k you should have switched to a Z97 mobo too. Reasoning is the 4690k can be overclocked but H97 mobo doesn't have the ability to do so. So either stick to the non k or send the H97M Pro4 back and get the Z97M PRO4 instead. Otherwise is wasted money
I finally had the opportunity to start the build last night. Fortunately I did a test build because it appears that the PSU is DOA. After reading some reviews for this product, this is a common problem. Can you recommend a different PSU? I went with the recommended build in this thread but switched to the i5 4690K and Z97M Pro 4.
I also noticed slight damage to the corner of the motherboard, I will probably return this too.
Did you test the PSU to make sure it's DOA? There's that weird paper clip method. http://support.antec.com/support/sol...paperclip-test
You'd find many PSU user reviews will have that. Speaking though, was there any shipping issues? Damaged boxes or whatever?
Thank you for send me the link for the paper clip test. I tried the test, it did not work.
The unit does not appear to be damaged from shipping, and the box was not damaged.
I'm thinking Newegg will tell me to return the unit. Should I stick with the same unit or go with something else?
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