TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Mid-2013 Update

[Railman]

Seriously, someone thinks an ASRock motherboard is OK to install in any system let alone a luxury system?. I would recommend you rethink your ideas or get some input from people who have to deal with things 3-6-12 months down the line. Does anyone know of failure rates for hardware and where to find that info? I would expect that a professional magazine would and actually give good information. This made me unsubscribe, its just plainly ridiculous.

Maybe the article is sponsored by ASRock?

I would rather purchase a Gigabyte MB as they use good quality components.

 

[Guest]

Not sure why you would use a regular audio headset for a luxury rig... typically someone will build a rig like this for gaming. So no gaming headset? Voice communications are fairly important for a lot of games coming out these days.

 

[Guest]

You recommend a case with exposed usb ports without a cover. Won't they fill with dust because of the power supply air flow?

 

[David40]

Oh Man I am screwed. I ordered all the parts for the Economy system and when I went to install the processor (Intel Core i5 4430) it will not fit in the specified (ASRock H87M Pro4) mother board slot. Someone messed up big time.

 

[Julio Franco]

David40 are you 100%? That's a Haswell motherboard, and Haswell CPU.

 

[David40]

Deleted...... I accidentally ordered the wrong M/B H77 instead of H87

 

[David40]

I have a question about the video on this entry level machine. My old machine had a dual head video card and I am really hooked on using two monitors for an extended desktop. The specs for the recommended video card doesn't say anything about supporting more than one monitor. I see that the H87 M/B has integrated video and the specs say it will support 3 monitors. Do we need to disable the on-board video or can we use both the on-board and video card to use dual monitors? It's a bit confusing.

 

[Mister_K]

Razer Naga is a wonderful mouse, the extra keys are really handy for a lot of games (whether MMO or even MOBA, ARPG and even FPS).

 

[Jad Chaar]

I think you should make some improvements to the budget box: Lower the CPU to an AMD Athlon X4 750K + 4GB of 1600MHz RAM rather than 1866MHz. Also, adding in a GPU like a 650Ti would be a good choice. That would bring the build up to $500 which is a sweet spot for budget gamers.

For the entry level system, I think you should put a AMD FX-6350 instead of the i5 and up the GPU to something like a 7850.

 

[Guest]

The Luxury System Section needs an Update ! -- Here is an URL from your own Site:
https://www.techspot.com/news/51044...te-force-windows-password-in-record-time.html

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[Guest]

Should really up the Minimum HDD to the 1TB WD EZEX for about the same price as the 500GB models in the lowest two tiers.