Comments on: Open mic: I want YOU to tell me what YOU want!

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:47:53 +0000

Just stumbled upon your blog … looks like something I’llvisit more often. Something that I’m doing just now is looking to build a video/still editing platform … suggestions?
rock on!

By: TLynx

TLynx — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:53:47 +0000

Hey! Been reading this page for a couple weeks now and love everything about it. I’m fairly new to building computers, so this page has been a real help. Now for what I would like on the blog is some info on keeping my system cool. I’ve been looking for something that uses air conditioning and keep it dust free as well. I’ve seen a few places that sell boxes that do that, but you’re looking at a thousand or more to buy it. Any help on protecting my comp would be great.

Thanks again for the site and keep up the good work.

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:47:21 +0000

Hey Sid, thanks for leaving a comment.

I understand your situation, importation fees, lower competition, exchange rate and many other factors influence prices.

It will be a pleasure for me to design a gaming PC based on an AMD platform. Just let me know what is your budget, any particular requirement(s) and I’ll make the best gaming system that I can out of that budget.

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:43:48 +0000

Glad to hear that you like it. I agree that anyone can build a fast $4,000 computer, just pick some of the best for every component. Will it be fast? Sure. You probably just wasted 2 grand too.

In these times of economic slowdown, the budget builds are more popular than ever and finding the right balance of power between all the components is really important.

Why? Because if for example, you buy a really fast video card (GTX 280 say) but team it up with a slow processor (AMD Sempron LE-1250), the processor will be a bottleneck for the video card and your system won’t perform to the level you expect from it.

That’s just an example, you also have to consider the RAM, the power and amperage required for the power supply and much more. I’m not saying that it’s really hard, but you do need experience and a deep understanding of the interrelation between all the components to design efficient systems, with a good price tag that is.

Not to mention, some people just want to browse the web. You don’t need the latest quad-core with 8GB of RAM for that, just a bare minimum system will do and it will leave more benjamins in your wallet!

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:35:00 +0000

I use whatever part is the best depending on the budget that I use for a particular design. I don’t see brand, I see whatever part offers the best bang for the buck

Of course, some may say that I favor Intel, but I can’t help it but say that their cpus have the edge in many situations lately.

I could recommend peripherals items in a separate section and also do a full comparison at various price ranges every so often, what do you think?

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate

By: infinite0light

infinite0light — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:20:06 +0000

first of all , nice blog here , very good way of viewing contents …

i think this computer price and components r excellent , although i’d prefer a core 2 quad one for myself … the 4×2 GB DDR is an excellent choice , would last for couple of years … i’d just need a multi-touch support screen for my next operating system (win 7) , ,, screen supporting multi-touch is like ASUS which is gonna be released at the start of the upcoming year with the win 7 release date …
this is just what i know for the moment , and i’m sure many companies r gonna fight with the multi-touch technology for the updoming days …

i’d like a to add some cool and comfortable mouse and keyboard , a mouse should support my needs with shortcuts and so on …
about the speakers , make a cool sound system for ur needs …

i think $1.5k is a very good price for such components – so GL

By: Cacnerkitty

Cacnerkitty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:28:31 +0000

This is a great resource for system builders, keep up the good work. Now, if you could only tell me where to find a pile of money to finance my next build…

By: Sid

Sid — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:06:20 +0000

smart build for gaming pc, but can you make a system using a amd processor?

in my country, Indonesia!!. The pentium Motherboard and AMD motherboard had a very different pricing…

So please can u make a sistem suggestion using an amd processor and motherboard?
thx..

By: neal

neal — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:51:03 +0000

i want quad-core mac!!! can u digg it?

By: VitaminCM

VitaminCM — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:45:47 +0000

Matt,
I really like the site. I like the detailed builds that you lay out. It’s nice to have the pricing too. I’m glad that you do a variety of builds from high to low end.
Anyone can make a $4,000 machine fast, but doing it on a budget is really helpfu.