Buying a new Personal Computer

**je_maza** · June 11th, 2011 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by ess

If you want to make the most out of your budget:
1) Find a techie friend and let him/her help you pick out the components from the item/price list of your selected store (e.g. PC Express, PC Hub, etc.)
2) Once you've picked out your components, call up the said store and make sure they've got the parts you want. If may kulang, choose alternative parts.
3) Once you've confirmed that all parts are available, that's when you go out to the store to make your purchase.
4) If your techie friend is capable of assembling the PC, then I highly recommend ask him/her to assemble it for you.

If you cannot find a friend to help you or you're in a hurry, then I strongly recommend you get one of the pre-packaged PC's like the one _Qwerty_ recommended -- Qube - Online. Bear in mind that you will still be able to get a more powerful machine for the same price. Pero less hassle.

EDIT: Pahabol
You mentioned that you also plan to do some gaming... what particular game did you have in mind?
The type of game will influence the type of video card you'll need which will in turn have a big influence on your budget.

May alam naman po ako tungkol sa mga PC. Tapos yung para sa gaming po yung ibang game ko po hinahanapan ako ng pixel shader dati(anu yun?).

**je_maza** · June 11th, 2011 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by _Qwerty_

last few purchases namin.. sa www.buyqube.com

ok naman so far..

saan po itong qube na ito?mukhang maganda po units nila. I'll check them out tommorrow

**je_maza** · June 11th, 2011 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by _Qwerty_

last few purchases namin.. sa www.buyqube.com

ok naman so far..

ay bro. yung sa qube na ito pwede ka ba dun sa gilmore mismo pumunta para mamili ng parts or kailangan talaga i order mo sa website nila? thanks

**je_maza** · June 11th, 2011 07:08 AM

mga bro yung sa qube ibibigay din kaya nila sayo yung mga software ng video card etc.. ?

**Ginnova** · June 11th, 2011 07:58 AM

try to check tipid pc. dami dun.

**ess** · June 11th, 2011 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by je_maza

May alam naman po ako tungkol sa mga PC. Tapos yung para sa gaming po yung ibang game ko po hinahanapan ako ng pixel shader dati(anu yun?).

Pixel shaders are a function for computing the color of a specific pixel on a scene, with all the effects factored in such as shadow, ambient lighting, reflections, etc.
Pixel shaders began to appear starting in DirectX 8.0 ata. Pixel shader v1.0 yon.
For video cards, nagsimula yung hardware support for Pixel Shaders sa GeForce 3 (dunno kung ano yung ATI equivalent)...
The current / latest Pixel Shader version now is v5.0, which is used in DX11.

Anong game yung balak mong laruin? Check mo yung DirectX version requirement.

**CVT** · June 14th, 2011 09:11 AM

Mag-assemble ka na lang bro,- para mapili mo ang mga parts ng PC mo....

Sa PCX okay na rin.

Practically, plug and play na sila ngayon,- plus the satisfaction that you did it yourself,- di ba?

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**ess** · June 14th, 2011 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

Mag-assemble ka na lang bro,- para mapili mo ang mga parts ng PC mo....

Sa PCX okay na rin.

Practically, plug and play na sila ngayon,- plus the satisfaction that you did it yourself,- di ba?

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Exactly!

If you can only see how some store technicians assemble your pc...manlalambot yung tuhod mo.
Anyway, like CVT said, practically plug and play na ang mga components ngayon. Gone are the days when you can fry your PC by attaching the PSU leads to your mobo incorrectly...
Now, all parts are properly constructed in a way that prevents you from connecting them incorrectly.

The only issue you can have with DIYing your system is when you buy the wrong components (e.g. AMD Procie and an Intel Mobo, or an underpowered PSU with a power hungry high end video card...) This is where a little research comes in....

Another thing you can do is to go to the Qube site and pick a pc you like, then examine the components.
Tapos hanapin mo yung components na yon sa PCHub or PCX, and source them out individually...makakatipid ka sigurado. Then you can use the money you saved to get better components.

**CVT** · June 14th, 2011 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by ess

Exactly!

If you can only see how some store technicians assemble your pc...manlalambot yung tuhod mo.
Anyway, like CVT said, practically plug and play na ang mga components ngayon. Gone are the days when you can fry your PC by attaching the PSU leads to your mobo incorrectly...
Now, all parts are properly constructed in a way that prevents you from connecting them incorrectly.

The only issue you can have with DIYing your system is when you buy the wrong components (e.g. AMD Procie and an Intel Mobo, or an underpowered PSU with a power hungry high end video card...) This is where a little research comes in....

Another thing you can do is to go to the Qube site and pick a pc you like, then examine the components.
Tapos hanapin mo yung components na yon sa PCHub or PCX, and source them out individually...makakatipid ka sigurado. Then you can use the money you saved to get better components.

Normally, tutulungan ka ng technician kung match ang mga binibili mong components kaya very remote na may problema kang mae-encounter... The PC we assembled a couple of months earlier was done by my 14-year old son, with (very) minimal supervision....

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**jhnkvn** · June 14th, 2011 11:58 PM

Mabilis lang kumabit ng PC, been assembling my own since grade school (it's one of the hobbies aside from cars that I'm proud of). Just be careful with static. So I recommend you purchase a static armband or just ground yourself using your computer case.

Remember, isang ZAAP lang ng static = dead component. You need not feel it since kahit konting static (ones that you can't feel) can kill your component.