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By Alfred Siew
TIRED of reading about other people's top PC? Build one yourself.
The first order of business is to think through what you want to put into your machine, whether this is a $1,000 or $10,000 PC.
If you want great performance for games, then spend a bit more on graphics cards rather than an ultra-fast CPU. This is because many games take advantage of a faster graphics card directly, especially at the high resolutions used on monitors 22 inches and bigger.
If you are on a tight budget, go for a no-frills motherboard instead of one promising higher overclocks. Save the money for a faster CPU instead.
Here are the recommendations for the components you should get for a performance PC that hits the sweet price spot now.
- Intel Core i5 750 CPU and Asus P7P55D motherboard ($509)
- Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM ($195)
- MSI HD5850 graphics card ($399)
- Seagate 1TB hard disk ($125)
- Generic DVD-RW drive ($40)
- Corsair HX620 power supply ($179)
- Logitech Cordless Desktop S520 ($119)
- Lian Li PC-7FW case ($179)
- Samsung 2443BW+ monitor ($429)
- Windows 7 Home Premium OEM ($170)
Total: $2,344
Learn from experts
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Million Dollar PC
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(www.hardocp.com):
One of the few PC enthusiast sites which still "tell it like it is" without the marketing fluff when it comes to reviews.
This story was first published in The Straits Times Digital Life.
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