Comments on: Budget-Build "Fast" PC – How Inexpensive Can You Go?

By: MichaelM

MichaelM — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:48:00 +0000

Why aren’t the hyperlinks hyperworking?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:52:00 +0000

Not to split hairs or anything but I think this graphics card would be a better choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187121

Newer generation card with better performance for a buck more.

By: IMSH

IMSH — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:36:00 +0000

I find his work thought provoking and insightful, but I can only speak for myself. You can take it to mean that I see his posts as possessing validity, otherwise I wouldn’t quote his statements.

By: Kidd

Kidd — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:02:00 +0000

Under “Final Notes”, Rich describes a few ways to get the budget down. One of those ways was to “shave $40 on the price of the processor with a dual-core option.”

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:53:00 +0000

“If you regard what he writes as being valid in any sense”

Valid to whom?

By: IMSH

IMSH — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:44:00 +0000

Some guy named Rich posted an article on PCMech on July 11, 2011 with a statement “In layman’s terms that means “for most software, anything over 2 cores is overkill”, and for the most part that still holds true today.”

If you regard what he writes as being valid in any sense, you could shave $40 on the price of the processor with a dual-core option.

By: Kidd

Kidd — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:25:00 +0000

The experienced builders in the forums may recommend different brands for the PSU, Mobo, RAM & HD, but the above article shows very well just how much PC you can squeeze out of a modest budget.

By: David M

David M — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:05:00 +0000

Somehow I get the feeling that glc or Khalil did not review your build.