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#21

I’ve got a Dell desktop, had no problems with it. I’ve heard they’re not easy to upgrade, but I’m assuming that’s not a problem for an office machine

#22

Low end costum-built. EDIT: wrong link, fixed

Well I’ve convinced my dad to go custom-built. I think I’ll go with this rig. Of course I won’t want a 170 dollar video card. So I was wondering, what video card do you guys suggest I throw in there? And if I go cheap on the video card, can I go cheaper on the psu too?

Here’s the vid card I’m looking at: Radeon HD 5570. I have no idea how to tell if that’s compatible with the mobo and other parts.

How’s all this look?

EDIT: dammit I keep calling custom built pre-built, fixed.

#23

If you’re going for an office computer then I don’t see the need for 8 gigs of RAM. :hmph:

#24

Yeah I realized that that was kind unecessary. :retard:

#25

lol

But if you’re looking for 2GB sticks now, I would go with Kingston.

#26

Well, the Crucial sticks they recommended had tons of great reviews and were cheap.

EDIT: would it be a good idea to go with one 4 gig stick instead of 2 2 gig sticks so that the computer could be upgraded in the future?

#27

Yeah, my dad got me one without telling me from ebay (made me pay for all of it too meh ) and you cannot really upgrade anything at all. I see a lot of Dell computers in schools, libraries ect. They dont seem bad for offices at all.

#28

I believe I read somewhere that it’s easier for the computer to store and read data with just one stick as opposed to two sticks. So, if you can, go with the one 4GB stick.

Also, if you feel that the Crucial sticks are better then go with those. My friend uses them and he hasn’t had any problems. I’m just going with what I know. :stuck_out_tongue:

#29

Newegg sell some prebuilt systems… like this one

#30

Bump.

If no one sees any problems by the end of the day I’ll buy this tonight. I think I’m going to go with the two sticks of RAM unless anybody else says one stick is a good idea just because I’m used to two sticks.

EDIT: I’ll be going with the single 4 gig stick.

#31

Shame I caught this too late. The number of sticks of RAM you have has nothing at all to do with how your computer stores data (that is, permanent data on your hard drive). And if you meant volatile, in-the-moment data (i.e. stored in memory) then it actually makes it easier for the PC (from a bottlenecking standpoint) if you have at least dual channel.

You would have been better off getting yourself a dual channel kit to go with the Core processor - even though this doesn’t need to be a gaming monster, dual channel would definitely help the system for general performance. I’d recommend 2x2GB DDR3 @ 1333 to go with the Core i3 (like they mentioned in that article you posted).

That said, the system should still be okay with 1x4GB, but if you have the option, I’d return it for the 2x2 kit. :slight_smile:

#32

Thanks a lot Batz, I’ll look into returning it, or, maybe, just buy another 4 gig XD.

#33

While dual channel would give a bump in performance, I don’t think it’s worth the effort of returning a single stick for two smaller ones. If you don’t mind waiting then why not, but if I were you I’d just keep the 4gb stick and then add another one in a few years or so.

#34

I’d wait and add a second 4GB when you can too.

#35

the performance gain with dual-channel is nearly 0 for most office applications.

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