Low Budget Work Computer Build
Hey guys, Icarus again! Sorry I couldn’t post this yesterday… I had a lotta homework to get done ~.~
Anyways, on to the core of this post.
Let me reiterate my last post. What we want in a work-related computer is stability, processing power, and multitasking(in order from highest priority to lowest). So I based this build on those 3 key factors.
So, when I say “Low Budget”, I mean in the Sub $1000. Like, anywhere from 600~1000 dollars. So, here’s the build I thought out:
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E4500 Processor; just an awesome processor to work w/, rock-solid stability, and gives you 2 cores to work with, giving you as much processing power you need. ~ $124
Motherboard: Gigabyte P35 DS3L Motherboard; this motherboard also gives us rock-solid performance, and it has all the things necessary for a nice work-station computer. Enough SATA ports for hard drives, 1 PCIe slot, other PCI slots, and that such. All the things we need on one motherboard. ~ $100
RAM(Memory): Crucial Ballistix 2×1GB DDR2 800 RAM, Patriot eXtreme 2×1GB DDR2 800 RAM, or Corsair XMS2 2×1GB DDR2 800 RAM. They will all give you more than enough power to open many programs at the same time, w/ many windows. This will allow you to work smoothly, even w/ programs running in the background. ~ $69
PSU: Corsair 450W PSU. Very stable, nice wattage, great # of AMPs; All you need and more for a stable computer. This will give more than enough juice to power all of your computer components in this build. ~$75
GPU: EVGA 8600GT; this card is not for the gaming computer, but for a work-station computer like this one, it will provide more than enough graphics power. Graphics power isn’t that important in a normal work-station computer like this one, but if you want to run multiple monitors to have more windows open at the same time, this’ll do the job well. ~ $130
Case: CoolerMaster RC-690 Mid-tower case. If you’re working, you want silence so you can work efficiently right? Well, this case is VERY quiet. And if you ever want to add more fans to cool down your computer from a hard couple hours of running many programs at the same time, it’ll do the job very well. ~ $80
Hard Drive: Well… depends on what kind of work you do. But if you do work that requires a lot of hard drive space, I’d suggest a 500GB or even a 750GB hard drive. If not, go w/ a simple 320GB or even 250GB Hard drive. I’d recommend Seagate Barracuda hard drives because of their warranty.
Optical Drive: Samsung Black 20X CD/DVD Burner Optical Drive. Fairly cheap, and has good reputation. In my opinion, all of these optical drives perform as well as any other, so if you have a brand preference, go for it. Just make sure that it’s the SATA model, or else you’re going to have to deal with thick PATA cables.
So… there you go, a low-budget work-station. That comes out to be around 740 dollars. That’ll give you enough money to get you a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor, if necessary.
And there’s one more thing you can do to make your computer even faster and still as stable w/o spending money: Overclocking. But that’ll come later 
See you all later! Next time: A mid-budget work station build!
Icarus
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First Step to your Dream Computer
Well, Icarus here again. I want to talk more about budgets and computers. Now, more specifically.
So, in a budget computer, you have a certain money limit you can spend on the whole computer. So here comes the killer question: Where do I spend the bulk of my money on? What will make the most difference to me?
Well, here’s the answer to that important question: it DEPENDS on what you’re going to use your dream computer on. In this post, I will talk about a typical workstation computer for purposes linked to work.
So, what’s the most important “power” on a computer you want for a computer mainly used at work? Well, in my opinion, it’s processing power, coming from the CPU. Let’s say you’re an electrical engineer, who runs many tests on circuit boards and other hardware all at the same time, all on the same computer. Say you run the tests w/ many programs, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and other programs used in that field. In all of these programs, you need a lot of processing power to run all of these programs without errors. Now, RAM also has to do w/ this, but w/o the processing power, you won’t be able to run all of those programs.
In the next post, I will make for you my work-station computer build, starting at the low-budget machine. See you later!
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