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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: hmgROCK on October 30, 2018, 02:50:40 PM

Title: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: hmgROCK on October 30, 2018, 02:50:40 PM: building a really cheap $150 gaming computer for my nephew
to be able to play fortnite

still waiting on for a few more parts
but just wanna share some info for those who are not familiar with computer

that adding an SSD will make your computer go super fast
load up, transfer, program, etc... will just load up really fast

here, i have a 240gb SSD that i pick up on amazon for $30 when it was onsale last week
we will also be upgrading the power supply ($20), along with the graphic card

cardboard spell
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(https://i.imgur.com/m4YF3hu.jpg)
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: hmgROCK on October 30, 2018, 02:54:00 PM: our graphic card is a GTX 750 TI that we pick on ebay for $50
it will be able to play alot of e-sport game like league of legend, overwatch, dota, etc... at 1080p
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: hmgROCK on October 30, 2018, 02:57:10 PM: we won a dell optiplex for $50 on ebay
that's is going be our pre built PC

here's something familiar

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BAREBONES-Dell-Optiplex-7010-Intel-Core-i5-3470-500GB-HDD-4GB-RAM-5108I30007/372482279533?hash=item56b9ac886d:g:bdwAAOSwtbxb0z l6:rk:20:pf:0 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/BAREBONES-Dell-Optiplex-7010-Intel-Core-i5-3470-500GB-HDD-4GB-RAM-5108I30007/372482279533?hash=item56b9ac886d:g:bdwAAOSwtbxb0zl6:rk:20:pf:0)

total cost: around $150
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: hmgROCK on November 01, 2018, 07:43:34 AM: received our dell optiplex from ebay for $50

little bit dusty
one man trash, is another man treasure

(https://i.imgur.com/isluhQM.jpg)

install our power supply ($20), removed the Harddrive that came with it and install our SSD 240 gb ($30)

forgot to take pic but, we also install our GTX 750 TI ($50) graphic card

(https://i.imgur.com/VtfB8xh.jpg)

we install window 10
update everything and driver

download fortnite and test it out
this machine is a beast for around $150

(https://i.imgur.com/6O71mna.jpg)

going wrap it up in christmas wrapping
someone is going be a happy kid this holiday

O0 O0 O0
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: Reporter on November 01, 2018, 10:49:18 AM: You're spending about $400.00 already. Might as well buy a new computer.
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: hmgROCK on November 01, 2018, 11:58:11 AM: Quote from: Reporter on November 01, 2018, 10:49:18 AM
You're spending about $400.00 already. Might as well buy a new computer.

not sure where you get the $400 from

$50 dell optiplex from ebay
$20 power supply
$30 SSD 240gb
$50 graphic card GTX $150

=$150
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: thePoster on November 01, 2018, 03:33:37 PM: Nice, sometimes its just nice building things.
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: azn-guy on November 01, 2018, 04:12:21 PM: what about M.2 8)
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: dogmai on November 02, 2018, 06:28:46 AM: Should've went with the k series on the i5
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: hmgROCK on November 02, 2018, 09:31:49 AM: Quote from: dogmai on November 02, 2018, 06:28:46 AM
Should've went with the k series on the i5

little high on the budget
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: dogmai on November 02, 2018, 04:14:51 PM: Quote from: hmgROCK on November 02, 2018, 09:31:49 AM
little high on the budget

I think the $10 -$15 price difference is worth it. The result you get from upgrading an i5 2500 to i5 2500k outweigh the small amount of the increased price in my opinion.
Title: Re: SSD (solid state drive) will make your computer go super fast
Post by: DuMa on November 02, 2018, 04:20:47 PM: I hunt for ssd deals and load it into my lappie. No wait when boot my lappie up. Worth the extra speed.