collin
im looking for a good gaming monitor around 14" wide and 12" tall i need something around that size a little bigger would be fine but i need it to be pretty square though any help would be great
Answer
You may buy a used one for that format. This is because all new ones are 16:9 or 16:10 wide screen, and the very few that are almost square (4:3 ratio) that are new are scarce and costly.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/380746116823?lpid=82 for $80.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CM-U34mZybsCFUho7Aod7lIAEA&Item=N82E16824009478&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-LCD+%2f+LED+Monitors-_-N82E16824009478&ef_id=Uqkc7wAABVxUM8Pd:20131224154043:s for $135
You may buy a used one for that format. This is because all new ones are 16:9 or 16:10 wide screen, and the very few that are almost square (4:3 ratio) that are new are scarce and costly.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/380746116823?lpid=82 for $80.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CM-U34mZybsCFUho7Aod7lIAEA&Item=N82E16824009478&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-LCD+%2f+LED+Monitors-_-N82E16824009478&ef_id=Uqkc7wAABVxUM8Pd:20131224154043:s for $135
Building Gaming Computer Help!?!?
Brittnee
I am not a Tech expert by any means, so I need help on determining if this computer (building myself) would work. Will I still experience lag on Minecraft & Sims 3? Here are the specs for the computer I put together.
CPU-
Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor$119.99
Motherboard-
MSI B75MA-P45 $64.99
Memory-
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz $69.99
Storage-
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99
GPU-
Geforce GTX 650 Ti $144.99
Case-
BitFenix Prodigy Arctic White $89.98
PSU-
Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply $39.99
OS-
Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.00
Monitor-
Asus VE228H 21.5-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor with Integrated Speakers $137.99
Answer
games like sims 3 and minecraft dont need much processing/gpu/ram performance,etc. i would substitute that i3 3220 and get the celeron g1610 instead with a better cooler, this will be about 58 dollars or so which is still about 60 dollars cheaper than the i3 3220 while still being good for sims 3 and minecraft ( you will not experience lag with this cpu ), you can save money by getting a cheaper motherboard, i would get 4gb of ram instead and save over 35 dollars while not affecting performance as sims 3 and minecraft only need max of 2gb memory for optimum performance, i would ditch the gtx 650ti as the 650 ti is way overboard for the games you want to play and expensive, the gt 640 would be a good replacement and will play both games on high settings with that celeron g1610 cpu and 4gb ram, save even more money and get the nzxt source 210 mid tower case, this is about the cheapest you can go for a good quality case, you dont need all those extra fans and such, even if your case didnt have any fans, it wouldn't really make a big difference in reliability, the nzxt 210 does have one 120mm rear fan though i would put it in the top front as there is an option to mount one there, this is a good area to put your hard drive where the fan can blow cool air right against it and also a little cool air can pass to cool your gpu as well thats almost adjacent to the drive. so if you can do that, remove the 120mm rear fan of the case and put it on the top front part where the mounts are, make sure that its blowing inside the case and not outwards, and also make sure that when plugging this fan into the motherboard, that its plugged into one of the 4 pin headers which are labeled usually as cha_fan1 / cha_fan2 .., for cpu, it will say something like cpu_fan1 and make sure that when plugging that alpine 11 plus cooler, that it goes into that 4 pin cpu header (also it has pre applied thermal paste so you dont need to worry about that). for psu, 430 watts would have been a little too low for your original configuration but for this configuration, its alright, however i would still get a slightly higher wattage psu so that the psu doesnt have to work as hard and fans are quieter then, the enermax 500w psu is 43 dollars shipped if you dont live in california which is pretty good and its a 80 plus certified psu like the corsair, for operating system, just go with windows 7 64 bit home premium, unless you want windows 8, i wont change your opinion on that, but in my opinion win 7 is simpler, easier to use, and just as good as win 8, for hard drive, i would've recommended you a ssd somewhere the lines of 64 - 128gb as your main and ONLY drive but since most people these days need a lot of space, then just go with ONLY a wd blue 500gb, for monitor, you can go with a slightly cheaper one with good quality still. note, that you didnt mention other stuff like wifi card (if internet connection is wireless or wired ethernet), keyboard and mouse, or dvd rom, so i wont post these for you, il post all the other stuff though, LET ME KNOW IF any of the links dont work or the items are not available and then i could give alternatives in either the answer or comment section later-
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7651322&CatId=22
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARCTIC-Alpine-11-Plus-CPU-Cooler-Intel-Supports-Multiple-Sockets-92mm-P-/290929934665?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item43bcc68149
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Board-ASRock-H61M-DGS-LGA1155-Intel-H61-A-V-GbE-Micro-ATX-Motherboard-/300907503535?pt=Motherboards&hash=item460f7c1faf
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Western-Digital-Caviar-Blue-500-GB-Internal-7200-RPM-3-5-WD5000AAKX-HD-/261232166697?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item3cd2a68729
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-Galaxy-GeForce-GT640-Graphic-Card-1GB-DDR3-SDRAM-PCI-Express-64TGF8HX6FTZ-/251256808616?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a8012a4a8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Enermax-ENP500AST-NAXN-500W-ATX-12V-Native-PSU-/400460123411?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item5d3d488d13
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4841119&CatId=5469
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213932&CatId=306
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-4GB-Kit-DDR3-PC3-10600-1333mhz-240-Pin-DIMM-Desktop-NEW-OEM-/130923807308?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item1e7baac24c
games like sims 3 and minecraft dont need much processing/gpu/ram performance,etc. i would substitute that i3 3220 and get the celeron g1610 instead with a better cooler, this will be about 58 dollars or so which is still about 60 dollars cheaper than the i3 3220 while still being good for sims 3 and minecraft ( you will not experience lag with this cpu ), you can save money by getting a cheaper motherboard, i would get 4gb of ram instead and save over 35 dollars while not affecting performance as sims 3 and minecraft only need max of 2gb memory for optimum performance, i would ditch the gtx 650ti as the 650 ti is way overboard for the games you want to play and expensive, the gt 640 would be a good replacement and will play both games on high settings with that celeron g1610 cpu and 4gb ram, save even more money and get the nzxt source 210 mid tower case, this is about the cheapest you can go for a good quality case, you dont need all those extra fans and such, even if your case didnt have any fans, it wouldn't really make a big difference in reliability, the nzxt 210 does have one 120mm rear fan though i would put it in the top front as there is an option to mount one there, this is a good area to put your hard drive where the fan can blow cool air right against it and also a little cool air can pass to cool your gpu as well thats almost adjacent to the drive. so if you can do that, remove the 120mm rear fan of the case and put it on the top front part where the mounts are, make sure that its blowing inside the case and not outwards, and also make sure that when plugging this fan into the motherboard, that its plugged into one of the 4 pin headers which are labeled usually as cha_fan1 / cha_fan2 .., for cpu, it will say something like cpu_fan1 and make sure that when plugging that alpine 11 plus cooler, that it goes into that 4 pin cpu header (also it has pre applied thermal paste so you dont need to worry about that). for psu, 430 watts would have been a little too low for your original configuration but for this configuration, its alright, however i would still get a slightly higher wattage psu so that the psu doesnt have to work as hard and fans are quieter then, the enermax 500w psu is 43 dollars shipped if you dont live in california which is pretty good and its a 80 plus certified psu like the corsair, for operating system, just go with windows 7 64 bit home premium, unless you want windows 8, i wont change your opinion on that, but in my opinion win 7 is simpler, easier to use, and just as good as win 8, for hard drive, i would've recommended you a ssd somewhere the lines of 64 - 128gb as your main and ONLY drive but since most people these days need a lot of space, then just go with ONLY a wd blue 500gb, for monitor, you can go with a slightly cheaper one with good quality still. note, that you didnt mention other stuff like wifi card (if internet connection is wireless or wired ethernet), keyboard and mouse, or dvd rom, so i wont post these for you, il post all the other stuff though, LET ME KNOW IF any of the links dont work or the items are not available and then i could give alternatives in either the answer or comment section later-
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7651322&CatId=22
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARCTIC-Alpine-11-Plus-CPU-Cooler-Intel-Supports-Multiple-Sockets-92mm-P-/290929934665?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item43bcc68149
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Board-ASRock-H61M-DGS-LGA1155-Intel-H61-A-V-GbE-Micro-ATX-Motherboard-/300907503535?pt=Motherboards&hash=item460f7c1faf
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Western-Digital-Caviar-Blue-500-GB-Internal-7200-RPM-3-5-WD5000AAKX-HD-/261232166697?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item3cd2a68729
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-Galaxy-GeForce-GT640-Graphic-Card-1GB-DDR3-SDRAM-PCI-Express-64TGF8HX6FTZ-/251256808616?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a8012a4a8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Enermax-ENP500AST-NAXN-500W-ATX-12V-Native-PSU-/400460123411?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item5d3d488d13
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4841119&CatId=5469
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213932&CatId=306
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-4GB-Kit-DDR3-PC3-10600-1333mhz-240-Pin-DIMM-Desktop-NEW-OEM-/130923807308?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item1e7baac24c
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