Motherboard and custom PC question: Price??

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06-11-2009, 09:36 PM
demujin

Motherboard and custom PC question: Price??

2 questions:

-Is 15,000 baht enough to get a decent (good graphics/sound performance) desktop PC at PanTip?

-Is 5000 baht for an Asus Striker II motherboard a good deal? how much should I expect to spend on a mother board? Okay three questions.

Thanks in advance...
06-11-2009, 10:07 PM
chitown

I paid 8000 baht for my computer to be built.

Has all the bells and whistles I need.
07-11-2009, 12:09 PM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by demujin

-Is 5000 baht for an Asus Striker II motherboard a good deal? how much should I expect to spend on a mother board? Okay three questions.

2.5k should get you a good enough MB, especially if you're going to buy cheap graphics & sound cards.
07-11-2009, 02:32 PM
Spitfire

10,000 baht for the custom make up box should get you something along the lines of:

-Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz .........or better if you need it.
-ASUSTek P5VD2-VM motherboard...........about 2500-3000 baht, if you really want the Striker II then go for it.
-1000 RAM
-264 graphics/sound card of your choice
-2 CD readers/writers
-160 GB hard drive............don't need to worry too much about internal hard drive size now as you can get terrabyte externals now (admittedly they are not cheap yet though).

I put the above desk top together a year and a half ago at the office so it's probably even cheaper now. That's generally OK for most stuff that I find myself doing but find myself more and more on a laptop these days.
07-11-2009, 02:35 PM
jandajoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by chitown

I paid 8000 baht for my computer to be built.

When ?
07-11-2009, 03:11 PM
Wallalai

Quote:

Originally Posted by chitown

Has all the bells and whistles I need.

I don't really care for bells and whistles, virus free and reliable is what I need. :)

And a reliable after sale service, no PC compatible I'm afraid.:mid:
07-11-2009, 09:17 PM
klong toey

Quote:

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by chitown

I paid 8000 baht for my computer to be built.

When ?

I was quoted 15000 baht last week in Patnip,just a run of the mill pc.
07-11-2009, 09:42 PM
Butterfly

Pantip got plenty of PC for less than 10,000

no need to pay more, that's all they are worth
07-11-2009, 10:28 PM
klong toey

Plenty of second hand pc's for 7000 baht with LCD monitors ,but i found fortune tower had much more choice of second hand a new pc's/laptops.
07-11-2009, 10:31 PM
chitown

Quote:

Originally Posted by klong toey

Plenty of second hand pc's for 7000 baht with LCD monitors ,but i found fortune tower had much more choice of second hand a new pc's/laptops.

Never buy second hand. They all suck!
08-11-2009, 08:42 AM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Pantip got plenty of PC for less than 10,000

Including a 6k monitor?
08-11-2009, 08:45 AM
demujin

OK thanks for the info.. 10-15k seems good to me.. Monitor price I'm also not sure about....
09-11-2009, 11:35 AM
Butterfly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Including a 6k monitor?

yeah if it's 15'' :)
09-11-2009, 03:01 PM
Takeovers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

2.5k should get you a good enough MB, especially if you're going to buy cheap graphics & sound cards.

Do you think a simple standard PC does need graphics and sound cards? I think that onboard graphics and sound are well good enough for most. I have the ASUS M3A MoBo which would allow me even to plug in two graphics cards for gaming if I would need that.

I would appreciate your informed opinion if and which plugin graphics card will do much for applications like photoshop.
09-11-2009, 03:14 PM
Spitfire

^With respect Takeovers, I don't think it was me that posted that.
09-11-2009, 03:39 PM
Takeovers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

^With respect Takeovers, I don't think it was me that posted that.

Sorry for that. I used the q-Quote function for a post by Marmite, don't know how your name got mixed in.

But I remember that happened before.
09-11-2009, 03:43 PM
Takeovers

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09-11-2009, 05:22 PM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeovers

I used the q-Quote function for a post by Marmite, don't know how your name got mixed in.

Because you pressed the q-quote button attached to his post, not mine.
09-11-2009, 05:24 PM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeovers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

2.5k should get you a good enough MB, especially if you're going to buy cheap graphics & sound cards.

Do you think a simple standard PC does need graphics and sound cards? I think that onboard graphics and sound are well good enough for most. I have the ASUS M3A MoBo which would allow me even to plug in two graphics cards for gaming if I would need that.

I would appreciate your informed opinion if and which plugin graphics card will do much for applications like photoshop.

For Photoshop you really don't need a graphics card. If you do anything with video or games, you'll want one. Sound from the MB is usually fine, but not great. If you're only playing MP3s of Wham!'s greatest hits, then it'll probably be ok without an additional sound card.
09-11-2009, 06:48 PM
Takeovers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Because you pressed the q-quote button attached to his post, not mine.

Thanks I will watch for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

If you do anything with video or games, you'll want one.

Thanks again. DVD-Video is fine for now but probably I will have another look if I put a BlueRay player in, maybe next year.
09-11-2009, 07:37 PM
Takeovers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Sound from the MB is usually fine, but not great.

Onboard sound is good enough for my ears. However I have invested in a nice set of speakers by a local producer that is quite well known by audiophiles. Cost just below 10.000 Baht from Teufel (that would be devil in english). :)

The low bass from the subwoofer really shows when I look at DVD-Video. And it doesn't BOOM it produces a nice well balanced sub sound you can feel in the stomach.
09-11-2009, 07:41 PM
Butterfly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Wham!'s greatest hits

what's wrong with that album ? :confused:
09-11-2009, 09:12 PM
Marmite the Dog

^ Nothing if you like sucking cock.
10-11-2009, 06:04 AM
baldrick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU

eh ? what year is this ?

better the lowest priced duo CPU in the lowest priced Asus motherboard.

to get reviews of the bits I normally look on newegg as you are likely to find something about most products there.
10-11-2009, 07:00 AM
Fondles

Here's the specs of a PC ive just built for someone, defo not cutting edge technologically wise but does the job.

MB - ASUS "P5QL- PRO" - 3680.00.
CPU - Intel Core2 Duo E7500 - 4040.00.
HDD - Western Digital 640GB - 2160.00.
GPU Spark GeForce 9400GT - 1600.00.
Ram - GSkill DDR2 4gb - 2850.
Case - Hualian Gview Viva Black Mid ATX Case w/ 550w Power Supply - 1420.00.
DVD Drive - Lite-On - 860.00.
Monitor - Acer 23inch 5920.00.
Bluetooth - Asus USB-BT21 Mini Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Dongle - 440.00.
WiFi - D-Link Wireless G 54Mbps PCI Ethernet Adapter - 760.00.
Microsoft Keyboard/mouse - 500.00

Total - 24410.00
10-11-2009, 08:37 AM
Butterfly

^ completely overpriced

where did you get it done and fucked ?
10-11-2009, 08:44 AM
Fondles

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butterfly

^ completely overpriced

where did you get it done and fucked ?

Really, please show me the same build for less, must be a retail shop in Thailand and they must actually have the components instock.
11-11-2009, 09:04 AM
baldrick

hwhinter.com is where I look to get a guide as to what the price should be

and when you get to the shop is is a little cheaper again - especially if you buy the bits for a whole system.
11-11-2009, 09:44 AM
Fondles

Quote:

Originally Posted by baldrick

hwhinter.com is where I look to get a guide as to what the price should be

and when you get to the shop is is a little cheaper again - especially if you buy the bits for a whole system.

same build from the hwhinter site.

MB - ASUS "P5QL- PRO" - 2920.00
CPU - Intel Core2 Duo E7500 - 4230.00
HDD - Western Digital 640GB - 2190.00.
GPU - Spark GeForce 9400GT - 1600.00.
Ram - GSkill DDR2 4gb - 3890.00.
Case - Hualian Gview Viva Black Mid ATX Case w/ 550w Power Supply - no price, case not listed.
DVD Drive - Lite-On - no price, lite-on not listed.
Monitor - Acer 23inch 6500.00
Bluetooth - Asus USB-BT21 Mini Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Dongle - No price, item not listed.
WiFi - D-Link Wireless G 54Mbps PCI Ethernet Adapter - No price, not listed
Microsoft Keyboard/mouse - 590.00

Total - 21920.00

Mr Butterfly, that leaves 2490.00 to purchase a case, dvd drive, bluetooth dongle and wifi card....cant really see where my build was "completely overpriced" you seem to know better though, where is this magical business that will sell me what i want cheaper than the current retail outlets.
11-11-2009, 02:45 PM
lom

This thread reminds me so much of the usually loud-mouthed LADA drivers who can't understand why anyone would drive an Audi or a BMW.

Fondles, your composition is well balanced and the price seems quite right to me.
13-11-2009, 01:33 AM
baldrick

I did not want to start a new thread for this - but maybe it should be set as the banner for this area :)

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