This Computer

http://pcpartpicker.com/au/p/plPy

What do you think of it? i had a friend design it for me cause im not all that up to date with all hardware side of things

is it worth it? cause my budget is really $600-$650, and because im an aussie i cant get parts off newegg

 

Nice processor, but you won't be able to get the true potential of it with that motherboard; it doesn't support OC'ing. I think you can find a better, cheaper case somewhere too. Everything else seems OK. It's absolutely not a gaming computer, but that can be changed with the addition of a decent graphics card.

Once booted up and working, it'll shred through applications with ease.

 

yeah im not really a hardcore gamer, i just browse the internet, watch youtube, watch movies that i got 100% legally and that's it

and what is overclocking? isn't that like pushing everything futhur then its sposed to go?

 

Basically; pushing the component faster than it's factory settings. The processor is overkill for what you're doing though, but I admit it's always nice knowing you got the good stuff.

 

I wouldn't bother spending that much on a computer without purchasing a GPU. If you're just going to surf the internet and watch movies, buy yourself a $200 laptop/pc and an external hard-drive to hold the .avi files. I wouldn't bomb $650 on this without a GPU just for youtube and movies.

 

i can't stand those cheap little ones and if the computer lags i start getting mega pissed, e.g. i like using win 7 themes and those cheap pieces of shit wouldnt run it if its life depended on it

 

I know what you mean. How much space do you really require? You can get a cheaper (but still decent case), and swap out that HDD for a 128GB SSD, and get a major performance boost.

 

I dont really need that much cause im probably gonna buy a external hardrive to keep all my useless shit on there, so i could probably go with a 128, but isn't that about the same price? for the SSD and HDD

 

The HDD is $78, and the SSD is probably going to be around $100~. That's why I said you could get a cheaper (yet again, still decent) case for the price difference.

 

so just some dodgy old case like this? http://pcpartpicker.com/au/part/cooler-master-case-rc335ukkn1

and then maybe this ssd? http://pcpartpicker.com/au/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7pc128bww

 

Case seems fine, especially for the price. The SSD on the other hand is absolutely amazing.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/au/p/qxNe is the newest model

so what ive done in that is ditched the $100 case for the cheapo
Changed the 1tb to a 500g hdd
added a 120gb ssd

 

Get a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for the SSD, and you should be fine.

 

Uhh... MOST computers made in the last 10 years can handle Win 7 themes... Your computer could be running a low-end i3 processor with 4GB RAM and not lag whilst running Win 7 themes and watching a video. An SSD is an unnecessary upgrade if you're not using the computer for anything too taxing. It would speed up the boot times of any programs or files on the SSD, but from the sounds of it, most of what you're going to be using the computer for are things such as online videos/watching movies where the time that the computer takes for opening up Word and whatnot are irrelevant.