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Originally Posted by trancehead
So I need some feedback too please!
Im building this computer to essentially replace my dying laptop.
I'm going to be hooking it up to 2 monitors I have already. Potentially 3 in the future
I'm primarily going to be using this station for web dev: that includes
-coding (with some IDE or even Dreamweaver for just pure webpages)
-Adobe CS5.5 family products
So this is not a gaming machine! I get way too easily addicted to games, so i've had to lay off installing any on my PC
I went with the A8 because it seemed decent with integrated graphics.
Not completely sold on it though as the processor itself seems weak
I'm also on a fairly tight budget. It's nice that it comes with integrated graphics
AMD A8-3850 $140
ASUS F1A75-V Pro ATX FM1 $110
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D GREEN ATX12V $45
intel 320 gen3 80gb $139.66
Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2 8 gig $36.99
D-LINK DWA-556 Xtreme N Desktop Adapter $42.29
TOTAL 513.94
-I have an old Antec Sonata II case lying around. I bought it probably 6-8 years ago...but it should be fine right?
-And as Hard drive prices are ridiculous right now, im going to hold off. I have a 160gb spare seatgate drive lying around also from 6-8 years ago, and a 2TB NAS
-I also have a nvidia 7950 GT KO lying around. Is this something thats worth using in a build? (i could reconfigure it if so)
-And yes...i need a wireless adapter lol. thats one of the cheaper non usb ones i could find. I've never tried a usb WLAN adapter though (they are really cheap though)
sorry for turning this into my life story, but any comments guys?
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Good thinking going with the A8. Even though the CPU part is weaker than what you'd get with Intel, it has a decent integrated GPU. Not good for games, but it will certainly help with your Adobe programs
But your NVIDIA card will probably be even faster, so there's really no reason to choose the A8 over an Intel Core i3 if you are going to use a video card.