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davis_squareI am trying to find out if there's enough interest from people that would want to learn how to build, upgrade, and overclock their own computer.
How much did you pay for your computer? $345? $460? $645? More than that?
What if I told you that you can learn to build a very fast gaming workstation that has a:
Core i7 920 (Quad Core Processor) overclocked to at least 3.6 GHz or up to 4.2 GHz
4 GB DDR3 Memory
ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB
640 GB Hard Drive (Western Digital Black)
For just $645?
Or, for just $345:
AMD Athlon x2 240 Regor (Dual Core Processor) overclocked up to 3.7 GHz
4 GB DDR3 Memory
ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB
640 GB Hard Drive (Western Digital Black)
The option to upgrade to a Triple Core would be $105 more, and to a Quad Core would be $155 more for an AMD system. What's the difference in performance between an AMD Quad Core and an Intel i7 Quad Core system? What if you wanted more Memory, or a better graphics card, or for your applications to open faster? Come to the class and find out.
It would be a 2-hour class, and the amount for the class can range anywhere from $20 - $40, depending on the amount of people that would be willing to sign up.
The class would include (30 minutes):
The Basics:
1. Learning the basics of each computer component that's important in building the system you want or need. Includes the benefits between building your own computer and buying from a reseller.
2. How to find the best product and price for each component online, and monitoring price fluctuations in the market.
The Workshop (30 minutes):
3. How to put all the components together to what will essentially become your computer.
Overclocking (45 minutes):
4. How to overclock your computer after installing your Operating System through various software utilities and through the BIOS.
Upgrading (15 minutes):
5. How upgradable is your system? Is it worth it to upgrade certain components, or just sell your system and build another system from scratch?
Please respond if there's any interest, and if there's enough people, I'll send out an e-mail to set-up what would be the best time and location.
If a class can't be set up, I charge $100 for a private 1-on-1 lessons, which includes me helping you order your computer parts and me putting the computer together and overclocking for you while you watch, learn, and ask questions.
How much did you pay for your computer? $345? $460? $645? More than that?
What if I told you that you can learn to build a very fast gaming workstation that has a:
Core i7 920 (Quad Core Processor) overclocked to at least 3.6 GHz or up to 4.2 GHz
4 GB DDR3 Memory
ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB
640 GB Hard Drive (Western Digital Black)
For just $645?
Or, for just $345:
AMD Athlon x2 240 Regor (Dual Core Processor) overclocked up to 3.7 GHz
4 GB DDR3 Memory
ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB
640 GB Hard Drive (Western Digital Black)
The option to upgrade to a Triple Core would be $105 more, and to a Quad Core would be $155 more for an AMD system. What's the difference in performance between an AMD Quad Core and an Intel i7 Quad Core system? What if you wanted more Memory, or a better graphics card, or for your applications to open faster? Come to the class and find out.
It would be a 2-hour class, and the amount for the class can range anywhere from $20 - $40, depending on the amount of people that would be willing to sign up.
The class would include (30 minutes):
The Basics:
1. Learning the basics of each computer component that's important in building the system you want or need. Includes the benefits between building your own computer and buying from a reseller.
2. How to find the best product and price for each component online, and monitoring price fluctuations in the market.
The Workshop (30 minutes):
3. How to put all the components together to what will essentially become your computer.
Overclocking (45 minutes):
4. How to overclock your computer after installing your Operating System through various software utilities and through the BIOS.
Upgrading (15 minutes):
5. How upgradable is your system? Is it worth it to upgrade certain components, or just sell your system and build another system from scratch?
Please respond if there's any interest, and if there's enough people, I'll send out an e-mail to set-up what would be the best time and location.
If a class can't be set up, I charge $100 for a private 1-on-1 lessons, which includes me helping you order your computer parts and me putting the computer together and overclocking for you while you watch, learn, and ask questions.
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Date: 2010-02-21 12:59 pm (UTC)Also, don't you want 3 or 6gb of RAM with the Intel processor?
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Date: 2010-02-21 07:00 pm (UTC)I'll be recommending a bunch of different options for software, but mainly will focus on suggesting the best way to save money when building a new or upgraded computer.
The amount of memory doesn't have anything to do with what brand of processor you have, but the amount of memory you're limited to is determined by whether you're using a 32-bit operating system, which is 3GB(doesn't matter if it's Linux, Windows, or Mac). If you're using a 64-bit OS, the limitations are motherboard-specific. I'll also be explaining a little on the performance differences between DDR2 RAM an DDR3 RAM, as well as Dual Channel and Triple Channel Memory speeds, though a lot of detail will be suggested for anyone wanting to know more, to read up on certain hardware websites.
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Date: 2010-02-21 07:15 pm (UTC)On memory: triple channel requires 3 dimms, not 4, yeah?
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Date: 2010-02-21 07:33 pm (UTC)1. If you're not going to use your old computer anymore, re-use the Product key you have on that one for the new computer you're building.
2. If you want to upgrade the Windows OS, the cost is a lot cheaper ($89 for Windows 7 Home x32 and x64).
3. You can also find legitimate deals by knowing where to look. For example, I have 3 available OEM's that can be re-used because I have no computers that currently have the Product keys registered. You can call Microsoft Support and find out before purchasing whether or not the Product Key is still valid. If you also check Craigslist in Seattle, where Microsoft has playtest sessions where they give away free Microsoft Products. Most participants sell those products on Craigslist with the items unopened.
4. If you have multiple computers or a family that has a lot of people using Windows and also want to have Office, etc., you can invest in a TechNet Subscription for around $275 a year. This includes all OS's and Applications (including SQL Server, but no Visual Studios or Expression) you want to use, limited up to 10 Product Keys per a particular version of an OS. As long as you "own" the computer and didn't sell it, it's still legally yours.
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Date: 2010-02-21 07:08 pm (UTC)There are also places to buy just the CPU itself, where you can save a couple of dollars by it not having the stock cooler and thermal paste included. That extra money saved can be investing in a better heatsink. Again, this will be covered in the class, and what the user would want to read up on when deciding whether or not they would want or need something better than the stock heatsink provided with most retail CPU's.
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Date: 2010-02-21 07:17 pm (UTC)Also, for the i7 920, you "can" overclock to 3.6GHz as well using the stock heatsink and Arctic Silver 5. The only pitfall is the longevity of the CPU (the higher temperatures a CPU endures, the more wear).
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