first time..

[LeisurelyLake]

HI there, I'm in the process of building a pc that I got from a family member. It's a old pc, but not too old. Still usable today for moderate games. I've finished and plugged in everything except getting windows 10, hard drive and/or ssd. I don't want to spend a lot of $, but here's the problem. I have no clue what the case can fit, there's still room for sure, but I don't know the brand name. Also, the dvd drive broke, so I will have to get usb of windows. Here's the question: Do I get a hdd & ssd? How much? How do I install windows? Thanks, Every comment helps:)

[Nineballo]

if u have another windows pc use this to create a bootable installer

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

 

[Nineballo]

I personally have a hybrid drive I stripped from an old MacBook and as long as you don't care about a 1-2 min bootup I would say hdd is the best way..

[Nineballo]

for the graphics I personally recommend the 1070ti if you can snag one at a reasonable price

I have one and at 1080p it hits 100+fps in most games

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, Domi-Nate said:

1070ti

Assuming it won't be bottlenecked by the CPU.

[Nineballo]

3.5 inch drives are standard for desktops where as 2.5 drives are for laptops...

https://www.newegg.ca/Desktop-Internal-Hard-Drives/SubCategory/ID-14?Tid=167537

 

[Nineballo]

yea you might lose 10-20 fps but you would still gain no matter what

 

[LeisurelyLake]

Don't have another windows

[Nineballo]

do u have a MacBook its hard af to do but it can be done.

http://osxdaily.com/2015/06/22/make-windows-10-install-usb-drive-from-mac-os-x/

 

or u can use boot camp apparently

that's 5 weeks of terminal down the drain

[ChristopherH]

13 hours ago, LeisurelyLake said:

HI there, I'm in the process of building a pc that I got from a family member. It's a old pc, but not too old. Still usable today for moderate games. I've finished and plugged in everything except getting windows 10, hard drive and/or ssd. I don't want to spend a lot of $, but here's the problem. I have no clue what the case can fit, there's still room for sure, but I don't know the brand name. Also, the dvd drive broke, so I will have to get usb of windows. Here's the question: Do I get a hdd & ssd? How much? How do I install windows? Thanks, Every comment helps:)

Hey,

 

With your OS, if you haven't yet purchased Windows 10, you can buy a Windows 10 license with a bootable USB. https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019T6O0

 

As for what your case can fit, any chance you could upload some photos? You could get away with a Nvidia 1050ti graphics card comfortably (but bear in mind that games like GTA V will run it at ~80%, based on my experience). https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-04G-P4-6253-KR/dp/B01NBHXR8A?th=1

 

With SSDs, @JayzTwoCents recently did a few build videos where he recommended opting for a smaller SSD (128 or 256GB SSD) for the OS and critical files, and using a mechanical disk for games and longer-term file storage. This older NCIX Tech Tips video is good for this config: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMo8krAJd5Q and this one for optimization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG4LXw4Nd5U

 

 

This video from @paulshardware is good for how to build a system, everything from installation of parts to installing windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpqkiaO7q4. You can skip to the Windows installation part here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpqkiaO7q4&t=907s.

 

With pricing, that will vary, depending on your location. In the US or the home of the Maple Bacon (for those north of the border), you can look at Amazon or Newegg for parts and costs. In Australia (where we all ride around in kangaroos, apparently) I prefer Mwave or MSY as the parts are well-priced, if my wholesale vendors don't have the parts I need.

 

That's generally everything you should need to know and do to get the basic system up and running!

 

CH.