comp/brand names for pc parts, help

hailtomichigan · 12-21-2011, 09:22 AM

when building your own computer you are given may brands and parts to pick from but if you never buyed any thing from that comp./brand you ask your self is this comp./brand product good or reliable.

so what im asking to day is which comp./brand for each part is good-high quality and is reliable for a desk top pc.

NOTE:do not focus on price.

Example:cpu: intel or amd (i know all most all of you are going to pick intel)

the parts to pick brands for:

CPU
Motherboards
Computer Cases
Fans & Heatsinks:for cpu
Fans :for case
Hard Drives
Keyboards
Mice
Memory:RAM
Monitor:normal
Monitor:3D
Power Protection
Power Supplies
Printers
Soundcards
Speakers
Headsets
SSD
Video Cards
liquid cooling:cpu only
liquid cooling:full system
CD / DVD Burners & Media
Cables:internet
Cables: other
mouse mat

tr4656 · 12-21-2011, 09:27 AM

Mobo: Gigabyte or Asus
Ram: G.Skill
GPU: MSI or Sapphire
Fans: Scythe or Yate Loons
Keyboard: Filco, Leopold, HHKB, Topre, KBC, CM Keyboard
Headphones: Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, Audio Technica
Sound card: ASUS
Speakers: Swan

wyatt022298 · 12-21-2011, 01:41 PM

CPU: AMD
GPU: Nvidia/EVGA
PSU: Corsair
RAM: Corsair
Fans: Coolermaster
HDD: Western Digital
mobo: Gigabyte/ASUS
case: anything that has consistently high reviews and has what i need

JrochTheGuy · 12-21-2011, 01:52 PM

CPU: Depends
M.B: Gigabyte/ASUS (ASRock)
GPU: XFX/ASUS/MSI/Gigabyte/EVGA
PSU: Seasonic/Corsair/Antec/XFX
RAM: Corsair/Mushkin/Kingston/G.Skill
Heatsinks/Coolers: Coolermaster/Noctua/Thermalright
HDD: Western Digital/Seagate/Samsung
Case: Lian Li/Corsair/NZXT/Fractal/Coolermaster/Silverstone
Fans: Scythe/Coolermaster/Noctua
Liquid Cooling (pre-filled): Corsair/Antec (I haven't done any custom loops recently, don't find that it's worth the hassle.)
Sound Cards: ASUS/Creative
CD/DVD drives: Sony/ASUS/LG/Samsung

Versteken · 12-21-2011, 02:02 PM

Geez, you're going to get responses all over the map on this one.
I'll list the brands I bought last/would by, but this does not mean I don't think other brands aren't good too.
CPU
Motherboards - Asus
Computer Cases - Lian Li
Fans & Heatsinks: Coolermaster
Fans : don't care
Hard Drives - don't care
Keyboards - don't care, but I use Microsoft ones (made by NMB for them)
Mice - I only use MS or Logitech
Memory: Mushkin! (yes, with an Exclamation mark)
Monitor: Dell IPS (I own 3xU2410's)
Monitor: No preference/no experience
Power Protection - No preference
Power Supplies - Enermax (or nothing)
Printers - They all suck
Soundcards - Creative X-Fi (but I hear great things about the Asus Xonar's)
Speakers - Logitech Z-5500's
Headsets - Sennheiser (or nothing)
SSD - Intel
Video Cards - Radeon's
liquid cooling: don't use/don't care.
liquid cooling: Don't use/don't care
CD / DVD Burners & Media - makes absolutely no difference, but you can't go wrong with LG
Cables:internet - makes absolutely no real difference
Cables: other - same
mouse mat - I like Func pads. the rubber feet suck though, they peel off.

rotNdude · 12-21-2011, 02:11 PM

Look at the warranty that the manufacturer provides and the specs of the item you're trying to buy.

geekofalltrades · 12-21-2011, 03:20 PM

Corsair and EVGA are often lauded for their exellent customer service (my Power Supply is a Corsair, and my videocard is an nVidia GTX 580 manufactured by EVGA). Kingston and G.Skill are both good RAM manufacturers (I use Corsair, but only because one of their kits went on sale when I was buying RAM; I was all set to go with G.Skill prior to that).

12-21-2011, 09:22 AM	#1
hailtomichigan Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 20 Posts: 447	comp/brand names for pc parts, help when building your own computer you are given may brands and parts to pick from but if you never buyed any thing from that comp./brand you ask your self is this comp./brand product good or reliable. so what im asking to day is which comp./brand for each part is good-high quality and is reliable for a desk top pc. NOTE:do not focus on price. Example:cpu: intel or amd (i know all most all of you are going to pick intel) the parts to pick brands for: CPU Motherboards Computer Cases Fans & Heatsinks:for cpu Fans :for case Hard Drives Keyboards Mice Memory:RAM Monitor:normal Monitor:3D Power Protection Power Supplies Printers Soundcards Speakers Headsets SSD Video Cards liquid cooling:cpu only liquid cooling:full system CD / DVD Burners & Media Cables:internet Cables: other mouse mat Last edited by hailtomichigan: 12-21-2011 at 09:27 AM.

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12-21-2011, 09:27 AM	#2
tr4656 Join Date: Sep 2009 Reputation: 46 Posts: 229	Mobo: Gigabyte or Asus Ram: G.Skill GPU: MSI or Sapphire Fans: Scythe or Yate Loons Keyboard: Filco, Leopold, HHKB, Topre, KBC, CM Keyboard Headphones: Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, Audio Technica Sound card: ASUS Speakers: Swan

12-21-2011, 01:41 PM	#3
wyatt022298 Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 15 Posts: 223	CPU: AMD GPU: Nvidia/EVGA PSU: Corsair RAM: Corsair Fans: Coolermaster HDD: Western Digital mobo: Gigabyte/ASUS case: anything that has consistently high reviews and has what i need

12-21-2011, 01:52 PM	#4
JrochTheGuy Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 7 Posts: 129	CPU: Depends M.B: Gigabyte/ASUS (ASRock) GPU: XFX/ASUS/MSI/Gigabyte/EVGA PSU: Seasonic/Corsair/Antec/XFX RAM: Corsair/Mushkin/Kingston/G.Skill Heatsinks/Coolers: Coolermaster/Noctua/Thermalright HDD: Western Digital/Seagate/Samsung Case: Lian Li/Corsair/NZXT/Fractal/Coolermaster/Silverstone Fans: Scythe/Coolermaster/Noctua Liquid Cooling (pre-filled): Corsair/Antec (I haven't done any custom loops recently, don't find that it's worth the hassle.) Sound Cards: ASUS/Creative CD/DVD drives: Sony/ASUS/LG/Samsung

12-21-2011, 02:02 PM	#5
Versteken Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 747 Posts: 1,079	Geez, you're going to get responses all over the map on this one. I'll list the brands I bought last/would by, but this does not mean I don't think other brands aren't good too. CPU Motherboards - Asus Computer Cases - Lian Li Fans & Heatsinks: Coolermaster Fans : don't care Hard Drives - don't care Keyboards - don't care, but I use Microsoft ones (made by NMB for them) Mice - I only use MS or Logitech Memory: Mushkin! (yes, with an Exclamation mark) Monitor: Dell IPS (I own 3xU2410's) Monitor: No preference/no experience Power Protection - No preference Power Supplies - Enermax (or nothing) Printers - They all suck Soundcards - Creative X-Fi (but I hear great things about the Asus Xonar's) Speakers - Logitech Z-5500's Headsets - Sennheiser (or nothing) SSD - Intel Video Cards - Radeon's liquid cooling: don't use/don't care. liquid cooling: Don't use/don't care CD / DVD Burners & Media - makes absolutely no difference, but you can't go wrong with LG Cables:internet - makes absolutely no real difference Cables: other - same mouse mat - I like Func pads. the rubber feet suck though, they peel off.

12-21-2011, 03:20 PM	#7
geekofalltrades Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 31 Posts: 330	Corsair and EVGA are often lauded for their exellent customer service (my Power Supply is a Corsair, and my videocard is an nVidia GTX 580 manufactured by EVGA). Kingston and G.Skill are both good RAM manufacturers (I use Corsair, but only because one of their kits went on sale when I was buying RAM; I was all set to go with G.Skill prior to that).