Steve Gaudreault Computers
Low-cost computer and laptop repair for Valleyfield and surrounding areas, at home or remotely
CUSTOM BUILT PCs
Why buy a custom built PC? What are the advantages over one that is already built from a computer store or manufacturer? At the onset it may appear that custom built PCs would cost you more and you would need to have clear understanding of the internal workings of a computer system. But contrary to this, selecting your components meticulously will give you a much higher performance ratio. Customers normally believe that when they purchase a computer product from a popular manufacturer it will be more reliable as well as trustworthy but it has been found that those computers which are custom built provide better results at a lower price.
Custom computers and its parts will last longer while meeting all your needs. Also it gives you the benefit of finding spare parts and it's really easy to upgrade. In addition, you are never restricted to a single manufacturer and your components come with individual warranties. Usually it's much cheaper too. Here's a web site that shows this point: https://www.techspot.com/article/2101-500-dollar-gaming-pc/
This list is recommendations only. I DO NOT sell these PCs. I only build them. Buy every component on this list on Newegg or Amazon or wherever and bring them to me and I will assemble your PC for 100$ (140$ with CPU cooler) Windows 10 or 11 license included. If you don't buy the components that I suggest, I can't guarantee the compatibility and the quality of the PC and I charge 120$ instead.
Entry-level PC (Best bang for buck on all builds, except the Dream PC)
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Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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Motherboard ASRock B550M Steel Legend
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Sparkle Intel Arc A750 ORC OC Edition 8GB or integrated video card
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Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-3600
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NVMe Crucial P3 Plus 1TB
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Power Supply Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White
Mid-range PC
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Intel Core i5-12400 Processor
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Motherboard GIGABYTE B660M DS3H
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Video card ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
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Memory Patriot Viper Steel 16GB DDR4-4000MHz CL 16
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Crucial P5 Plus 1TB NVMe
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Power Supply Cooler Master MWE 550W
High-end PC
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Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D for gaming only or AMD Ryzen 7 9700X or Intel Core i7-14700F
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Motherboard AMD Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX or for Intel ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II
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Video card PNY GeForce RTX 4080 Super XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X
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Memory 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-7200MHz
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NVMe Crucial T705 2TB
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Power Supply Corsair RM1000e
Top-of-the-line Dream PC
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Processor AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D for gaming only or Intel Core i9-14900KF
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Motherboard AMD MSI X670E Godlike and for Intel GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Master
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Video card MSI RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid X 24G
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Memory for AMD G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64GB and for Intel 48GB TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-8200MHz
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NVMe Crucial T705 4TB
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Power Supply FSP Hydro PTM Pro 1200W 80 Plus Platinum