CUSTOM DESKTOPS

    

CUSTOM DESKTOPS

Let's build a computer to meet your needs!

WHY BUILD A CUSTOM COMPUTER?
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CHOOSE YOUR DESIGN ROUTE
MCC has three methods for clients who would like to purchase a custom desktop. 1) You can simply determine your budget and we can design it in the best possible way to meet your budget. 2) You can specify absoultly everything in the list below. We can help you make these choices as needed. 3) A combination of the first 2 options.

USAGE
This helps us to determine how to design your computer. This is required regardless of how your computer components are chosen. 1) Business desktop, 2) Engineering / Video production / Graphic design desktop 2) Gaming desktop, 3) Home use for Internet and paying bills.

DISCREET GRAPHICS CARD
This is not needed for Internet, paying bills or using Microsoft Office. This is HIGHLY recommended for ALL gaming, engineering/ video production /graphic design desktops. We typically use NVIDIA based cards made by Gigabyte or MSI branded cards unless you have another preference such as AMD.

PROCESSOR / CPU
The brand of processor is is a matter of preference. AMD has been favored over the last year as being price competitive and doesn't have the over heating issues. AMD 5000 or 7000 series is recommended. INTEL Gen 12 is recommended as Gen 13 an 14 have had serious overheating issues.

CPU COOLER
AIO Water cooling (More effective at a higher price) FAN TOWER Air Cooling (Lower cost / more reliable)

MEMORY
All games currently work with 16g but you might want 32 for future compatibility. Users running engineering software or video editing may want 64G or 128G. Other applications may also require more memory. Consult the system requirements of your software.

MOTHERBOARD SIZE
Several sizes available but the most popular are ITX and ATX. Depending on your use, you may want a larger case for more disk drives, fans or to accomodate large 40 series video cards.

CASE SIZE
Several sizes available but the most popular are ITX and ATX. Depending on your use, you may want a larger case for more disk drives, fans or to accomodate large 40 series video cards.

NVME SLOTS
Nearly all motherboards now support 1 NVME boot drive and and some will support an optional second NVME. There are even a few board that suppurt as many as 4 but they tend to be pricey.

NVME CAPACITY
1 or 2 TB is recommended. 8 is very expensive. The cost difference between 500 and 1 TB is negligible.

OPTICAL DRIVES
NONE/CDRW/DVDRW/BLUERAY - Typically NONE unles you have the need for one. If you do require one, a case with the appropriate bays is required.

3.5 DRIVE BAYS
This is where you install extra SSD drives or laptop spinning drives. We can use disk drives from your old computer as secondary drives in the new computer.

5.25 DRIVE BAYS
This is where you install any optical drives such as Blu-Ray or DVD-RW. This can be added or omitted. We can even use optical drives from your old computer.

POWER SUPPLY
Choices may include 500/650/750/850/1000. However 500 works for general computing unless you have chosen a discreet video card. We will help you size the power supply accordingly.

FANS
Qty depends on case. Plan on at least 2-4 case fans and 1-2 CPU fans.

RGB LIGHTING
Do you want lighted fans or case lighting? (popular with gamers)

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