I just want to thank you guys, you helped me earlier this year on this build, and I am very happy with it.
My friend has been going through some recent computer trouble, He is pretty sure his mobo is fried, it's been something like 3 years since he has even upgraded, but he is pretty much being forced into it now. I said I would help him pick out parts.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for
This computer is going to be used for all around general tasks, web browsing, he does game quite a bit although it's very low-res graphic unintensive games like cs 1.6 or starcraft. He would like to play some of the upcoming games like SC2 or spore, he just doesn't want to break the budget on a ridiculously overpowered Graphics card.
2. What YOUR budget is
He personally told me 400-600$, I know he wants to save as much money as possible.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from
USA: Most likely all from Newegg.com.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference
He'll probably go intel, just because of the current intel dual core price/preformance.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are
I'm not 100% on this and I didn't get a part list out of him but so far I think he's good on the case, monitor, cd/dvd, peripherals, he's gonna recycle his old 80 gig HDD but I'm including another in this build because I think it's in his price range.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads
Yes of course, I couldn't find anything similar enough to this situation.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds
I don't think so, he's not exactly tech savvy.
Here is my list so far.
Mobo: MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99
GFX: XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
$94.99
Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$44.99
CPU: Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
$69.99
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
$119.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$59.99
Total with shipping and without MIR's is $534.86, not bad although I think the Mobo and the PSU might be a little overkill.
My friend has been going through some recent computer trouble, He is pretty sure his mobo is fried, it's been something like 3 years since he has even upgraded, but he is pretty much being forced into it now. I said I would help him pick out parts.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for
This computer is going to be used for all around general tasks, web browsing, he does game quite a bit although it's very low-res graphic unintensive games like cs 1.6 or starcraft. He would like to play some of the upcoming games like SC2 or spore, he just doesn't want to break the budget on a ridiculously overpowered Graphics card.
2. What YOUR budget is
He personally told me 400-600$, I know he wants to save as much money as possible.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from
USA: Most likely all from Newegg.com.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference
He'll probably go intel, just because of the current intel dual core price/preformance.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are
I'm not 100% on this and I didn't get a part list out of him but so far I think he's good on the case, monitor, cd/dvd, peripherals, he's gonna recycle his old 80 gig HDD but I'm including another in this build because I think it's in his price range.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads
Yes of course, I couldn't find anything similar enough to this situation.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds
I don't think so, he's not exactly tech savvy.
Here is my list so far.
Mobo: MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99
GFX: XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
$94.99
Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$44.99
CPU: Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
$69.99
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
$119.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$59.99
Total with shipping and without MIR's is $534.86, not bad although I think the Mobo and the PSU might be a little overkill.
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