I'm building a PC for my wife who is going back to school and likes to play some games with me such as Torchlight 2, etc. Budget is an important consideration.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
This PC will need to be used for general day to day surfing, etc. It will also be used for college schoolwork. Finally it will be used for light gaming, Torchlight 2, Diablo 3, etc and movie watching. I would like Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3 to run fairly fluidly, maintaining at least 40-50 FPS at all times.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Excluding monitor and KB/Mouse I would like the system to hover roughly around $800. I would like a SSD included for at least OS and some other programs like Office.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Buying in USA - Newegg mostly or Amazon if there are better prices for a specific item (Prime so we can buy all items on Amazon if need be) There are no Microcenters near me. I would have to drive 3+ hours to get to one.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Prefer Intel and Nvidia
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
None
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
No overclocking unless it comes that way (Video)
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1920 x 1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
In the next month, no later than middle/end Feb.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Need OS, want to use Windows 8.1
Thanks for the help.
PS. We found some case fans she really likes, purple ones so we would like to have those included as well.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
This PC will need to be used for general day to day surfing, etc. It will also be used for college schoolwork. Finally it will be used for light gaming, Torchlight 2, Diablo 3, etc and movie watching. I would like Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3 to run fairly fluidly, maintaining at least 40-50 FPS at all times.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Excluding monitor and KB/Mouse I would like the system to hover roughly around $800. I would like a SSD included for at least OS and some other programs like Office.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Buying in USA - Newegg mostly or Amazon if there are better prices for a specific item (Prime so we can buy all items on Amazon if need be) There are no Microcenters near me. I would have to drive 3+ hours to get to one.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Prefer Intel and Nvidia
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
None
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
No overclocking unless it comes that way (Video)
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1920 x 1080
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
In the next month, no later than middle/end Feb.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Need OS, want to use Windows 8.1
Thanks for the help.
PS. We found some case fans she really likes, purple ones so we would like to have those included as well.
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