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Rebuilding Computer for Grandparents

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I'm currently about 50% away from buying all the pieces for my gaming desktop and I'd really like to put it together myself. When my grandparents complained about buying a new desktop I quickly jumped in to become the hero / #1 grandson! I have a custom PC my cousin built me around 2005 for gaming. I switched over to a laptop around 2009 and around that same time my desktop's PSU died. I've done a lot of research on putting together a PC and I feel like this will be a excellent practice round for the big shabang.

Here's what I know about this PC:

- It's DDR and on the RAM it says DIMM P?
- The PSU is a "Master Cooler Model: GM520SC
- The motherboard is a DFI LanParty
* I've looked for serial-numbers, no luck

-What is a cheap PSU to switch into this box.
- Any good idea's on a really cheap case. (Too many Ultima Online PvP losses and Battlefield 1942 smokeouts and my case took a little bit of a beating)

I'm not really trying to spend more then 75 bucks and I have a preference to use TigerDirect but really any site will do.

Thank you
 
Honestly...a cheapo ($200-300) brand new name brand will be light years better than any gaming rig you had built in 2005. On top of that, everything will be a pita to deal with if it dies, DDR is silly expensive now, the hard drive is likely IDE and ready to die, maybe an AGP slot instead of PCIe, it's the reason I modernized everything in our own house and the various parental units computers as well.

That being said here's one at TD, an off lease model: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...923&CatId=5139 About double what you want to pay though 🙁

C2D, 1GB DDR2, comes with XP. You don't want to get stuck with a P4, or some old single core Athlon 64, and have all the parts at the end of their lifetime already.
 
Dell Outlet.

Most "gamer" PCs from 2005 will be outdone by the newer entry level stuff. No, they still may not handle the graphics as well, but it doesn't sound like the grandparents are wanting to run BF3 with all the eye candy anyway.

For example:

Inspiron 570
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 245 (2.9GHz, 2MB)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Inspiron Desktop 570 MiniTower
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (4 DIMMs)
16X DVD +/- RW Optical Drive

Price: $279.00
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Comes with a full 1-year warranty and free shipping.

For folks looking for recommendations for computers for older family members, unless they're enthusiasts with plenty of building experience and a closet full of spare parts, the Dell Outlet is often the best way to go...and since it doesn't appear like you've ever actually built a computer before...this may be the easiest way to go as well.
 
BoomerD said:
Dell Outlet.

Most "gamer" PCs from 2005 will be outdone by the newer entry level stuff. No, they still may not handle the graphics as well, but it doesn't sound like the grandparents are wanting to run BF3 with all the eye candy anyway.

For example:



Comes with a full 1-year warranty and free shipping.

For folks looking for recommendations for computers for older family members, unless they're enthusiasts with plenty of building experience and a closet full of spare parts, the Dell Outlet is often the best way to go...and since it doesn't appear like you've ever actually built a computer before...this may be the easiest way to go as well.
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+1
 
BoomerD said:
Dell Outlet.

Most "gamer" PCs from 2005 will be outdone by the newer entry level stuff. No, they still may not handle the graphics as well, but it doesn't sound like the grandparents are wanting to run BF3 with all the eye candy anyway.

For example:



Comes with a full 1-year warranty and free shipping.

For folks looking for recommendations for computers for older family members, unless they're enthusiasts with plenty of building experience and a closet full of spare parts, the Dell Outlet is often the best way to go...and since it doesn't appear like you've ever actually built a computer before...this may be the easiest way to go as well.
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Agree 100%. The best thing to do as a "#1 grandson" would be to give them something that is reasonably supportable.
 
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