1. Usage: Building this system for a friend. Primarily usage will be internet / email / youtube, but it should be able to handle some occasional light gaming also.
2. Budget: $550, with a little wiggle room.
3. Country: USA
5. Brand preference: Prefer AMD over Intel.
6. Current parts: Already have a 180gb OCZ Vertex 2 SSD and Windows 7 license.
7. Overclocking: No overclock, default speeds.
8. Monitor: Friend is keeping existing monitor, I think it's 1024x768 but I'm not certain. (I wouldn't let them buy a new monitor like this, but since they already have it and want to keep it, I'm not going to argue too much.)
9. WHEN: Within the next month or so.
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.17 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($95.15 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 2 200GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $573.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 13:49 EST-0500)
I picked the motherboard because it has wifi built in. That isn't a need right now but I think it may prove nice to have in the future.
The friend I'm building the system for is purchasing the parts directly, and would prefer to get everything through Amazon. I'm hoping that amazon drops the price on the motherboard before it's time to buy though, or else I may convince them to buy it from newegg instead and save $40. ...And it looks like amazon sold out of the motherboard while I was writing this. I might switch to http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-F2...dp/B00FYKNEVS/ instead.
Overall, I think this will make for a decent, well-rounded system. But I'd like to hear your thoughts and if anyone has any specific recommendations.
2. Budget: $550, with a little wiggle room.
3. Country: USA
5. Brand preference: Prefer AMD over Intel.
6. Current parts: Already have a 180gb OCZ Vertex 2 SSD and Windows 7 license.
7. Overclocking: No overclock, default speeds.
8. Monitor: Friend is keeping existing monitor, I think it's 1024x768 but I'm not certain. (I wouldn't let them buy a new monitor like this, but since they already have it and want to keep it, I'm not going to argue too much.)
9. WHEN: Within the next month or so.
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.17 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($95.15 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 2 200GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $573.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-28 13:49 EST-0500)
I picked the motherboard because it has wifi built in. That isn't a need right now but I think it may prove nice to have in the future.
The friend I'm building the system for is purchasing the parts directly, and would prefer to get everything through Amazon. I'm hoping that amazon drops the price on the motherboard before it's time to buy though, or else I may convince them to buy it from newegg instead and save $40. ...And it looks like amazon sold out of the motherboard while I was writing this. I might switch to http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-F2...dp/B00FYKNEVS/ instead.
Overall, I think this will make for a decent, well-rounded system. But I'd like to hear your thoughts and if anyone has any specific recommendations.
