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    2nd ever build, help/advice is quite appreciated!

    I know it's been a while since I last posted here, but I didn't forget about this. I'm ready to make the purchase, and was hoping that you all can give me any last minute suggestions. I still like tiraides shopping list, and plan to follow that. Before I do, I have a few quick questions...
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    2nd ever build, help/advice is quite appreciated!

    Thank you tiraides and rastaban for coming up with proposals for the components. I take some comfort in seeing 2 people recommend very similar (if not identical) parts. Especially to tiraides, who was so thorough in my first build, and is showing it as well here. Going through all of the...
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    2nd ever build, help/advice is quite appreciated!

    Thanks for the info from you and tiraides on the PSU and AMD processor. As far as the case goes, I think that either a minitower or a mid-tower would work well. There is no space that the tower needs to fit into, but I don't think a full tower would be necessary at all. Thanks for all of...
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    2nd ever build, help/advice is quite appreciated!

    I apologize for the late replies, but I will respond to every inquiry now. Dangman - They have not used Windows 8.1 before, and I suppose now that it does not necessarily have to be Windows 8.1. Windows 7 is what the user is familiar with, so if that is available and cheaper than Windows 8.1...
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    2nd ever build, help/advice is quite appreciated!

    Thank you for your reply the_servicer. Cutting the budget to that amount would certainly be great if possible. I say $1000 because that is the upper limit of what is willing to be spent. With that said, I did include in that $1000 the cost of Windows OS (and potentially Microsoft Office)...
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    2nd ever build, help/advice is quite appreciated!

    Hi everyone, I came to this forum last summer looking for support to build a PC, and you were incredibly helpful and thorough. I'm coming back here to ask for your assistance once more, this time on a build for my brother and sister-in-law. The question list is below. 1) What will you be...
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    So, I made my purchases and got it all hooked up successfully. Now I'm just working out a few kinks related to some software, so I was pretty pleased with how well my first build went together. As for the parts I bought, I stayed pretty close to the list tiraides provided, with only a few...
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    The list is great, tiraides. I think I will go with everything recommended, but drop the hard drive down to the 1TB model (I don't have any music/movies/pictures to save onto it), and look at the two recommended cases in person, and decide from there. You (and the rest of the [H]ard|Forum...
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    The comments are very much appreciated, thank you. Now that we are into May, and I intend to make my purchases this weekend, are there any changes you might make to the items that were recommended earlier? I will be shopping online at either Amazon or Newegg (those seem to be the two most...
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    I see, thank you very much.
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    Tiraides- I have looked over each of your selections very carefully, and I plan to stick fairly close to your suggestions. I do have just a few more questions, if you (or someone else) would be so kind as to answer them. After looking at a number of different motherboards around the price of...
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    Thanks for all of the detailed information on each specific part. It really is a huge help. I certainly could live with two different ports for my monitors, so long as they still act the way they are supposed to (I really don't know much about the differences between HDMI and DVI). As far...
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    About 1 hour no traffic to MicroCenter, 20 minutes to Frys. I'm willing to make the drive to both/either.
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    First ever build, help/advice is appreciated!

    Hi everyone, I'd like to build a computer, partly because I need one, partly because I want to go through the experience of building one. I've done quite a bit of reading regarding what parts I will need, how to assemble, etc., but still don't have a good sense of what parts would be best for...
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