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Cmustang87
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming/Web Browsing/General Use. He's not interested in Photoshop or anything like that.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500 - Shipped
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
48420, USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
The case and everything in it. CPU, PSU, RAM, HDD (SSD), Mobo, CPU. The parts are being shipped to his parents place over Christmas. He's going to get keyboard, monitor, mouse and headphones when he gets back.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
N/A
6) Will you be overclocking?
He says he won't right away, but this will be his first custom build PC. He said he would want to after he's comfortable with it. I told him how easy the new Intel's are to overclock.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Today, if possible.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
He doesn't use any of that, if anything I say he will need SATAIII for a good SSD.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
He will need an OS, Win 7 HP 64 bit would work.
These are some notes of mine:
He will be playing: Battlefield 3, TESV: Skyrim are the 2 major ones. He will also be playing others like Diablo 3, Torchlight. He's also in the US National Guard, so if he can get a military discount somewhere that would be great.
I'm between these motherboards - MSI P67A-GD53, MSI P67A-G43, Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3, and Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3.
I want him to have an SSD in this build if possible. Crucial or Intel.
I would like to stick with Corsair/Seasonic/Antec for a PSU, I trust them and have had great luck.
He doesn't want a flashy case, he's a pretty simple guy. He likes clean lines/dark colors (Black).
I think whether we got Nvidia or ATI and are able to squeeze in crossfire/SLI support will determine motherboard.
He says he wants the i7 2600 and/or k-version, but I'm not sure if he needs that much.
Let me know if you need any more information, I should be able to provide.
EDIT: Formatting and updating some answers.
Gaming/Web Browsing/General Use. He's not interested in Photoshop or anything like that.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500 - Shipped
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
48420, USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
The case and everything in it. CPU, PSU, RAM, HDD (SSD), Mobo, CPU. The parts are being shipped to his parents place over Christmas. He's going to get keyboard, monitor, mouse and headphones when he gets back.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
N/A
6) Will you be overclocking?
He says he won't right away, but this will be his first custom build PC. He said he would want to after he's comfortable with it. I told him how easy the new Intel's are to overclock.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Today, if possible.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
He doesn't use any of that, if anything I say he will need SATAIII for a good SSD.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
He will need an OS, Win 7 HP 64 bit would work.
These are some notes of mine:
He will be playing: Battlefield 3, TESV: Skyrim are the 2 major ones. He will also be playing others like Diablo 3, Torchlight. He's also in the US National Guard, so if he can get a military discount somewhere that would be great.
I'm between these motherboards - MSI P67A-GD53, MSI P67A-G43, Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3, and Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3.
I want him to have an SSD in this build if possible. Crucial or Intel.
I would like to stick with Corsair/Seasonic/Antec for a PSU, I trust them and have had great luck.
He doesn't want a flashy case, he's a pretty simple guy. He likes clean lines/dark colors (Black).
I think whether we got Nvidia or ATI and are able to squeeze in crossfire/SLI support will determine motherboard.
He says he wants the i7 2600 and/or k-version, but I'm not sure if he needs that much.
Let me know if you need any more information, I should be able to provide.
EDIT: Formatting and updating some answers.
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