A nice desktop package for the Girlfriend.

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semisonic9

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My dear GF has decided it's time to join me in desktop land. I built my rig over a year ago, from parts I assembled myself. She's looking to buy from a manufacturer like Dell, Acer, HP, etc. Wants the security of the warranty and all that kind of good stuff. It's her money, so I'm not going to argue.

So I'm looking around Newegg and some of the big sites out there for a budget rig. I'm out there doing my own work on this, but I figured if anybody has been in a similar spot recently and wanted to point me in a good direction, it'd be a good idea to make a post about it.

I'm looking for:
  • Multi-core processor. Dual is probably fine.
  • Fairly low-level graphics capabilities. She doesn't game, so DVDs and Youtube videos are about as intense as it gets.
  • Decent amounts of RAM. Lots of hard drive space.
  • A sub-$900 price range, all in. She's coming from a laptop, so she needs a monitor, keyboard, etc. Sub-$800 is even better. TN panels are fine, and she doesn't need a high-performance mouse.

If anybody has some quick reference bang-for-buck rigs out there, post me some links! I'd also take a bare-bones rig and pull together input and monitor options myself, if the price was right.

~S
 
Dell T110 server
Configure with 1 harddrive and 1X2gb ram = 320

With 2 X 2gb ram = $400

Add a OS and any secondary drive once it gets to your place.

Grab the 24" posted above
 
Force her into something top of the line...and get her interested in gaming!
 
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