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OrangeWolf
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Hey there folks.
First, some background: I've told my parents I plan to get them a better computer for their Anniversary in June. They told one of their friends about it who is now all excited for me to help her get a new computer to go with her new DSL connection. I'm not sure if she's going to actually go through with it not (guessing not), but just in case I wanted to sort out the parts.
She wants it to be "snappy" and "turn on faster" and have a "smaller case than she already has."
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly browsing the internet and looking at pictures. Probably a bit of video streaming and possibly Skype. Microsoft Word as well.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
She told me she wasn't going to spend more than $700 everything included but would greatly appreciate me keeping that as low as possible.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, Jackson Mississippi
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.
CPU, RAM, case, MoBo, SSD, PSU (I forget anything?)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing anything except her peripherals (monitor, keyboard, mouse) and I don't know what they are.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I don't know, but she's had it for a while. It's not 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
She's going to give me a yes or a no this week, if yes then I will buy this week. If no then she'll take my original suggestion and get a Dell prebuilt.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
I'd like to get her USB 3.0 because she has a new external hard drive that can take advantage of it, but not a deal breaker.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yeah I have a few cheap copies of Win7 and will give her one, this doesn't need to be included in budget.
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Okay, a few other comments:
I want to get her an SSD. 128gb or 256gb. From what I can tell she's never used more than 50gb of space on her old computer so it should be plenty. It will make the computer feel fast at least.
What do you all think of the Fractal Design 1000? It's the right price more or less and it's smaller than average, which is something she wanted. Any other options in the smaller than normal cases that are good? Quiet is a plus.
Was thinking about the i3-3220 CPU, 4-8GB RAM, Antec PSU, and the case mentioned above to start. Not sure about specifics or a MoBo. I think that would all add up to as little as $500 though, possibly. Prefer to buy from Newegg.
Of course maybe she'll get the Dell, but she apparently has some sort of stigma about buying prebuilt.
Thanks all.
First, some background: I've told my parents I plan to get them a better computer for their Anniversary in June. They told one of their friends about it who is now all excited for me to help her get a new computer to go with her new DSL connection. I'm not sure if she's going to actually go through with it not (guessing not), but just in case I wanted to sort out the parts.
She wants it to be "snappy" and "turn on faster" and have a "smaller case than she already has."
================================================
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly browsing the internet and looking at pictures. Probably a bit of video streaming and possibly Skype. Microsoft Word as well.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
She told me she wasn't going to spend more than $700 everything included but would greatly appreciate me keeping that as low as possible.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, Jackson Mississippi
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.
CPU, RAM, case, MoBo, SSD, PSU (I forget anything?)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing anything except her peripherals (monitor, keyboard, mouse) and I don't know what they are.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I don't know, but she's had it for a while. It's not 1920x1080
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
She's going to give me a yes or a no this week, if yes then I will buy this week. If no then she'll take my original suggestion and get a Dell prebuilt.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
I'd like to get her USB 3.0 because she has a new external hard drive that can take advantage of it, but not a deal breaker.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yeah I have a few cheap copies of Win7 and will give her one, this doesn't need to be included in budget.
================================================
Okay, a few other comments:
I want to get her an SSD. 128gb or 256gb. From what I can tell she's never used more than 50gb of space on her old computer so it should be plenty. It will make the computer feel fast at least.
What do you all think of the Fractal Design 1000? It's the right price more or less and it's smaller than average, which is something she wanted. Any other options in the smaller than normal cases that are good? Quiet is a plus.
Was thinking about the i3-3220 CPU, 4-8GB RAM, Antec PSU, and the case mentioned above to start. Not sure about specifics or a MoBo. I think that would all add up to as little as $500 though, possibly. Prefer to buy from Newegg.
Of course maybe she'll get the Dell, but she apparently has some sort of stigma about buying prebuilt.
Thanks all.
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