I'm helping a friend build a PC so I'd like to run the setup by you guys.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
----> No gaming. Mostly web browsing, word, excel, watching movies, listening to music
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
----> $500 total (with tax and shipping)
3) Where do you live?
----> CA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
----> Everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
----> Nothing to reuse
6) Will you be overclocking?
----> No.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
----> Samsung 15" LCD
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
----> Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
----> Nothing in particular. No raid, firewire, crossfire.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
----> Yes. Windows XP 32-bit.
Here's what I've come up with:
CPU - E5200 - $73
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L - $85
RAM - 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 - $40
Video Card - Radeon 4650 512mb - $55 ($10 rebate)
Hard Drive - Western Digital 320GB - $55
Case - Antec 300 + PSU Antec 430W (combo) - $105
DVDRW - Pioneer 20X - $24
Subtotal: $436.88
Shipping: $27.32
Tax: $36.04
TOTAL: $500.24
I'd prefer to go with an Intel build because I'm more familiar with those.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
----> No gaming. Mostly web browsing, word, excel, watching movies, listening to music
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
----> $500 total (with tax and shipping)
3) Where do you live?
----> CA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
----> Everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
----> Nothing to reuse
6) Will you be overclocking?
----> No.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
----> Samsung 15" LCD
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
----> Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
----> Nothing in particular. No raid, firewire, crossfire.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
----> Yes. Windows XP 32-bit.
Here's what I've come up with:
CPU - E5200 - $73
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L - $85
RAM - 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 - $40
Video Card - Radeon 4650 512mb - $55 ($10 rebate)
Hard Drive - Western Digital 320GB - $55
Case - Antec 300 + PSU Antec 430W (combo) - $105
DVDRW - Pioneer 20X - $24
Subtotal: $436.88
Shipping: $27.32
Tax: $36.04
TOTAL: $500.24
I'd prefer to go with an Intel build because I'm more familiar with those.