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Bros system i5 build

Nickbaldwin86

Nickbaldwin86

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
YES!
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500
3) Where do you live?
Scappoose, OREGON
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
Memory
Motherboard
DVD-ROM

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Corsair hx750
8800GS - tell he can get more money together
Case - ATX mid tower - LanCool
HDD
6) Will you be overclocking?
nope, stock cooler will run it or he will use my old H50, even then he will not OC
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Already have a monitor res is like 1024x768 - he hopes to upgrade...haha

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
he has $200 now

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
Doesn't matter

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?

Yes. He has Windows XP Pro... he wants to buy Windows 7 but well after the whole system is built


Will most likely be watching the FS threads and hoping to find deals on newegg... but I figured this would get him a general idea

Thanks
 
Nickbaldwin86 said:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
YES!
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Yes to what?

Nickbaldwin86 said:
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
he has $200 now
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Yeah I recommend waiting till your bro actually has $500 saved up for the PC and ask for advice then. We don't know how long it's gonna take your bro to save up the additional $300 for his stated $500 budget. If he won't have the full budget by the end of this month, basically whatever advice we give him/you right now would be poor ones as a lot can change from month to month in term of prices, availability, cost-effectiveness, etc, etc.

So if your bro wants good and up-to-date advice, ask for build help when he actually has that $500 in hand.

Nickbaldwin86 said:
Case - ATX mid tower - LanCool
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Which LanCool case?
 
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