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A friend who is still playing CS on his laptop for years now is wanting to finally upgrade. He wants the solid PC, but it doesn't have to be a Crysis-killer (that'll be the day, lol). I would use NewEgg but sadly he lives in Canada so he is going to use BestDirect.ca I am told. NewEgg.ca has some jacked up prices.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $1000 US but give or take some. Also figuring in the fact that parts will be more expensive in CA so we have some breathing room. (He can spend up to about $1500 CA but he wants to keep it as low as possible)
3) Where do you live?
Buyer lives in Canada
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything is needed besides the peripherals. So Case, CPU, Motherboard, GPU, RAM, Hard Drives, Optical Drive, etc
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Nope, no parts are being re-used.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Doubtful for right now.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
He will be purchasing a 24" monitor soon separately.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Nothing special. No need for SLi or Crossfire.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
We have a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit key
I think he just wants a solid computer that will last him a while. He wants to branch out beyond Counter-Strike into the other realms of PC gaming, lol. I'm thinking a 5850 possibly as the graphics card? Thanks in advance for the help.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $1000 US but give or take some. Also figuring in the fact that parts will be more expensive in CA so we have some breathing room. (He can spend up to about $1500 CA but he wants to keep it as low as possible)
3) Where do you live?
Buyer lives in Canada
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything is needed besides the peripherals.
So Case, CPU, Motherboard, GPU, RAM, Hard Drives, Optical Drive, etc5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Nope, no parts are being re-used.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Doubtful for right now.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
He will be purchasing a 24" monitor soon separately.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Nothing special. No need for SLi or Crossfire.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
We have a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit key
I think he just wants a solid computer that will last him a while. He wants to branch out beyond Counter-Strike into the other realms of PC gaming, lol. I'm thinking a 5850 possibly as the graphics card? Thanks in advance for the help.
