Build for family

mike23

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So, my family's old pc died, so they came to me to build them a new one.


1) What will you be doing with this PC? Some gaming, brother wants to be able to play Diablo 3
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? About $800, maybe less
3) Where do you live? NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific. - They need everything except a monitor/mouse/keyboard
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. N/A
6) Will you be overclocking? Nope
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have? They have a 1280x1024 LCD I think
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? asap
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc. Nothing special
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Not yet, I'm thinking about getting them a Windows 7 beta install
 
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  • 22" Dell E228WFP LCD
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You can toss in any vidcard that doesn't require an additional PCI-E connector, eg. 9600GT. If he needs something more powerful, a PSU upgrade would be needed, like the BFG LS 550W from buy.com for under $70.
 
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