BiH115
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Hi all, need to put together a cheap as shit tower (WITH Windows 7), for my office. Currently have a dying old Dell XP machine. Please/Thank you.
Would a pre-built be a better option? Kind of want to do a custom build though, meh. Forgot to mention that I pocket everything below $500, so shooting below 500 would be awesome.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web Browsing, Microsoft Office, daily office-related shit.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500. Tax/Shipping included. Striving to be under budget.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US. Can do Boston/Cambridge Microcenter for deals. Amazon/Newegg an option as well.
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 (Ivy for the good onboard video?)
-RAM
-Motherboard
-Case (good airflow for a dusty environment)
-PSU
-GPU (Probably not; Seems to me IVY HD4000 is pretty dang good)
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.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Hell to the no.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
32" Samsung TV I believe...whatever the resolution is on that.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
This week, tomorrow, now, yesterday. ASAP basically.
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.
Whatever's cheapest...
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, need a legit copy. Probably 32bit.
THANK YOU!
Would a pre-built be a better option? Kind of want to do a custom build though, meh. Forgot to mention that I pocket everything below $500, so shooting below 500 would be awesome.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web Browsing, Microsoft Office, daily office-related shit.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500. Tax/Shipping included. Striving to be under budget.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US. Can do Boston/Cambridge Microcenter for deals. Amazon/Newegg an option as well.
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 (Ivy for the good onboard video?)
-RAM
-Motherboard
-Case (good airflow for a dusty environment)
-PSU
-GPU (Probably not; Seems to me IVY HD4000 is pretty dang good)
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.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Hell to the no.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
32" Samsung TV I believe...whatever the resolution is on that.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
This week, tomorrow, now, yesterday. ASAP basically.
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.
Whatever's cheapest...
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, need a legit copy. Probably 32bit.
THANK YOU!
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