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Not having owned a desktop in years (I choose to sacrifice the performance for the portability of laptops) I have been recently asked to help my father build a new one.
He likes this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8808294&type=product&id=1206142366661
And if I can I would prefer to build him a better desktop for the same or less. He needs it for graphic editing (works with very large photos and videos and does a lot of heavy work with them).
The Q&A:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Graphic Editing and Creation
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Prefer to keep it at or under $1,000.
3) Where do you live?
North Florida
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything* but the monitor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
*I have a case but it may or may not be suitable depending on the suggestions I receive.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not, but that depends on the performance of it stock.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Unsure (he didnt specify, and I forgot to ask)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as I pick the parts and get them delivered.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Not sure, probably Firewire for any equipment he uses that may need it. Possibly RAID but I may just put a 2nd drive in and let him copy backups to it as needed if it's cheaper.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes.
Thanks!
He likes this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8808294&type=product&id=1206142366661
And if I can I would prefer to build him a better desktop for the same or less. He needs it for graphic editing (works with very large photos and videos and does a lot of heavy work with them).
The Q&A:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Graphic Editing and Creation
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Prefer to keep it at or under $1,000.
3) Where do you live?
North Florida
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything* but the monitor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
*I have a case but it may or may not be suitable depending on the suggestions I receive.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not, but that depends on the performance of it stock.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Unsure (he didnt specify, and I forgot to ask)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as I pick the parts and get them delivered.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Not sure, probably Firewire for any equipment he uses that may need it. Possibly RAID but I may just put a 2nd drive in and let him copy backups to it as needed if it's cheaper.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes.
Thanks!