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Hi all,
Looking to build a budget machine for my sister who does not have much to spend, here is the basic Q&A:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Her primary usage will be surfing and emails, forums and social networking...
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I think our working budget here is $500 for the "box", she has a line on a free monitor and can always upgrade that at some point... I probably have a spare mouse/keyboard around for her to use.
3) Where do you live?
I'm in Denver, CO preparing for an 8" to 14" snowstorm tonight
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I think a friend has a spare case, but really need the motherboard, cpu, memory, cheap video card, smallish hard drive, and a decent low end power supply.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None at this point, other than stuff like mouse/keyboard.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Not at all, she wants decent performance, but her usage wouldn't be considered a power user
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
She's start with a free 17" and move up as money allows...
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next month or so...
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Again, nothing fancy, basic web surfing and email.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
I do have a unused version of XP I'd give her, but will try and push her to get Win7 if budget allows.
Thanks for any recommendations as I have not looked at any hardware in a while.
Looking to build a budget machine for my sister who does not have much to spend, here is the basic Q&A:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Her primary usage will be surfing and emails, forums and social networking...
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
I think our working budget here is $500 for the "box", she has a line on a free monitor and can always upgrade that at some point... I probably have a spare mouse/keyboard around for her to use.
3) Where do you live?
I'm in Denver, CO preparing for an 8" to 14" snowstorm tonight
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I think a friend has a spare case, but really need the motherboard, cpu, memory, cheap video card, smallish hard drive, and a decent low end power supply.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
None at this point, other than stuff like mouse/keyboard.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Not at all, she wants decent performance, but her usage wouldn't be considered a power user
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
She's start with a free 17" and move up as money allows...
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next month or so...
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Again, nothing fancy, basic web surfing and email.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
I do have a unused version of XP I'd give her, but will try and push her to get Win7 if budget allows.
Thanks for any recommendations as I have not looked at any hardware in a while.
