Posting this to help out a friend with upgrading his computer. Looking forward to any advice that y'all can provide.
Thanks.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web browsing (10-15 chrome tabs typ) and Gaming: Planetside 2, Dota2, Path of Exile, a large variety.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
800-1k with tax/shipping included. (I have shoprunner for newegg, free shipping and no sales tax here)
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Salem, Oregon
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, Ram, Case, Mobo, Video card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Reusing my Samsung 840 250GB SSD and a Seasonic X-850 PSU
6) Will you be overclocking?
Unlikely
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Currently using 21' 1680x1050 -- will be upgrading to 1080 and keep this one as a secondary monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Before end of February
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.
SATA III and USB3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have reusable W7 64bit
Thanks.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web browsing (10-15 chrome tabs typ) and Gaming: Planetside 2, Dota2, Path of Exile, a large variety.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
800-1k with tax/shipping included. (I have shoprunner for newegg, free shipping and no sales tax here)
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Salem, Oregon
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, Ram, Case, Mobo, Video card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Reusing my Samsung 840 250GB SSD and a Seasonic X-850 PSU
6) Will you be overclocking?
Unlikely
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Currently using 21' 1680x1050 -- will be upgrading to 1080 and keep this one as a secondary monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Before end of February
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.
SATA III and USB3.0
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have reusable W7 64bit
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