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Hi all,
Happy New Year
I wanted to start by saying that the previous build that everyone helped with has been running great, and I've really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the help!
I'm back for any help I can get on another build. This time for my girlfriend who isn't using it for work, mostly leisure, so it isn't necessarily as high-end and resource intensive as my last build. I've recycled some of the info that I could from my last thread but if I missed anything please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll clarify.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
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.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Some added notes:
Happy New Year
I wanted to start by saying that the previous build that everyone helped with has been running great, and I've really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the help!
I'm back for any help I can get on another build. This time for my girlfriend who isn't using it for work, mostly leisure, so it isn't necessarily as high-end and resource intensive as my last build. I've recycled some of the info that I could from my last thread but if I missed anything please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll clarify.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- Some light graphic design with Photoshop
- A lot of web browsing (heavily multi-tabbed), and a lot of multi-tasking (text editing, Skype, Pidgin, etc).
- The PC will see a lot of up-time (virtually 24/7). It'll be "actively" in-use on average 4-6 hours per day.
- The room is climate controlled most of the year, but I'd really like it to avoid the damage of heat... so a nice cool running build is ideal.
- Probably will start with 1 monitor but ability to expand to 2 would be nice.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- $400-$600 tax & shipping not included, not set in stone so if something requires it go outside of the range it's ok. I would prefer hardware that's not exactly out-dated or soon to be out-dated but doesn't have to be bleeding edge either. What I'm looking for is basically reliable parts of good quality, reputation for long life, a good warranty, and a build that runs cool.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
- Kearny, NJ, USA
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.
- To avoid saying everything, I guess the necessary components would be: Case, PSU, CPU, MOBO, RAM, Graphics/Video Card, Sound Card, Hard Drive, Speakers, Monitors, Network Interface Card, Wi-Fi, USB, Modem. If I missed something, take the liberty to correct it...
- I realize that the monitor will probably be fairly expensive. I'm not sure on the size I'll be getting, but it'll be anywhere from 24-27" ...if the build could accommodate multiple monitors of this size, feel free to skip listing this part, as I think I can at least handle that part.
- Side note: I'm looking for a complete build, so I hope I've listed everything. If you have a suggestion or correction, I sincerely urge you to throw it out there for me. I'll really appreciate it.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
- I'll be re-using some Hard Drives. All Western Digital SATA I believe, but they'll be for secondary storage since I don't suspect they'll last another 5 years.
- I'll be using a Corsair Force GT (120GB/SATA3/555MBps read/515MBps write) SSD to run the OS.
6) Will you be overclocking?
- No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
- I'll be getting new monitor(s), so I'm not really sure. I'm looking to get in the 24-27" range in size, but this isn't as important to me as the core components. If it matters a great deal for the video card, please let me know). Right now I run my resolution at 1152x864 on a 19" DELL LCD.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- Plan to buy & build as soon as possible.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
- USB3, SATA 6GB/s, eSATA would be all great. I'm not really sure if I'll need onboard video, so this could be left to your discretion. I'm not entirely familiar with other MOBO features so take some liberty in this area.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
- Will probably purchase Windows 7 64bit or run Linux Mint.
Some added notes:
- I'd like a case and a MOBO that would allow for expanding to more hard drives. At this point I'd like to run 4 (including the OS/primary HDD which might or might not be SSD...depending on your insight).
- I'd like the case to not be excessively large or extreme in appearance (neon, etc). Something with decent space, well organized, good airflow, and still remaining as compact in size as possible would be ideal.
- Like I mentioned earlier, some things like the case, monitors and speakers aren't as important to me as a quality core computer. So this is where I'd really love the focus to be.
