stateofjermaine
[H]ard|Gawd
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Hello, [H]!
It's been awhile since I needed to seek out your wisdom, but it looks like I'm building again. I built my parents a PC a few months ago, with a lot of help from here, and as it turns out, it was so [H], the whole family is hogging it! So (really because they know I love building, but also) because they're all addicted to speed, now, they're commissioning another build. Your help would be greatly appreciated!
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc.
Nothing special, to my knowledge. Maybe the occasional Blu-ray, web surfing, Office, etc.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $600, I think.
3) Where do you live?
DC metro area.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU 99.99 X2 555 BE or 99.99 X4 635
MOBO 94.99 GIGABYTE 880GM-UD2H uATX
RAM 96.99 4GB GSKILL DDR3-1333
PSU 49.99 Corsair 400W CX
HDD 54.99 500GB Caviar Blue
OD 64.99 LITE-ON Blu-ray Reader
CASE 63.99 Mini P180
SUBTOTAL 525.93
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
They'll be reusing their monitor, keyboard, etc. Just need to build the tower.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Nothing dramatic.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I think they're using a 19", at the moment.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Early next week.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Just standard, long-term stability.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 Home Premium 64.
It's been awhile since I needed to seek out your wisdom, but it looks like I'm building again. I built my parents a PC a few months ago, with a lot of help from here, and as it turns out, it was so [H], the whole family is hogging it! So (really because they know I love building, but also) because they're all addicted to speed, now, they're commissioning another build. Your help would be greatly appreciated!
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc.
Nothing special, to my knowledge. Maybe the occasional Blu-ray, web surfing, Office, etc.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $600, I think.
3) Where do you live?
DC metro area.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU 99.99 X2 555 BE or 99.99 X4 635
MOBO 94.99 GIGABYTE 880GM-UD2H uATX
RAM 96.99 4GB GSKILL DDR3-1333
PSU 49.99 Corsair 400W CX
HDD 54.99 500GB Caviar Blue
OD 64.99 LITE-ON Blu-ray Reader
CASE 63.99 Mini P180
SUBTOTAL 525.93
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
They'll be reusing their monitor, keyboard, etc. Just need to build the tower.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Nothing dramatic.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
I think they're using a 19", at the moment.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Early next week.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Just standard, long-term stability.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 Home Premium 64.
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