Hello! I was wondering if you kind folks could help me out a little bit...
Approximate Purchase Date: within the month, depending on prices
Budget Range: 500-600 USD (though the closer to 500, the better)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, web surfing
Are you buying a monitor:No
Do you need to buy OS:No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: anything that can ship to the US
Location: Northern California
Parts Preferences: AMD because the AM3/AM3+ socket doesn't seem to be going away until at least 2015
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No, but I still think an SLI capable card would be good for future upgrades
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Friend wants a gaming pc that performs better than his 3 year old laptop (intel 4000 graphics)
Of course, for 600 dollars, you don't get much, so I think it would be best if he can upgrade down the line. I came up with this (note, the theme is "upgradeability"):
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15911
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15911/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15911/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.13 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $569.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-11 01:31 EDT-0400)
Any help would be great
Approximate Purchase Date: within the month, depending on prices
Budget Range: 500-600 USD (though the closer to 500, the better)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, web surfing
Are you buying a monitor:No
Do you need to buy OS:No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: anything that can ship to the US
Location: Northern California
Parts Preferences: AMD because the AM3/AM3+ socket doesn't seem to be going away until at least 2015
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No, but I still think an SLI capable card would be good for future upgrades
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Friend wants a gaming pc that performs better than his 3 year old laptop (intel 4000 graphics)
Of course, for 600 dollars, you don't get much, so I think it would be best if he can upgrade down the line. I came up with this (note, the theme is "upgradeability"):
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15911
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15911/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/15911/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.13 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $569.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-11 01:31 EDT-0400)
Any help would be great
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