- Sep 7, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)
Budget Range: $4-500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Web surfing, video converting, light gaming, photo editing. Maybe light video editing in the future
Are you buying a monitor:No
Do you need to buy OS: No, Have Win7 Pro
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon, but others work if cheaper
Location: Central California
Parts Preferences: no real preference.
Overclocking: NO
SLI or Crossfire: NO
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900 20" LED
Additional Comments: Would like a quiet, energy efficient PC. Want a SSD for OS and software, will use my currently full 140 for storage until I buy a TB later on. I will also add a GPU later. I will reuse my dvdrw drive.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm running an 8 year old HP with a 3.0 P4 that was "upgraded" with 2 gb RAM and win7 when xp crashed a couple years ago. It just can't keep up anymore. I need something that can last another 5 years without upgrades (other than what I listed). Was wanting to go i5, but that looks really difficult in my price range, I'm assuming that an i3 or anything AMD has out currently will smoke my P4?
I was looking at an HP p7-1380t for $500, but figured I would be able to build better for cheaper.
Thinking along the lines of this build from Sangeets post in the office PC thread. Could it be tweaked better for home use?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master NSE-200-KKN1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $484.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 18:40 EDT-0400)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 14:08 EDT-0400)[/quotemsg]
Budget Range: $4-500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Web surfing, video converting, light gaming, photo editing. Maybe light video editing in the future
Are you buying a monitor:No
Do you need to buy OS: No, Have Win7 Pro
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon, but others work if cheaper
Location: Central California
Parts Preferences: no real preference.
Overclocking: NO
SLI or Crossfire: NO
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900 20" LED
Additional Comments: Would like a quiet, energy efficient PC. Want a SSD for OS and software, will use my currently full 140 for storage until I buy a TB later on. I will also add a GPU later. I will reuse my dvdrw drive.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm running an 8 year old HP with a 3.0 P4 that was "upgraded" with 2 gb RAM and win7 when xp crashed a couple years ago. It just can't keep up anymore. I need something that can last another 5 years without upgrades (other than what I listed). Was wanting to go i5, but that looks really difficult in my price range, I'm assuming that an i3 or anything AMD has out currently will smoke my P4?
I was looking at an HP p7-1380t for $500, but figured I would be able to build better for cheaper.
Thinking along the lines of this build from Sangeets post in the office PC thread. Could it be tweaked better for home use?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master NSE-200-KKN1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $484.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 18:40 EDT-0400)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 14:08 EDT-0400)[/quotemsg]
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