Build for Brother

garrettk4

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May 31, 2012
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Approximate Purchase Date: End of Month

Budget Range: 1000-1300

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Running programs, writing script/code, general pc usage, css, photoshop, dreamweaver

Are you buying a monitor: Yes, two of Asus 21.5 1920x1080 displays (Sorry he already has one I just don't know the specific model)



Parts to Upgrade: Everything, except OS, (Already have windows 7 pro)

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Live near a microcenter, frys,

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Anaheim CA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: AMD

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: A quiet PC, has an SSD, storage drive, good dust control on case.


 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l9rp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l9rp/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l9rp/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($137.27 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @...

187Flatliner

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Jan 28, 2014
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Heres mine, i went a hair over but you dont have to get the 780......you could get by with a 770 for now


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($135.98 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1375.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 22:07 EDT-0400)
 

187Flatliner

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Jan 28, 2014
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10,810
and this one is under, changed a few things around

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1299.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 22:11 EDT-0400)
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l5oo
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l5oo/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l5oo/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ Mwave)
Monitor: Asus VE248Q 24.0" Monitor ($177.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1305.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 22:38 EDT-0400)
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l9rp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l9rp/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l9rp/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2800 Memory ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($137.27 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VE248Q 24.0" Monitor ($177.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1287.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 01:00 EDT-0400)
 
Solution

187Flatliner

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Jan 28, 2014
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10,810
well if you take the 780 out and replace it with another , (you asked for more amd based..) then the build i mentioned would be under 1000 to build.


also depending on which programs he is running (gpu based) a beefy card will help alot.