- Sep 7, 2013
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Hi folks,
Helping out a friend with putting a computer together, and was hoping for a little advice. I think I'm overbuilding.
Here's what she sent me for the initial requirements:
Not as ballsy as a gaming machine, but fast and with good graphics. Plenty of USB ports. He seems to have warmed up to the idea of a hybrid HD but I'm sure he's going to want at least 2 hard drives onboard. Lots of RAM (16 gigs). Able to be upgraded with either another O/S down the road or space for cards if something on the motherboard craps out. This is most likely going to be both his personal and work computer and he'll need to VPN into simulation software for chemical plant processes, so the machine can't take 3 minutes to open a freakin' program like his current box.
Oh, it has to be idiot-resistant.
We're also putting in a Blu Ray writer.
Price is: Keep it under $1k.
Corsair cases are good. We like Corsair cases.
No wireless card needed, no monitor or OS either. Just the box itself.
Here's what I put together, but it's too much. I'm not really adept at these quite yet, and I tend to stick with parts I've used before out of fear lol.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/badhbh/saved/Kf78TW
I know one of you geniuses will come up with something much cheaper, and probably better.
Helping out a friend with putting a computer together, and was hoping for a little advice. I think I'm overbuilding.
Here's what she sent me for the initial requirements:
Not as ballsy as a gaming machine, but fast and with good graphics. Plenty of USB ports. He seems to have warmed up to the idea of a hybrid HD but I'm sure he's going to want at least 2 hard drives onboard. Lots of RAM (16 gigs). Able to be upgraded with either another O/S down the road or space for cards if something on the motherboard craps out. This is most likely going to be both his personal and work computer and he'll need to VPN into simulation software for chemical plant processes, so the machine can't take 3 minutes to open a freakin' program like his current box.
Oh, it has to be idiot-resistant.
We're also putting in a Blu Ray writer.
Price is: Keep it under $1k.
Corsair cases are good. We like Corsair cases.
No wireless card needed, no monitor or OS either. Just the box itself.
Here's what I put together, but it's too much. I'm not really adept at these quite yet, and I tend to stick with parts I've used before out of fear lol.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/badhbh/saved/Kf78TW
I know one of you geniuses will come up with something much cheaper, and probably better.
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