- Jan 7, 2014
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I have a friend who is looking to build a PC and came to me for advice. I made an intel system and an AMD system on PCpartpicker and They just seem a little expensive when I look at the barebones systems on tigerdirect. I have built my own gaming rig and tinkered endlessly with my old Gateway 5408. She wants a pc that will not lag and will be able to keep 20+ internet tabs running quickly without slowing down. This is basically a home-office machine.No gaming will be done and if there is I'd say integrated graphics can handle what she's into. She intends to sell it in a couple years to my knowledge, so having a decent secondhand desirability for the components used would be a plus, but not a deciding factor.
Here is my intel build - $475
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nKjjNG
AMD - $440
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Kv84D
If we can get under $400, that would be great. Processor type isn't important as long as it performs well for the tasks she needs. Shes been working with an old C2D laptop, so I'm sure almost anything would be faster. I put SSD's in the builds, but I'm sure a 7200RPM baracuda would be just fine for her as long as everything loads quickly and doesn't bog down.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP
Budget Range: $500 - no mail in rebates. only instant please.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:Home-office, surfing the internet
Are you buying a monitor: NO
Parts to Upgrade: All - From scratch build.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I have experience buying through newegg and amazon, but not many other sites. All reputable sites are welcome.
Location: Upstate, SC, USA
Parts Preferences: reliable brands only
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: hooking up to a hd tv
Additional Comments: prefer mATX with a small case. the size of a prefab pc or smaller would be ideal. She needs a wireless keyboard, so I added a logitech combo to those pcpartpicker builds. If you have a good quality, cheaper alternative, please suggest. Also, I don't know anything about the new pentiums and celerons. If they might be fine in place of an i3 or i5, I'm not opposed to it. She wouldn't know the difference. Motherboard needs to have VGA and HDMI output since I don't know which her TV has, but it surely has HDMI.
TIA to you all!
Here is my intel build - $475
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nKjjNG
AMD - $440
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Kv84D
If we can get under $400, that would be great. Processor type isn't important as long as it performs well for the tasks she needs. Shes been working with an old C2D laptop, so I'm sure almost anything would be faster. I put SSD's in the builds, but I'm sure a 7200RPM baracuda would be just fine for her as long as everything loads quickly and doesn't bog down.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP
Budget Range: $500 - no mail in rebates. only instant please.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:Home-office, surfing the internet
Are you buying a monitor: NO
Parts to Upgrade: All - From scratch build.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I have experience buying through newegg and amazon, but not many other sites. All reputable sites are welcome.
Location: Upstate, SC, USA
Parts Preferences: reliable brands only
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: hooking up to a hd tv
Additional Comments: prefer mATX with a small case. the size of a prefab pc or smaller would be ideal. She needs a wireless keyboard, so I added a logitech combo to those pcpartpicker builds. If you have a good quality, cheaper alternative, please suggest. Also, I don't know anything about the new pentiums and celerons. If they might be fine in place of an i3 or i5, I'm not opposed to it. She wouldn't know the difference. Motherboard needs to have VGA and HDMI output since I don't know which her TV has, but it surely has HDMI.
TIA to you all!
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