- Mar 14, 2012
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Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month, maybe a little sooner
Budget Range: Doesn't matter; for what she needs it shouldn't cost much anyway
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, playing solitaire, listening to music
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is least expensive including shipping, sales tax is not an issue
Location: Oregon
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel CPU, Asus MOBO
Overclocking: No
Your Monitor Resolution: She has a Sony LCD monitor, not sure about the resolution.
Additional Comments: She doesn't want a tower case, only one that will sit horizontally on the computer desk. She has keyboard, mouse, monitor, soundcard, and speakers. Needs case, SSD, MOBO, CPU, RAM, and DVD/CD burner. I plan on using the Intel HD Graphics 4600. The integrated graphics on my 2600K looked funny when watching videos so I was forced to buy a card. I hope the 4600 quality is better than the 3000 was.
I plan on buying an Intel i3 4370
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I was considering this case but am always open to alternatives. It comes with a PSU, that's why I didn't include one on the list of things to buy.
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-MicroATX-Computer-ATX12V-R379-M/dp/B004EMSH9Q/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t[/url]
DVD player:
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RAM: I think 4GB should be plenty. Please suggest what to get.
SSD: I think 120GB would be enough. Prices on them have come down a lot the past few years so it's tempting to get a larger one but why buy more than is needed? I got an Intel for mine but apparently Samsung is one of the best. Please suggest what to get.
MOBO: The case will only fit a Micro ATX board as will most HTCP cases I think. Once again, please suggest what to get.
This should be a huge improvement over her Pentium 4 and HDD. Now I'll just need to convince her to dump the DSL and get cable.
Thanks for your time and suggestions.
Budget Range: Doesn't matter; for what she needs it shouldn't cost much anyway
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, playing solitaire, listening to music
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whatever is least expensive including shipping, sales tax is not an issue
Location: Oregon
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel CPU, Asus MOBO
Overclocking: No
Your Monitor Resolution: She has a Sony LCD monitor, not sure about the resolution.
Additional Comments: She doesn't want a tower case, only one that will sit horizontally on the computer desk. She has keyboard, mouse, monitor, soundcard, and speakers. Needs case, SSD, MOBO, CPU, RAM, and DVD/CD burner. I plan on using the Intel HD Graphics 4600. The integrated graphics on my 2600K looked funny when watching videos so I was forced to buy a card. I hope the 4600 quality is better than the 3000 was.
I plan on buying an Intel i3 4370
http://
I was considering this case but am always open to alternatives. It comes with a PSU, that's why I didn't include one on the list of things to buy.
http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-MicroATX-Computer-ATX12V-R379-M/dp/B004EMSH9Q/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t[/url]
DVD player:
http://
RAM: I think 4GB should be plenty. Please suggest what to get.
SSD: I think 120GB would be enough. Prices on them have come down a lot the past few years so it's tempting to get a larger one but why buy more than is needed? I got an Intel for mine but apparently Samsung is one of the best. Please suggest what to get.
MOBO: The case will only fit a Micro ATX board as will most HTCP cases I think. Once again, please suggest what to get.
This should be a huge improvement over her Pentium 4 and HDD. Now I'll just need to convince her to dump the DSL and get cable.
Thanks for your time and suggestions.
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