My friend is looking to upgrade his old system. He will use his existing PSU (I think it will be OK), case, DVD drive, HD, and monitor.
That leaves the CPU, Motherboard, RAM, and video card.
I was thinking:
-Intel E7200 - $120 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052
-BIOSTAR P43-based MB - $90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138122
-2 x 2GB G.SKILL RAM - $80 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
-ATI 4850 - $190 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253
Total of $480, $440 after MIR's.
How does this sound? He does not want to spend a lot more. He mentioned 4GB of RAM so he does not have to worry about upgrading (should last the life of the motherboard).
If there is something I can do to save some money, but not give up a lot of performance, I would be game for that. Games are things like HL2, Test Drive, and similar on a smaller LCD (1280x1024 I think).
Thanks!
That leaves the CPU, Motherboard, RAM, and video card.
I was thinking:
-Intel E7200 - $120 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052
-BIOSTAR P43-based MB - $90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138122
-2 x 2GB G.SKILL RAM - $80 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
-ATI 4850 - $190 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253
Total of $480, $440 after MIR's.
How does this sound? He does not want to spend a lot more. He mentioned 4GB of RAM so he does not have to worry about upgrading (should last the life of the motherboard).
If there is something I can do to save some money, but not give up a lot of performance, I would be game for that. Games are things like HL2, Test Drive, and similar on a smaller LCD (1280x1024 I think).
Thanks!