Ok, The title says it all. I'm building a computer for my brother. He's paying for it, I'm building it.
Am I doing this for free you ask? Why no, of course not Since it is a $1000+ build, It will of course be i7. I already have an i7 build, so here's what I'm taking as my "payment": I currently have an ASUS P6T mobo. I'm going to order a better mobo (probably the Asus Rampage II) and use that and give him my old mobo.
Acer 23" 1080p monitor $169.99 (if anyone knows of a better monitor for within $30 of this price, let me know...he already has keyboard/mouse, but his monitor is only a 17" so I'm getting him a bigger and better one)
MSI gtx260 $169.99 This is the part I'm not 100% sure on...there are a lot of good graphics cards in this price range and I was wanting others opinions before I decided upon which one to get him.
Kingwin 730w PSU $72.99 (also wanting opinions of this PSU...good/bad brand?)
Total: $1227.90 (yes, slightly over 1200, but I'm waiting to see if Newegg comes up with any deals for the weekend as I will be ordering on Friday or Saturday)
Forgot to mention that I don't need a case, I'm giving him one of my old ones. A decent mid tower that I upgraded from a while back. Also, he will be using this mainly for games and schoolwork. No, he's not an engineer/scientist/heavy duty computing for school or work type, but he does want a computer that will be good for a couple years that can max out L4D and play crysis (yes, I know, horribly compiled game, that ppl spend way too much focus on, but its for him and he specifically mentioned those games) as well as Starcraft 2 diablo 3 when they come out, and any future HL games.
Okay, summary of questions for those who don't want to read the parts list:
Which graphics card/Monitor/PSU/and CPU cooler should I get him for these prices/close to prices.
Please try to keep all suggestions with a total of no more than $1250, preferably less than $1200.
Thank you in advance for keeping FANBOYISM out and remaining intelligent, wise, wonderful geeks/nerds/awesome ppl just like me
Message edited by OrderChaos on 08-11-2009 at 03:50:17 AM
For a single GTX260 550 watts would be sufficient, for SLI you only need about 650 watts. The corsair 650TX has the same current rating for each voltage as that kingwin but isnt over rated like the kingwin, and they cost the same after MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=650tx