APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Soon.
BUDGET RANGE: Up to $1500
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Multi-tasking, interwebz surfing, movies.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Peripherals
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg ftw! I'm in the US.
OVERCLOCKING: NO SLI OR CROSSFIRE: NO
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 x2
Hi again everyone. I built myself a gaming rig at the beginning of the summer and the advice from this forum was invaluable. Now I'm putting together a build for a friend and I'm back for more advice.
My friend (and boss; better not screw it up!) is upgrading from an older Dell. He doesn't really have any specific needs except: It must drive two 24" LCDs at 1920x1200, it needs lots of storage space. Other than that, he just wants the "best" computer I can build him for a max of $1500. He isn't a gamer, but would still like it to be able to play the latest titles. This thread is actually pretty similar to my situation. "High mainstream/low enthusiast" is where he wants this rig to be. I expressed to him that this is probably way more computer than he needs, but he's fine with that, he wants it to be reasonably future proof. He's not super tech savvy, hence why I'm helping with this build, so he wont be doing any overclocking or anything.
Here's what I got, lemme know what you guys think:
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W
SAMSUNG SH-S223B
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM x2
XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB
Win 7 Premium OE
IN WIN IW-F430.OL Orange 0.8mm SECC/ Japanese Steel ATX Mid Tower - The case MUST be orange. That's the best orange one I could find. It's not much for cooling, I know, but he wont be overclocking.
Grand Total w/ tax and shipping: $1,474.00
BUDGET RANGE: Up to $1500
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Multi-tasking, interwebz surfing, movies.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Peripherals
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg ftw! I'm in the US.
OVERCLOCKING: NO SLI OR CROSSFIRE: NO
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 x2
Hi again everyone. I built myself a gaming rig at the beginning of the summer and the advice from this forum was invaluable. Now I'm putting together a build for a friend and I'm back for more advice.
My friend (and boss; better not screw it up!) is upgrading from an older Dell. He doesn't really have any specific needs except: It must drive two 24" LCDs at 1920x1200, it needs lots of storage space. Other than that, he just wants the "best" computer I can build him for a max of $1500. He isn't a gamer, but would still like it to be able to play the latest titles. This thread is actually pretty similar to my situation. "High mainstream/low enthusiast" is where he wants this rig to be. I expressed to him that this is probably way more computer than he needs, but he's fine with that, he wants it to be reasonably future proof. He's not super tech savvy, hence why I'm helping with this build, so he wont be doing any overclocking or anything.
Here's what I got, lemme know what you guys think:
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W
SAMSUNG SH-S223B
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM x2
XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB
Win 7 Premium OE
IN WIN IW-F430.OL Orange 0.8mm SECC/ Japanese Steel ATX Mid Tower - The case MUST be orange. That's the best orange one I could find. It's not much for cooling, I know, but he wont be overclocking.
Grand Total w/ tax and shipping: $1,474.00