Hey guys,
Hoping to come back here for some more great advice. I will be building my dad a computer when I go to visit over Thanksgiving. He is looking for a fast machine, but will not be playing games. He will use it mostly for office apps, internet/e-mail, various light multi-media applications.
Whenever I think about building a PC, i'm always skewed towards gaming. I'm hoping to get some advice on a good basic system. I'm not afraid to spend money on an i7/i5 (whatever it is nowadays) and a solid amount of memory coupled with windows 7 64-bit. A very basic (but decently powerful) GPU should do.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Will order parts this upcoming week.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Office apps, internet, e-mail, movies music.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Should include everything, keyboard, mouse, OS.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg always...tigerdirect if they have some deals, and occasionally Amazon if they get lucky.
PARTS PREFERENCES: huge intel fanboy. I will want this to be an intel build.
OVERCLOCKING: Possibly...I only have experience overclocking my i7.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200 probably...very nice 22" monitor of some sort.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: none
Thanks guys!
Hoping to come back here for some more great advice. I will be building my dad a computer when I go to visit over Thanksgiving. He is looking for a fast machine, but will not be playing games. He will use it mostly for office apps, internet/e-mail, various light multi-media applications.
Whenever I think about building a PC, i'm always skewed towards gaming. I'm hoping to get some advice on a good basic system. I'm not afraid to spend money on an i7/i5 (whatever it is nowadays) and a solid amount of memory coupled with windows 7 64-bit. A very basic (but decently powerful) GPU should do.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Will order parts this upcoming week.
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Office apps, internet, e-mail, movies music.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Should include everything, keyboard, mouse, OS.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg always...tigerdirect if they have some deals, and occasionally Amazon if they get lucky.
PARTS PREFERENCES: huge intel fanboy. I will want this to be an intel build.
OVERCLOCKING: Possibly...I only have experience overclocking my i7.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200 probably...very nice 22" monitor of some sort.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: none
Thanks guys!