- Dec 6, 2011
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I plan to build a new computer for my parents for xmas. It's primary purpose will be to watch and stream movies (will hook the computer to their TV). I am trying to make a long lasting computer that will last 4+ years for them.
Approximate Purchase Date: Christmas
Budget Range: Around $600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming movies and general internet surfing
Parts Not Required: All hardware excluding mouse/keyboard/monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I like newegg
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: N/A
Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: Here is a list of parts for what I think would be a good PC. If you have any suggestions for better performance for the price, or suggestions, I would really appreciate it.
Case: Apevia 500W MiniATX
Mother Board:Gigabyte Micro ATX mother board
CPU: i3 2100 sandy bridge
Graphic Card: EVGA 2GB card
Hard Drive: 2 TB seagate w/ 64mb cache (needs to be 2 TB)
Ram: 8GB 1866 ram
Optical Drive: Sony Dvd Drive
Total: $746.93
Obviously, this is more than I am really looking to spend. Any build below this price with similar specs would be great. I would really like it to be small and compact, I would like it to be useable for 4+ years, needs to have 2TB of space.
Let me know what yall think. Im looking forward to see what yall come up with!
Approximate Purchase Date: Christmas
Budget Range: Around $600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming movies and general internet surfing
Parts Not Required: All hardware excluding mouse/keyboard/monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I like newegg
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: N/A
Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Yes / No / Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: Here is a list of parts for what I think would be a good PC. If you have any suggestions for better performance for the price, or suggestions, I would really appreciate it.
Case: Apevia 500W MiniATX
Mother Board:Gigabyte Micro ATX mother board
CPU: i3 2100 sandy bridge
Graphic Card: EVGA 2GB card
Hard Drive: 2 TB seagate w/ 64mb cache (needs to be 2 TB)
Ram: 8GB 1866 ram
Optical Drive: Sony Dvd Drive
Total: $746.93
Obviously, this is more than I am really looking to spend. Any build below this price with similar specs would be great. I would really like it to be small and compact, I would like it to be useable for 4+ years, needs to have 2TB of space.
Let me know what yall think. Im looking forward to see what yall come up with!
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