Hey fellow Techies,
I have been commandeered to build a PC for my (soon to be) nephew. His folks are prepared to spend roughly $600 on it for his B-day in April(?). I'm going to be getting the parts and putting it together. This is what they asked for...
"Also, I'm thinking that when we get our taxes back in Feb/Mar. we might have enough to get (nephew) a computer, so if possible, could (me) check into what we'd need to build something. He wants to be able to play spore, minecraft, flash games from sites like armorgames.com, addictinggames.com, gamegecko.com, notdoppler, and magika. (Nephew's dad) knows a lot about computers and stuff, but not specifically for gaming. I think (nephew) would really like to help build it too."
and...
"I guess Terreria is another game. It's a 2D game, but I don't know much about it. I think having it be able to do WoW would be good just in case.We will need a mouse, keyboard and monitor too. We can for sure do $600, but if there's a chance it will lag, or not be able to play any newer games, we'd be willing to put a little more into it. (Nephew's dad) says whatever we do the keyboard and mouse can't be all clicky. It drives him NUTS."
and finally...
"(Nephew's dad) also mentioned that it would be good to not skimp on the motherboard so when new games come out we can upgrade stuff like graphics cards instead of buying a new PC."
So...I think this probably all boils down to best bang for the buck with a spending limit of $600 (or not too much more if really needed) and minimum being able to play WoW (I'm assuming WoW would be the most demanding of the games mentioned) while maintaining at least a little bit of upgradablility.
I have an Antec 300 Illusion or Antec 600 I got on sale that I can use for the tower. I have no idea what a non-clicky mouse and keyboard would be.
I see I could get a CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply for $39.49 after MIR and promo (until 2/13)...should I jump on this? I'm open to anything as long as it meets the aforementioned criteria.
Let the ideas/advice flow!
Thanks,
-TG
Parts List...I'll try to keep updated as prices/parts/budget is selected...currently $35.60 left out of a $750 budget.
CPU+DVD burner-i3-2120+Sony Optiarc AD-7280S-0B DVD burner for $138.98
PSU-CORSAIR CX600 V2 for $39.49
Case-Antec 600 $40
MOBO-MSI H67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $59.99
GPU-SAPPHIRE 100328L Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $79.99
HDD-Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5IN 16MB Cache SATA3 Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD $75.99
Memory-Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G 34.99
Heatsink-Not sure if a heatsink fan is needed in this build...won't be overclocking
OS-Windows 7 64 bit-$89.99 w/promo code, thanks Pacioli
Monitor-ASUS VH236H 23 Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black $129.99
Keyboard+Mouse-Logitech Wireless Desktop MK320 Keyboard $24.99
If you only include the parts used in the system builder's marathons (not the monitor, keyboard, mouse, or OS which total $244.97), we have a final price after discounts of $469.43 which would have given us another $130.57 to play with while still being able to keep it under $600. That's usually what I mean when I tell people I can build them an awesome PC for under $600.
I have been commandeered to build a PC for my (soon to be) nephew. His folks are prepared to spend roughly $600 on it for his B-day in April(?). I'm going to be getting the parts and putting it together. This is what they asked for...
"Also, I'm thinking that when we get our taxes back in Feb/Mar. we might have enough to get (nephew) a computer, so if possible, could (me) check into what we'd need to build something. He wants to be able to play spore, minecraft, flash games from sites like armorgames.com, addictinggames.com, gamegecko.com, notdoppler, and magika. (Nephew's dad) knows a lot about computers and stuff, but not specifically for gaming. I think (nephew) would really like to help build it too."
and...
"I guess Terreria is another game. It's a 2D game, but I don't know much about it. I think having it be able to do WoW would be good just in case.We will need a mouse, keyboard and monitor too. We can for sure do $600, but if there's a chance it will lag, or not be able to play any newer games, we'd be willing to put a little more into it. (Nephew's dad) says whatever we do the keyboard and mouse can't be all clicky. It drives him NUTS."
and finally...
"(Nephew's dad) also mentioned that it would be good to not skimp on the motherboard so when new games come out we can upgrade stuff like graphics cards instead of buying a new PC."
So...I think this probably all boils down to best bang for the buck with a spending limit of $600 (or not too much more if really needed) and minimum being able to play WoW (I'm assuming WoW would be the most demanding of the games mentioned) while maintaining at least a little bit of upgradablility.
I have an Antec 300 Illusion or Antec 600 I got on sale that I can use for the tower. I have no idea what a non-clicky mouse and keyboard would be.
I see I could get a CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply for $39.49 after MIR and promo (until 2/13)...should I jump on this? I'm open to anything as long as it meets the aforementioned criteria.
Let the ideas/advice flow!
Thanks,
-TG
Parts List...I'll try to keep updated as prices/parts/budget is selected...currently $35.60 left out of a $750 budget.
CPU+DVD burner-i3-2120+Sony Optiarc AD-7280S-0B DVD burner for $138.98
PSU-CORSAIR CX600 V2 for $39.49
Case-Antec 600 $40
MOBO-MSI H67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $59.99
GPU-SAPPHIRE 100328L Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $79.99
HDD-Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5IN 16MB Cache SATA3 Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD $75.99
Memory-Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G 34.99
Heatsink-Not sure if a heatsink fan is needed in this build...won't be overclocking
OS-Windows 7 64 bit-$89.99 w/promo code, thanks Pacioli
Monitor-ASUS VH236H 23 Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black $129.99
Keyboard+Mouse-Logitech Wireless Desktop MK320 Keyboard $24.99
If you only include the parts used in the system builder's marathons (not the monitor, keyboard, mouse, or OS which total $244.97), we have a final price after discounts of $469.43 which would have given us another $130.57 to play with while still being able to keep it under $600. That's usually what I mean when I tell people I can build them an awesome PC for under $600.