Approximate Purchase Date: within the next week
Budget Range: about $300 after rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, watching videos about gaming, surfing the net
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, ATX case, and possibly the power supply (already bought Win7 ultimate)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I shop at: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, amazon.com, buy.com (I want to get the best price and only use 1 or 2 vendors)
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: I've always bought AMD, and ASUS, but would love to go Intel for this re-build
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not
Monitor Resolution: 1600x1200 ideally
Additional Comments: This re-build is for my son. His computer crashes frequently, and he wants better graphics. He plays games that he downloads on Steam. He also plays Assassins Creed, Skyrim, and Amnesia.
Here is what his current computer has:
Asus M4A78 Pro motherboard
Amd Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5800+ 3.00Ghz
4G ram
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series gpu
2 WD ATA hard drives
runs Windows7
HP 22" widescreen monitor
Budget Range: about $300 after rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, watching videos about gaming, surfing the net
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, ATX case, and possibly the power supply (already bought Win7 ultimate)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I shop at: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, amazon.com, buy.com (I want to get the best price and only use 1 or 2 vendors)
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: I've always bought AMD, and ASUS, but would love to go Intel for this re-build
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not
Monitor Resolution: 1600x1200 ideally
Additional Comments: This re-build is for my son. His computer crashes frequently, and he wants better graphics. He plays games that he downloads on Steam. He also plays Assassins Creed, Skyrim, and Amnesia.
Here is what his current computer has:
Asus M4A78 Pro motherboard
Amd Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5800+ 3.00Ghz
4G ram
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series gpu
2 WD ATA hard drives
runs Windows7
HP 22" widescreen monitor