1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- Gaming, WoW mainly
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- about $400
3) Where do you live?
- US, NC
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
- CPU, Mobo, RAM, PSU, Case, HD, Optical
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
- reusing existing 22' 1680x1050 LCD, keyboard and mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
- No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
- 22" 1680x1050
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- this weekend
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
- firewire would be nice, not required
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
- Yes, Vista Home Premium
Looking to either trim price where possible or up performance while keeping the same budget. He wants to build something that will play WoW expansions for a while to come at 1680x1050. Poor guy is trying to run it now with a Dell Dimension 3000 equipped with Intel "Extreme" graphics chip.
Thoughts on these selections? The BFG GS-550 is overkill but for $50 I had to select it.
Thanks!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz Socket AM2+ $60
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 $70
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) $48
BFG Tech GS-550 550W $50 ($20 off!)
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 $45
HIS Hightech H465FS512P Radeon HD 4650 $51
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB $70
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD $24
Total $418
- Gaming, WoW mainly
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- about $400
3) Where do you live?
- US, NC
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
- CPU, Mobo, RAM, PSU, Case, HD, Optical
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
- reusing existing 22' 1680x1050 LCD, keyboard and mouse
6) Will you be overclocking?
- No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
- 22" 1680x1050
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- this weekend
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
- firewire would be nice, not required
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
- Yes, Vista Home Premium
Looking to either trim price where possible or up performance while keeping the same budget. He wants to build something that will play WoW expansions for a while to come at 1680x1050. Poor guy is trying to run it now with a Dell Dimension 3000 equipped with Intel "Extreme" graphics chip.
Thoughts on these selections? The BFG GS-550 is overkill but for $50 I had to select it.
Thanks!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz Socket AM2+ $60
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 $70
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) $48
BFG Tech GS-550 550W $50 ($20 off!)
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 $45
HIS Hightech H465FS512P Radeon HD 4650 $51
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB $70
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD $24
Total $418
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