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smurr79
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A friend has asked me to build her a computer and while I know my way around one, building them isn't my forte. I've got a base build down but if anyone has suggestions to improve it without increasing the price too much (lets say $150-$250 dollars) I'd appreciate the help.
Motherboard: Asus P7H55-M LGA1156 4DDR3 GLAN 1PCIEx16 mATX HDMI HD AUDIO
RAM: Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB (2x XMS3 2GB) PC-10600 (1333MHz) DDR3
Processor: Intel Core i5 650 Processor LGA1156 3.2GHz 4MB Cache CPU
Video Card: Asus EN9800GT 1G DDR3 PCIE2.0 DVI HDTV HDCP HDMI
Moniter: Acer G225HQBD 22" Wide LCD 21.5" 50K:1 5ms 1080P
Hard Drive: Hitachi 1TB SATA 7200RPM 32M
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
DVD Drive: LG GH22NP20 IDE 22X+- SuperMulti DVD Rewriter Black
I feel kinda bad cause her computer will probably end up better then mine and she's not even a gamer >.< Thanks again.
EDIT: Sorry about that, it's currently costing $1055 and while she's not a gamer per se, she does play a couple of games, and she's trying to get portal working but it won't run on her current build.
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Frozencry
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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How much is this costing you roughly so far, and what exactly does she need the setup for?
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Well that build isn't exactly terrible but it's hard to tell if we don't know how much you're paying. If your friend isn't a gamer then it might be a good idea to drop the video card and get a motherboard with onboard video such as the MA785GT-UD3H (AMD mobo). It has a HD4200 integrated. Also AMD is a lot cheaper than Intel so you might want to go for a Phenom II X4 955BE instead of the i5 650.
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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The Core i5 650 contains a graphics processing unit. If she's only doing 2D and modest 3D games you won't need a separate graphics card.
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