Windows 7: New Build for my Brother.

Swifty · 01 Sep 2011

Hello there fella's :] I know I make quite a few threads on builds but my little brother has come up with a sum of cash and wants to build a computer I have compiled a build for him but we want to keep it under 1000 dollars with tax and shipping if possible a bit over is not that bad I just don't want it to end up in 1,500 in total everything included here are the links that I had compiled I know a lot can be changed, tell me what you think!

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...066-_-Homepage
Newegg.ca - ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.ca - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
Newegg.ca - Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 1TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Bare Drive -Bare Drive Newegg.ca - RAZER RZ03-00181400-R3U1 Black USB Wired Lycosa Mirror Special Edition Gaming Keyboard
Newegg.ca - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Newegg.ca - Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50,000,000:1
Newegg.ca - GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.ca - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
Newegg.ca - SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Phone Man · 01 Sep 2011

Looks good but if you have a little more cash ($55) I would go with this Hard Drive.

Newegg.ca - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Jim

Swifty · 02 Sep 2011

Thanks Jim, but right now I am trying to replace a few things to keep it under 1,000 dollars preferably with tax and shipping included but 100 dollars over is not an issue but I need help finding just as good parts for a little cheaper, like maybe tone down to a 600watt powersupply, downsize the monitor or cpu, graphics card ect you know what I mean?

pparks1 · 02 Sep 2011

You can do the Antec 300 case without the blue LED fans and save yourself $15. And don't do a 5900RPM "green" drive for your operating system. Keep that at 7,200 RPM or higher.

Phone Man · 02 Sep 2011

You may want to try this add-on for your browser. It gives you other prices on a product and also some alternate products. I tried some of your choices and it does work for Canada. The keyboard was only $71 at CaBuy.com with free shipping.

InvisibleHand: Home

Jim

Joan Archer · 03 Sep 2011

Is the figure you quoted just for the build, what about the operating system does that have to come in the price or will that be on top of the build ?

linnemeyerhere · 03 Sep 2011

As well as the above stated move to a 7200rpm spinner with at least 32cache and 64cache better. I wold also factor in better cooling over stock unless your Brother will keep good housekeeping inside his new rig and plans to do no overclocking.

Swifty · 03 Sep 2011

So I crunched some numbers, and built this for him instead, tell me what you guys think of it, and Joan, It totally slipped my mind about the Operating system but I believe I added it to this build, he is going to buy the monitor later and I have a 100 dollar keyboard and mouse bundle laying around I am giving to him to save him the money on buying a keyboard and mouse.

Newegg.ca - Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.ca - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
Newegg.ca - ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.ca - Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.ca - PNY XLR8 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD3-1600-X8
Newegg.ca - ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers
Newegg.ca - ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.ca - RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.ca - EVGA 01G-P3-1372-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

linnemeyerhere · 03 Sep 2011

I built out this very case, it's very nice if a little thin but please factor in at least 2-3 120mm fans. One mandatory for the front and at least one exhausting out the top and this is where a H series Corsair would work killer.

Swifty · 03 Sep 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere

I built out this very case, it's very nice if a little thin but please factor in at least 2-3 120mm fans. One mandatory for the front and at least one exhausting out the top and this is where a H series Corsair would work killer.

Yes I thought it was a decent case myself, never have done a build out of it, just the NZXT Hush and the Rosewill challenger, which I didn't like all that much,

Is there anything you would change on this build?

Windows 7: New Build for my Brother.

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