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Friend Wants to Build A New PC
I have a friend who would like to build a new PC for himself. His budget is around $1500. (He lives in LA & I live in a different city). He'll more than likely buy the parts either at a store or an online website, I won't be building it for him though. I am just going to give him a list of recommended parts. I have not really kept up with the newer hardware within the last 3 or so years.
I was thinking maybe you guys could give me a good list of PC hardware.
I figured a Gigabyte motherboard, either Kingston or Coursair RAM would do well together (seeing as that's what I have, and I haven't really had any problems with it). I was also thinking of him getting an Nvidia card (maybe 500 series or better), depending on the prices of the Video cards. I know that this will be the most expensive part to buy than the other hardware. RAM is extremely cheap. I don't know if he'll need more than 4 Gigs yet, so it'll be either 4 Gigs or higher. I just know that Coursair & Kingston are good brands.
As for the CPU, I am thinking 2.8Ghz or more is probably recommended. Maybe even 3Ghz. He'll more than likely be using Windows 7. I think maybe an i7 or better would be a good idea (my CPU is also an i7, and it's a good CPU still after 4 years). I just don't know which brand is good for the i7 at the moment.
The PSU of course will be important & needed, & a certain wattage will be required. 700-800 maybe? Just depends on the parts.
Not really sure yet if he wants a DVD drive/Bluray yet (or even a burner), but maybe not the burners. I'll find out when I come back home.
I will be out of my house for the next few hours at the most, so I can't really look for a good list at the moment. I figured he could buy the parts from Newegg.com or something.
I don't know yet if he wants the onboard sound, or a slotted sound card. So that'll have to wait for the moment.
As for the case, doesn't really matter so much, as long as the parts fit inside the case. I don't really think they'll care that much about it, but you never know. Having a list of cases would be good anyway, just in case they want a fancy one. I just know it will also need good cooling for all the parts.
Anyway...I have to go now. I'll check the forum when I come back home, and I promise anyone that helps will get a +1 from me. All I really need is a list of hardware for him to buy (and I don't think the source really matters as long as he can buy it, but I think newegg would be an ideal place, since it's a respectable business). And please don't get a list from Alienware. Since I heard that Dell bought it out, I'd rather stay away from it.
Thank you for the help. It is appreciated.