- Mar 10, 2007
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1. What YOUR PC will be used for.
Gaming - Doesn't have to be able to max everything and likely will be using his 4K TV as a monitor until he saves up for a decent 1080 or 2K monitor. Nothing fancy. He also doesn't plan on playing that many high-end games (no Cyberpunk for him - yet) so it's basically down to FPS like Tarkov, Battlefield, and CoD.
2. What YOUR budget is.
$1,000 as a bare minimum. We've discussed possibly going up to $1,300 as a max.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Newegg - USA
Amazon - USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference.
GPU - eVGA
This is flexible since it's not going to be for me. I'll use AMD parts if they have the better bang for buck, but I'm not familiar with them in the slightest and any technical issues with this computer, I will be fixing since his knowledge of computers is about as vast as a turtle's knowledge of calculus.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I've given him a mouse already - an old Logitech G500 so that's not really a priority at the moment.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1080 most likely. Possibly 2k if we can push the parts and budget, but I'm shooting low here.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
As soon as I settle on a part list that I like that fits in the budget provided. Lower is better obviously, especially due to the uncertainty of the economy at the moment.
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Operating system(s).
I've looked around on Newegg and Amazon and looking back on some of my older builds I had planned, everything has gone up in price. My old $1,400 build I was planning for my ex is now sitting around $1,600 and that's without the keyboard and mouse since they're out of stock. It's been a long time since I built a gaming PC so I'm completely out of the loop here. I've also looked for the old low-budget ($500 - $1,000) thread but it seems to have disappeared or I'm just tired and bad at searching.
I'll update this as I pick out parts and update a final total as I go. I also greatly appreciate any and all suggestions towards this build.
Current build:
Case - $90
CPU - $225 (I know this is the unlocked version for OCing, but I can't find just the straight 9600 anywhere)
Mobo - $172
Sink - $45
GPU - $170 ($150 after MIR)
PSU - $58
RAM - $78
Win10 - $110
Peripherals - $104
SSD - $85
DVD - $18
Current total: $1155 ($1037 after MIR)
OPTIONAL HDD - $44
Gaming - Doesn't have to be able to max everything and likely will be using his 4K TV as a monitor until he saves up for a decent 1080 or 2K monitor. Nothing fancy. He also doesn't plan on playing that many high-end games (no Cyberpunk for him - yet) so it's basically down to FPS like Tarkov, Battlefield, and CoD.
2. What YOUR budget is.
$1,000 as a bare minimum. We've discussed possibly going up to $1,300 as a max.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Newegg - USA
Amazon - USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference.
GPU - eVGA
This is flexible since it's not going to be for me. I'll use AMD parts if they have the better bang for buck, but I'm not familiar with them in the slightest and any technical issues with this computer, I will be fixing since his knowledge of computers is about as vast as a turtle's knowledge of calculus.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I've given him a mouse already - an old Logitech G500 so that's not really a priority at the moment.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1080 most likely. Possibly 2k if we can push the parts and budget, but I'm shooting low here.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
As soon as I settle on a part list that I like that fits in the budget provided. Lower is better obviously, especially due to the uncertainty of the economy at the moment.
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Operating system(s).
I've looked around on Newegg and Amazon and looking back on some of my older builds I had planned, everything has gone up in price. My old $1,400 build I was planning for my ex is now sitting around $1,600 and that's without the keyboard and mouse since they're out of stock. It's been a long time since I built a gaming PC so I'm completely out of the loop here. I've also looked for the old low-budget ($500 - $1,000) thread but it seems to have disappeared or I'm just tired and bad at searching.
I'll update this as I pick out parts and update a final total as I go. I also greatly appreciate any and all suggestions towards this build.
Current build:
Case - $90
CPU - $225 (I know this is the unlocked version for OCing, but I can't find just the straight 9600 anywhere)
Mobo - $172
Sink - $45
GPU - $170 ($150 after MIR)
PSU - $58
RAM - $78
Win10 - $110
Peripherals - $104
SSD - $85
DVD - $18
Current total: $1155 ($1037 after MIR)
OPTIONAL HDD - $44
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