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Im helping my 15-year old nephew out by building a computer for him (his Xmas present). Hes been saving up for a year and I want his money to go as far as possible. He has $800 saved up for it, and hell be coming for a visit over Xmas, so the only hard requirement is that the case has to fit in the carry-on allowance size for WestJet:
Maximum size Carry-on baggage (length + width + height)
53 cm x 23 cm x 38 cm
(21 in. x 9 in. x 15 in.)
Therefore I would put the size of the case to be at ~1 less than the above dimensions:
MAXIMUM Computer Case Size: 20 x 8.5 x 14 inches (51 x 36 x 22 cm)
Heres the details:
1. Used for: gaming - according to steam he plays mainly FPS (Counterstrike), and indie games. He also plays BF3 and Minecraft. I don't think he's into RTS's.
2. Budget: $800 CAD (before tax)
3. Country: Canada
4. Possible vendors (used most of these in the past):
amazon.ca
newegg.ca
ncix.com
directcanada.com
memoryexpress.com
dell.ca
canadacomputers.com
tigerdirect.ca
vuugo.com
local store: otvtech.com
Any other options in Canada (Saskatchewan) ?
5. Brand preference: No OCZ SSDs or Intel 320 SSDs
6. Current parts:
- will re-use an older PSU I bought in July 2011 (XFX 550W PRO550W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 44A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze). Is this a bad idea? Only used for maybe 8 months of the past couple years.
- My old LG-E2240T-PN (1920x1080) LED-LCD. Again, would you want a better system, or newer monitor and slower system? Personally, Id go with better system, as I could upgrade the monitor in the future easier and cheaper than the computer thoughts?
7. Overclocking: No - probably wouldnt have time to set this up for him.
8. Resolution: 1920x1080
9. Timeframe: This week - will buy all parts during Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales.
10. Ill re-iterate the requirement for a smaller case size, and therefore will probably need to be micro-atx MB too. No need for ODD.
Just found out about ca.pcpartpicker.com today, so heres the suggested setup, but the total price is above budget, what should I drop down on, SSD, CPU, GPU? Any other suggestions welcome. I could give him my old 8 MB un-bricked Intel 320 SSD, for use with SRT - which Im assuming wont cause problems if run in conservative mode - that would save having to buy an SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Foxconn H87MX-D Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.27 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($86.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.81 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($11.37 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $860.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 17:16 EST-0500)
Thanks for all suggestions and help!
Maximum size Carry-on baggage (length + width + height)
53 cm x 23 cm x 38 cm
(21 in. x 9 in. x 15 in.)
Therefore I would put the size of the case to be at ~1 less than the above dimensions:
MAXIMUM Computer Case Size: 20 x 8.5 x 14 inches (51 x 36 x 22 cm)
Heres the details:
1. Used for: gaming - according to steam he plays mainly FPS (Counterstrike), and indie games. He also plays BF3 and Minecraft. I don't think he's into RTS's.
2. Budget: $800 CAD (before tax)
3. Country: Canada
4. Possible vendors (used most of these in the past):
amazon.ca
newegg.ca
ncix.com
directcanada.com
memoryexpress.com
dell.ca
canadacomputers.com
tigerdirect.ca
vuugo.com
local store: otvtech.com
Any other options in Canada (Saskatchewan) ?
5. Brand preference: No OCZ SSDs or Intel 320 SSDs
6. Current parts:
- will re-use an older PSU I bought in July 2011 (XFX 550W PRO550W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 44A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze). Is this a bad idea? Only used for maybe 8 months of the past couple years.
- My old LG-E2240T-PN (1920x1080) LED-LCD. Again, would you want a better system, or newer monitor and slower system? Personally, Id go with better system, as I could upgrade the monitor in the future easier and cheaper than the computer thoughts?
7. Overclocking: No - probably wouldnt have time to set this up for him.
8. Resolution: 1920x1080
9. Timeframe: This week - will buy all parts during Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales.
10. Ill re-iterate the requirement for a smaller case size, and therefore will probably need to be micro-atx MB too. No need for ODD.
Just found out about ca.pcpartpicker.com today, so heres the suggested setup, but the total price is above budget, what should I drop down on, SSD, CPU, GPU? Any other suggestions welcome. I could give him my old 8 MB un-bricked Intel 320 SSD, for use with SRT - which Im assuming wont cause problems if run in conservative mode - that would save having to buy an SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Foxconn H87MX-D Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.27 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($86.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.81 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($11.37 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $860.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-25 17:16 EST-0500)
Thanks for all suggestions and help!