nanobot Posted January 1, 2012 CID Share Posted January 1, 2012 Hey guys, I am looking into building/buying a new PC for my brother(s) and sister(s). Does anyone know of any good deals right now? I figure I'll probably do it at the end of the week or next week. I would like to either get a Core i3/Core i5 or a Phenom II x4/x6 for them. The budget is within a rough estimate of $450-$600. (The price is only going to affect WHEN I do it, really.) Edit: Looking at this gateway right now. Edit 2: Also looking at this gateway as well. Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted January 1, 2012 CID Share Posted January 1, 2012 Sweeeet looking machihnes. As an AMD fan that one is uber cool and a great price no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted January 1, 2012 CID Share Posted January 1, 2012 You need to get hold of my supplier, for 500 you can build your own i5 , unless you need the peripherals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted January 1, 2012 Author CID Share Posted January 1, 2012 You need to get hold of my supplier, for 500 you can build your own i5 , unless you need the peripherals ? It would be nice to have the KB/Mouse come with it. I am stuck at a cross between the Phenom II x6 and the i5. They are both about the same price, and the Phenom II is 6 cores... As far as building one, I have come up with a form of an idea. Case ($15): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233067 Motherboard ($60): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138338 Processor ($185): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115076 RAM ($35): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226249 PSU ($70): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182191 HDD ($80): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152305 BD-ROM ($60): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136232 Video Card ($125): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134130 ---------- Total: $630 This definitely meets my criteria, except it might be a little overkill. (I am debating if I should drop the Video Card or not. Essentially this PC will be used for Web/iTunes/Flash Gaming/Movies Possibly. The real gaming will use mine.) I am debating what size of monitor to get with it though. I might go with a 1080p one, but I would have to drop the Graphics Card for that. To stay within my budget at least. And I don't know how well the Intel HD Graphics 2000 on that i5 would handle an HD monitor. Edit: With some new research it seems I can get a Phenom II x4 system, with the rest of it being equivalent to the above, for much less. Looking at $405 instead of $630. ($405 vs. $505 when I drop the graphics card from the above build, which I did for the x4 thoughts.) This would leave me room to get a decent HD monitor for them as well. (Although the new video chip-set is a Nvidia GeForce 7025, with only VGA/D-SUB out.) Edit 2: The price on Hard Drives is RIDICULOUS. Anyone want to sell me a used one? (Must be Seagate or Western Digital, I WILL NOT accept any other labels.) Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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