Squilliam said:
To make a system within your budget including Windows 7 right? Generally the case is something thats up to the individual. My Antec P182 is so quiet that I sometimes turn it off accidentally trying to turn it on. The Antec Sonata is a very good quality case and the PSU included is also pretty top notch as well and quite power efficient. Overall its good value. For the CPU/Motherboard I use the rule of the thumb at the moment of Motherboard CPU = Video card costs. So I figure something like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157195
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103882 = $175 for a quad core Athlon II 2.9Ghz Asrock motherboard with USB 3.0 goes well with this video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873 HD 5770 $149 with a $15 MIR card. That should give anyone more than enough 3D performance for any modern game with a normal sized monitor. Then you add 4GB RAM for $82 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253 640 GB HDD with $20 off with promo code: EMCYWYP32 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $55 incl promo Sony optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118039 $20 And it comes to: $612 shipping with $15 mail in rebate to use if you want. Windows 7 is unfortunately another $99 if you can't get it free. $712 is the full total on my first attempt. I can cut it down somewhat if you want without compromising things too badly. |
my mom works for baylor and she is able to get windows 7 for a discount so an os is not a problem
