Back! building a friend a computer help

[Doom10320]

hey guys long time no see havent been on here sense 08 building my computer haha well now im back need some advice on a computer im building for a friend i got all the stuff picked out its around $1500 and he's buying me a monitor for helping him. Well heres the current stuff i picked out for him cuz he wants a good computer! Im going to start ordering tomarrow cuz he wants it asap plz help hehe

Case- Newegg.com - NZXT LEXA S LEXS - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Proccesor- Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Motherboard- Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Ram- Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Desktop Memory

Power supply- Newegg.com - Rosewill Xtreme Series RX950-D-B 950W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply - Power Supplies

Video Card- Newegg.com - PNY VCGGTS2501XPB GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Hard drive- Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


Other stuff he needs/wants

Keyboard- Newegg.com - Logitech G19 Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards

Mouse- Newegg.com - Logitech G9x Black Two modes scroll USB Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse - Mice

Monitor- Samsung - 24" Widescreen Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor - Black - 2494SW

 

[masteroc]

How "good" of a computer does your friend want? I only ask because for that same price you can pick up a good i5 or even an i7 build. Also, that GTS 250 isn't "bad" however if you are looking for "good" you can get better. I have all these words in quotes since their meaning varies by person.

 

[Ste]

Don't need that powerfull of a power supply, get something around 500 watts

Like the corsair 550VX or OCZ fatility.

 

[Doom10320]

How "good" of a computer does your friend want? I only ask because for that same price you can pick up a good i5 or even an i7 build. Also, that GTS 250 isn't "bad" however if you are looking for "good" you can get better. I have all these words in quotes since their meaning varies by person.

Well we dont want to spend over 1500 and thats what its at atm cuz hes buying 2 monitors and keyboard/mouse which one of the mointors are mine. The video card i just picked that one cuz i have it and its great unless u can find one thats maybe better but not much more $. Lol ya the power supply was on sale

edit: well could u link me a good i7 build?

 

[Trotter]

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
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COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
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Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
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Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
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ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH24NS50 - OEM
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COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active ... - Retail
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SAPPHIRE 100286L Radeon HD 4860 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
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SAPPHIRE 100286L Radeon HD 4860 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
$1,231.97

Add in:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full - Operating Systems
$184

Or, if you want an AMD build:
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
$1,089.98

 

[baih777]

pay the extra $2.00 and get this drive with the 16mb cache
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

[Fat.Clown]

anyone else agree spending $176 on a keyboard is crazy?

wait, i want to play building game too

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner
dvd burner is very mature at this point, I just picked out cheapest sata burner

NZXT LEXA S LEXS - 001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
same case you picked

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
single platter, 16MB cache, same capacity as the one you chose

SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
DX11 ready, comes with free 4GB usb drive

OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
550W is plenty for this build

Logitech 920-000914 Black 106 Normal Keys Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboard
the keyboard your friend picked out is crazily expensive

RAZER Lachesis Phantom White 9 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 4000 dpi Gaming Mouse
this mouse seems to get good reviews

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
4GB, fast ram @ 1600 plenty for a gaming system

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor

ASUS P7P55D EVO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
i5 offers good cost/performance ratio, gaming system don't need SMT
board offers 2 PCI-E 16X slots in case your friend ever wants to get another video card
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
7 for DX11

total: $1085.39
+2 monitors you picked out @$200 each = $1485.39?

 

[Doom10320]

Trotter I think I'm going to get the first one i think it's alot better than the one I currently built myself and it's good for the price

What do u think

 

[iBaker]

If you're looking for a good mouse Best Buy currently has the Logitech G500 on sale for $39.99.

I just got one, it's ssssssooooo nice.

 

[Muffin Man]

something different here too.

total $1262 + shipping (w/ possible $70 back in rebates)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.296065
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.314531
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.314719
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151197

this would include 1 single faster gfx card (hd 5850) instead of getting 2 mid end cards to being with. but even if your friend should want to run dual 5850's, this setup would be ready for that too.

still includes i7 920, same ram and mobo (referring to Trotter's combo here).

only thing is that the hdd i included is smaller (640gb). but for a bit more, you could get a 1tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102&cm_re=1tb-_-22-152-102-_-Product

or if you want a 1.5tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136351&cm_re=1.5tb-_-22-136-351-_-Product