Budget Range: around $300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Microsoft Office, Web-browsing
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Speakers, DVD Drive, KBM, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon
Country of Origin: US
I'm looking to build my father a PC for work-related use...
I purchased the Sennheiser PC-350 headset over the summer and am extremely pleased with them. They cost around $90 on eBay, though a thriftier shopper could probably get a better deal. They're of high quality, are less prone to accidental breakage because of their design, and most importantly...
Almost identical to the build I intend to order this week. Comboing the mobo and CPU results in a $55 discount. No other combo I could find was able to beat it for those parts.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295699
Upped my budget very slightly and decided to replace my old HDD with the Spinpoint F3 1TB. Changes are in bold.
Mobo:
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core...
I was planning on reusing my current HDD, just partitioned with one containing all my media, documents, etc. and one partition for a fresh Windows 7 install. The HDD's about two years old, so I guess it's worth looking into replacing. What I have is:
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS...
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Wednesday
BUDGET RANGE: 600-700 after rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, school use
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor, OS, HDD
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NewEgg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: No...