Hey guys! So Im thinking of building a computer for my dad. Keep in mind, expectations are fairly low - He mostly uses it for Youtube HD/some streaming and of course email/internet. So no need for overclocking/SLI/all that jazz haha. I already have a ATI radeon 7570 lying around somewhere so I'm thinking i should be good in terms of graphics.
Resolution of his monitor is full hd (1080p) As for OS, that is covered too as I have a windows 7 license from my OS X/Bootcamp that i no longer use so i can give MS a call to activate it on the new system.
His current computer which now has a busted hard drive is a Pentium D 2.8/160 GB/ATI X1600/Win7 so anything is pretty much a mega upgrade. Plus that tower is crazy loud/hot.
What i have so far:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/saudor/saved/3ZSb
CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core $135.58
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing $22.09
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 $83.77
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $54.24
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $73.16
Case Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower $47.60
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V $65.47
Optical Drive LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer $18.06
Here is the intel build i was thinking:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/saudor/saved/3ZSZ
CPU Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core $158.18
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing $22.09
Motherboard MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 $57.61
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $54.24
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $67.78
Case Antec NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower $30.83
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V $65.47
Keep in mind, these are canadian prices so things tend to be a bit more expensive here. Thoughts? Better ideas? Ive also looked into prebuilt (+updating parts i need) but as of now, can't seem to find any decent deals.
Thank you!
Resolution of his monitor is full hd (1080p) As for OS, that is covered too as I have a windows 7 license from my OS X/Bootcamp that i no longer use so i can give MS a call to activate it on the new system.
His current computer which now has a busted hard drive is a Pentium D 2.8/160 GB/ATI X1600/Win7 so anything is pretty much a mega upgrade. Plus that tower is crazy loud/hot.
What i have so far:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/saudor/saved/3ZSb
CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core $135.58
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing $22.09
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 $83.77
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $54.24
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $73.16
Case Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower $47.60
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V $65.47
Optical Drive LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer $18.06
Here is the intel build i was thinking:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/saudor/saved/3ZSZ
CPU Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core $158.18
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing $22.09
Motherboard MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 $57.61
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $54.24
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $67.78
Case Antec NSK4100 ATX Mid Tower $30.83
Power Supply Corsair 430W ATX12V $65.47
Keep in mind, these are canadian prices so things tend to be a bit more expensive here. Thoughts? Better ideas? Ive also looked into prebuilt (+updating parts i need) but as of now, can't seem to find any decent deals.
Thank you!