- Dec 5, 2009
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Hi guys,
Basically i built a small business about 5 identical PC's about 2 weeks ago and apparently my name was thrown about, so now i have another client who wants me to build a pc for them.
The PC i'm building is for a stock broker/trader and he was very specific about what he wanted. The exact same PC that he was going to buy from a store was gonna cost him about $2000, i built the same one and a bit better for about $1200
Before i list the parts, let me list a few of the criteria he wanted:
1. 4-way monitor support: Apparently he is gonna have multiple spreadsheet, stock prices, etc open at a time
2. Two hard drives: One 320GB and One 1TB data hard drive
3. An i5 processor (or better) with 3.3GHz (or better)
4. Windows 7 Home Premium x64
My objective is to keep it below $2000 so i can be competitive, but the cheaper the better.
PARTS
CPU: Intel i5 3.3GHz - $219.99
MoBo: ASRock P67 EXTREM4 - $154.99
RAM: Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) - $74.99
GPU: GeForce 550 1GB - $129.99 (Buying 2 of these so, $259.98)
PSU: SeaSonic X 650W - $109.99
HDD1: Western Digital 320GB - $39.99
HDD2: Western Digital 1TB - $79.99
CD/DVD: ASUS CD/DVD burner - $18.99
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER - $54.99
OS: Windows 7 Premium x64 - $189.99
SUBTOTAL: $1,203.89
TOTAL (tax/shipping): $1,324.90
What i'm struggling for the most is the Graphics cards, i feel like the ones i've picked are kind of overkill, but i'm not too sure if 2 low profile cards will have the strength to run 4 monitors. Any suggestions?
How do these parts look? Compatible? Am i overpaying for some stuff?
Thanks guys
Basically i built a small business about 5 identical PC's about 2 weeks ago and apparently my name was thrown about, so now i have another client who wants me to build a pc for them.
The PC i'm building is for a stock broker/trader and he was very specific about what he wanted. The exact same PC that he was going to buy from a store was gonna cost him about $2000, i built the same one and a bit better for about $1200
Before i list the parts, let me list a few of the criteria he wanted:
1. 4-way monitor support: Apparently he is gonna have multiple spreadsheet, stock prices, etc open at a time
2. Two hard drives: One 320GB and One 1TB data hard drive
3. An i5 processor (or better) with 3.3GHz (or better)
4. Windows 7 Home Premium x64
My objective is to keep it below $2000 so i can be competitive, but the cheaper the better.
PARTS
CPU: Intel i5 3.3GHz - $219.99
MoBo: ASRock P67 EXTREM4 - $154.99
RAM: Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) - $74.99
GPU: GeForce 550 1GB - $129.99 (Buying 2 of these so, $259.98)
PSU: SeaSonic X 650W - $109.99
HDD1: Western Digital 320GB - $39.99
HDD2: Western Digital 1TB - $79.99
CD/DVD: ASUS CD/DVD burner - $18.99
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER - $54.99
OS: Windows 7 Premium x64 - $189.99
SUBTOTAL: $1,203.89
TOTAL (tax/shipping): $1,324.90
What i'm struggling for the most is the Graphics cards, i feel like the ones i've picked are kind of overkill, but i'm not too sure if 2 low profile cards will have the strength to run 4 monitors. Any suggestions?
How do these parts look? Compatible? Am i overpaying for some stuff?
Thanks guys
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