Hey guys, my friend is making the switch from an x15 alienware (might be eveen smaller actually) to a desktop. He asked me to make a list of parts he'd need and I told him he wouldn't have to buy windows but the problem is that the product key on his laptop is kind of washed out. So he might have to buy it...which is 100$ less to work with.
I'll post the parts here and since I built PC about a year ago(i5, 6970) I haven't really been keeping up with new releases. I was making him a i5-2500k with 7870 build.
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837
GPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024
PSU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
CPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424
DVD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Now he just needs a case. He wants to get this one but I really need second opinions on this build. Anything better that I could get cheaper, maybe even a NVidia? Any incompatibilities? I have no clue if the hardware will fit in that case so help me out guys, thanks. If someone could green light this build, it would help me out a lot!
Case:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119265
I'll post the parts here and since I built PC about a year ago(i5, 6970) I haven't really been keeping up with new releases. I was making him a i5-2500k with 7870 build.
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837
GPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024
PSU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
CPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424
DVD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Now he just needs a case. He wants to get this one but I really need second opinions on this build. Anything better that I could get cheaper, maybe even a NVidia? Any incompatibilities? I have no clue if the hardware will fit in that case so help me out guys, thanks. If someone could green light this build, it would help me out a lot!
Case:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119265