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08-15-2010, 02:39 PM
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Grandfather/Grandson Project
I owe my grandson a computer. He is a junior in high school and plays games all the time, although I am not sure what they are. He is also heavily into photography and photoshop. I have always wanted to build a computer and now i finally have the time and I talked with him about building one and these are the specs we have come up with. He will be using a 22 inch monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers he already has and can upgrade in the future if he chooses so all we need to build is the tower. 1 - Coolermaster HAF-X Gaming Full Tower Case w/ 1x230mm Red LED Fan, 1x200mm Fans, 2xFront USB 3.0 Port $199 Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case 2 Intel I5 760 4 core Processor $210 Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760 3 Thermaltake Frio Overclocking Universal CPU Cooler $55 Newegg.com - Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564 4 ASUS P7P55D=E Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard $240 Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 5 Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2gb) 240 pin DDR3 SDRAN DDR3 1600 Memory $280 Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP8GX3M4A1600C8 6 Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V Power Supply $130 Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply 7 -Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive (WD1002FAEX) WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5- Inch SATA hard drive combines 7200 RPM, 64 MB cache, and SATA 6 Gb/s interface for the ultimate in power computing $90 Amazon.com: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive (WD1002FAEX): Electronics 8 Lite On DVD player/burner $26 Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Writer LightScribe Support 9 D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard $70 D-Link - Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard - DWA-556 10 Rosewell 40 in one Card Reader $15 Newegg.com - Rosewill RCR-IC001 40-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port / Extra silver face plate 11- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS $100 Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems 12- Webroot Antivirus $20 at local Best Buy Total $1315 |
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08-15-2010, 03:15 PM
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I don't see a video card.
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08-15-2010, 04:18 PM
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I would choose two hard drives: a smaller one for the OS and apps and a larger one (1TB+) for his photography files.
In the future, if he is really big into photography I'd recommend an external storage solution such as a NAS.
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08-15-2010, 04:31 PM
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That's a great thing to do with your grandson. Have fun.
For your budget, I would consider a Radeon 5830 or an Nvidia 460. He will not need a CPU cooler unless he plans on overclocking. Overclocking is more for enthusiasts who do not mind taking the additional risk of damaging their hardware. Eight Gigs of RAM is fine since he is using Photoshop or wants to run many software packages simultaneously. Otherwise for a gaming computer, four Gigs is fine. The 1600 Dominator RAM is excessive. With 1333 RAM there would be no noticeable difference plus you would have the potential for fewer problems. AVG's, Microsoft's and a number of other free anti-malware packages are pretty darn good. In this case, paying for it does not necessarily make it any better. A case is mostly a personal preference. I would let your grandson pick one that he considers good looking.
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08-15-2010, 04:55 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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I agree with David on the AV thing. If you really must pay for it I'd recommend Vipre or Kaspersky, otherwise, a free AV is all that's required.
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08-15-2010, 05:00 PM
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13 EVGA GeForce GTX 465 Superclocked 1 GB 256-bit GDDR5 $220
Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1467-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) Superclocked 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Total $1535 We had picked out this card, I somehow overlooked including it on my list. We picked out the components together, he will stars in his eyes and I with my hand on my wallet. He wanted to start with soemthing nice, but improveable as time and money allows him. |
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08-15-2010, 05:19 PM
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I'd recommend a different card. The GTX 460 1gb is actually a better card. The 465 is a hot running pig.
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08-15-2010, 05:28 PM
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alrighty we will go with the 460
ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 $230 Newegg.com - ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card |
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08-15-2010, 09:28 PM
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I just noticed the 850 watt PSU. This is overkill for one graphics card. A Corsair 650 TX would be more suitable. The 850 watt PSU would be suitable if he ever wanted to upgrade to a second graphics card running SLI.
Last edited by David M; 08-15-2010 at 09:33 PM. |
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