DVD burner: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118039[/url]
Case: HAF 912 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233[/url]
HDD: Spinpoint 500GB [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181[/url]
Mobo: MSI 870 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290[/url]
PSU: Antec 550w [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016[/url]
RAM: Cosair 4GB DDR3 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145278[/url]
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754[/url]
CPU: Athlon II x2 250 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903[/url]
GPU: Gigabyte 5770 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309[/url]
Grand total: $621.91 or $601.91 w/ rebate
or if he can reuse his DVD drive that's $20 off right there
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uhh you might want to stay away from prebuilts
building a computer is not half as hard as some people claim, I built my first computer in ~1.5 hours, so I don't know what's so hard or time consuming about it
[QUOTE=aclonegeek;26433808]Thanks that looks good. He likes it but wants to know if there are any good prebuilts because his parents aren't buying it for him so he wouldn't be the person who has to go through the trouble to "build" it.[/QUOTE]
Prebuilds would cost more for no good reason (Think $50-80). Computers are incredibly easy to build with a small selection (Read, no more than two screwdrivers) of tools.
also it's a good experience, and imo computer literacy begins with building your first computer
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[QUOTE=MrEndangered;26433870]Prebuilds would cost more for no good reason (Think $50-80). Computers are incredibly easy to build with a small selection (Read, no more than two screwdrivers) of tools.[/QUOTE]
Theres a reason.
Labor, expenses, taxes, shit like that.
The main reason is [b]profit.[/b]
They have to at least try to make money. Not break even.
OP PM'd me, apparantly his friend want to build a computer because he isn't paying for it, which didn't make sense to me but he said he will talk to his friend regardless.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;26445921]Theres a reason.
Labor, expenses, taxes, shit like that.
The main reason is [b]profit.[/b]
They have to at least try to make money. Not break even.[/QUOTE]
Right, but I mean spending more money for no good reason when they're so easy to build.
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;26450387]Right, but I mean spending more money for no good reason when they're so easy to build.[/QUOTE]
You'd be surprised how many people don't think they can/are too lazy to build their own.
It's ridiculous, just stick around this section for a while and look at the "Wanna Prebuilt" threads.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;26453554]You'd be surprised how many people don't think they can/are too lazy to build their own.
It's ridiculous, just stick around this section for a while and look at the "Wanna Prebuilt" threads.[/QUOTE]
Not to mention that probably 85% (pulling it out of my ass) of computers that everyday people use are prebuilts.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;26455582]Not to mention that probably 85% (pulling it out of my ass) of computers that everyday people use are prebuilts.[/QUOTE]
Sounds about right.
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