• Multimedia Computer Build
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[URL="http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_64&item_id=044418"]CPU[/URL] [URL="http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_334&item_id=040409"]Motherboard[/URL] [URL="http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_611&item_id=035006"]RAM[/URL] [URL="http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210_212&item_id=036109"]HDD[/URL] So my dad asked me to build a new computer to replace their very old one. He only uses the computer to surf the web and watching movies. I chose the following parts. The case can come after. I don't know which PSU is reliable. I need help choosing out the last few parts. Please use only [URL="http://www.canadacomputers.com"]www.canadacomputers.com[/URL] as I have one of the retailers down the street. Budget is 400 CAD excluding the OS and peripherals. Can go above but i prefer to stay under, Including the 13% tax.
Get any PSU made by Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, OCZ or Enermax. Also get 4 gigs of ram instead of 8.
How much watts is enough for the computer? 400? or 500?
This PSU [url]http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_442&item_id=036731[/url] Changed the ram to 4 gigs instead of 8 but you can still get 8 if you want. [url]http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_611&item_id=033723[/url] And the case, a thermaltake v3. Good airflow and cheap and small and not ricey looking. [url]http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=027049[/url] [editline]15th June 2012[/editline] For a computer like what you're building? You could run it on a 250w PSU but I recommend at least 400w incase you decide to add a small graphics card later on.
Probably not gonna get a graphics card in the future.
[QUOTE=peterboi;36344770]Probably not gonna get a graphics card in the future.[/QUOTE] If he decides he wants to play HD movies, you might want to use GPU acceleration to keep it running well.
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