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kenprescott21

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He doesnt do any gaming altho im trying to get him into WoW, Crysis, and Assasins Creed.

He e-mailed me his list and it is as follows
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146027
NZXT Apollo ORANGE NP Orange SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 79.99 He Loves this case for some reason, gotta keep it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply - Retail 74.98

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2206874&csid=_25
Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024) 9.99AR

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...details.asp?EdpNo=3827914&Sku=MBM-G35EC-E8400
Intel DG35EC Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor 3.0GHz Retail 249.99 why not go quad?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1272112&CatId=1588
Masscool 8W501B1M3G / Socket 775 / Intel Prescott / Copper Core / CPU Cooling Fan 19.99

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1272636&CatId=2688
TRENDnet TEW-423PI PCI Wireless Adapter - 54Mbps, 802.11g 24.99

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2203982&CatId=139
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM
Id say the 640 gig WD drive here I have it and its sexy

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4087352&CatId=89
Sony DRUV200A/BR DVD/CD Rewritable IDE Retail Drive 29.99 must be something a little cheeper

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3506884&CatId=2775
Hanns-G HG-216DPB 21.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1680x1050 (WSXGA+), 1000:1 Ratio, HDMI, VGA, Speakers, Black 149.99
he's going dual monitor i guess

Needs a solid video card, something within the 100-200 rangs im sure he'd be happy with
 
- Definitely get the WD6400AAKS hard drive.

- Ditch the PSU unless your dad likes to buy crap. Go with this significantly better quality PSU instead:
BFG Tech LS-680 680W PSU - $78

- Ditch the RAM. At $40, that is way too much for a 2GB set. And no you should not count the rebate until that rebate check is in your hands. Rebates can still be lost, ignored, forgotten or rejected even if you do everything right. As such, they are not a guaranteed discount. For $40, I recommend this RAM set:
G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM - $40

- Cheaper DVD drive:
Samsung SH-222F 22X DVD±R SATA DVD Burner - $25

- Since you are planning to get a graphics card, I recommend getting this better quality CPU/mobo combo:

- Ditch the HSF unless your dad lives in a hot place or plans on overclocking. If both, I recommend getting this HSF instead:
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle HSF - $29 & Retention Bracket - $8.50

Now before I go even further, some questions that need to be answered:

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3) Where do you live?
6) Will you be overclocking?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
 
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Maybe light Gaming, e-mail browsing, tv recording
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Somewhere around the price of what I originaly posted.
3) Where do you live?
Maine
6) Will you be overclocking?
Doubt it
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Month
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
None of the above
 
I have almost the same monitor, it's a 22in HANNS-G though mine has DVI and VGA instead of HDMI. I just got it last month, and for the price of $125, I can't complain.
 
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