myresolution_72

Hey everyone, my grandma needs a new computer and her limit is $700. She is going to reuse her old monitor and mouse, she just needs the computer and a new keyboard. And yes people I come over and I play games so I would need to have it powerful. Don't skimp out, she wants Quad-Core, a big hard drive, allot of RAM (She hates waiting for programs to load that take a long time), and a graphics card that can play games for about 2Yrs(That's for me..)?

THANKS!

She likes this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119115

She needs Operating System too!

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Ya know moms can be a real pain! Especially when you get a new computer and there so paranoid that they won't let you install a GPU though they know you love computers... I want to be 18 right about now

I wrote that about a year ago. Now look at my first rig after I found a job in my signature! I love buying things for myself and not waiting for someone to give stuff to me.

ownage pancakes

Here's a shot, might be good for what you're looking for

Case:
The one she liked $34.99
HDD:
WD 640GB $69.99
Mobo:
ASUS M3A78 $79.99
GFX Card:
Radeon 4830 $94.99 ($84.99 w/ 10 dollar mail in rebate). Could go with nVidia 9800GT if you prefer.
Power Supply:
Cooler Master 500W $39.99
Memory:
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 1066 $47.99
CPU:
Phenom II 920 $189.00
OS:
Vista Home Premium 64 bit $99.99
Keyboard:
Logitech USB Keyboard $8.99

Total: $701.85

Hope this helps, good luck!

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sdla4ever

my sig rig so far has been 600 w/o a video card. ive loved it so far! chamge the case to one with a PSU and get a 9800 nvidia and it wont need a tower

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Dudeyourlame

Your grandma must be pretty hip..she even knows about quad core?! :O it would take my grandma a year to even grasp how to turn a computer on

Acoma_Andy

That PSU you picked isn't really great. You'd be better of going with this case + PSU combo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024

It might be a little more, but having the PSU go bad wouldn't nice eh.

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spaceballsrules

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dennisjai

I pm'd you a mobo/cpu/ram offer for $275, all brand new parts.

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myresolution_72

If I wanted to save more money and get a Phenom 8450 (Tri-Core) instead of the X4 could I OC it to at least 2.4Ghz on that motherboard you recommended?

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Ya know moms can be a real pain! Especially when you get a new computer and there so paranoid that they won't let you install a GPU though they know you love computers... I want to be 18 right about now

I wrote that about a year ago. Now look at my first rig after I found a job in my signature! I love buying things for myself and not waiting for someone to give stuff to me.

HappycoreDJ

My sig rig was ~$650 and I've loved it so far. I bought everything minus the secondary hard drives I had.

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Acoma_Andy

Yes but the Phenom II is much, much faster though. It's certainly worth the extra money.

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