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Default Mild build need some input

so im building my friends father a new computer and he needs it for his car dealership. i guess what he told me is that he needs a computer that is more up to date than his 8 year old computer that sits in his office lol. the limit is ~500. i want to make sure he can fiddle around with photoshop too since he likes to do that stuff for his band in his spare time.

my question is should i go intel or amd?

any thoughts are very appreciated
thanks in advance.

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A MB with the 4200 OB series GPU should suffice with at lease 2x2g of RAM.
Any good inexpensive dual core CPU too...


MB, about $60-70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

CPU $30-50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

I'd dig deeper but what exactly do you need?
Case, PS, HS, CD/DVD drive, HDD, OS, RAM....

BTW, unless you go with a GPU card, the ATI4200 is a very good choice for a dedicated OB GPU. It can also crossfire with an add on 4xxx video card later for upgrade ability.
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A MB with the 4200 OB series GPU should suffice with at lease 2x2g of RAM.
Any good inexpensive dual core CPU too...


MB, about $60-70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

CPU $30-50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

I'd dig deeper but what exactly do you need?
Case, PS, HS, CD/DVD drive, HDD, OS, RAM....

BTW, unless you go with a GPU card, the ATI4200 is a very good choice for a dedicated OB GPU. It can also crossfire with an add on 4xxx video card later for upgrade ability.
oh yea sorry forgot to mention i pretty much need the works on this, the case can come last but i need the core components like you stated above.

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oh yea sorry forgot to mention i pretty much need the works on this, the case can come last but i need the core components like you stated above.
Athlon II X2
Gigabyte AM3 785G board
Corsair CX400
Any WD/Seagate HDD (at least 160gb)
Generic SATA DVD-RW
4GB DDR3 (generic is fine)
Any case that has decent airflow (Centurion/Elite)

Don't think I've missed any important parts
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would this mobo be any good?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130237

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Gigabyte/Regor AM3 X2 combo $126
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.290473

Corsair DDR2 1066 $75 after MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=
CD/DVD ROM R/W of your choice about $30
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...-Burners-Media

WD SATA HDD 160-500Gb $40-55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

PS
Antec 550W $45 after MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...C2B-_-17371016

Win7 64 bit OEM Home Premium $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754

Total about $430-445
About $50 for a case at this point.


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I generally don't trust newegg reviews but those on that MB are scary.

Case/PS and I only recommend Antec in this Combo.
BTW I have that case/PS running one of my systems.
With the below, remove the previous PS recommendation.
Antec Sonata III w/500W Earthwatts PS $110 free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024
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thanks for all the super quick input guys i REALLY appreciate it, i dont need the OS cause i go to school at porter and chester institute so i get all the OS for free

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oh forgot to mention would i need a video card? and if so which one?

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The Gigabyte MB in the combo has an ATI4200 iGPU that can be CrossFireX with another ATI 4xxx series card for even more GPU power.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...A-MA785GM-US2H
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I screwed up and listed DDR3 RAM
I'll correct that in the previous reply

Corrected and about $8 less too

Since you don't need the OS, you could CrossFireX with a 4770 for about $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

Those two GPUs should do the video edit bit rather well for the overall cost.
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Everyone, GET Folding, it is important no matter how much you contribute
Phenom II should be called Ph II, not a P II because it isn't an old Intel




System: "It" Wants a Quad :D
CPU
5000 BE
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Memory
2x2G OCZ Reapers
Graphics Card
8800GT
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TB SC
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IFX-14 (lapped) 2x PanaFlo 104 CFM
GPU cooling
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