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7/31/12 at 2:19pm

levontraut
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does she mind having second hand stuff or must it all be new??

does the pc have to be on a domain??

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
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1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
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7/31/12 at 2:27pm

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I thinks there is still a FireGL V8650 for sale for like $155 on OCN marketplace.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7 2600k	Asus P8Z68-V-Pro GEN3	OEM GTX 570 rev.2	Kingston HyperX 2X4GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
WD Black 1TB FAEX	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with Gelid Wing 12...	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell S2330MX
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X4	Antec High Current Pro 750W	CM 690 II Advanced Nvidia edition	Generic Lenovo Optical Mouse
Audio
Logitech THX 2.1 Z-2300
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0	Gigabyte G41	GTX 555	2GB transcend
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Keyboard
Barracuda 7200.12 320GB	Stock cooler	Windows 7 x64	Lenovo
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Gigabyte 450W	circa. 2003	Lenovo	None
Audio	Other
None	Delta EFB0912HHF as the one and only case fan
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Haswell or AMD equivalent	Mini-ITX	Volcanic Islands / Maxwell	8GB or 12GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2TB Green	Intel 128GB SSD with 5 year warranty	lolwut?	AIO Liquid cooler 120mm
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows x64	Dell S2330MX	Any 80+gold 600W+ PSU	Bitfenix Prodigy or another case that is simila...
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Intel Core i7 2600k	Asus P8Z68-V-Pro GEN3	OEM GTX 570 rev.2	Kingston HyperX 2X4GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
WD Black 1TB FAEX	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with Gelid Wing 12...	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Dell S2330MX
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X4	Antec High Current Pro 750W	CM 690 II Advanced Nvidia edition	Generic Lenovo Optical Mouse
Audio
Logitech THX 2.1 Z-2300
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0	Gigabyte G41	GTX 555	2GB transcend
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Keyboard
Barracuda 7200.12 320GB	Stock cooler	Windows 7 x64	Lenovo
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Gigabyte 450W	circa. 2003	Lenovo	None
Audio	Other
None	Delta EFB0912HHF as the one and only case fan
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Haswell or AMD equivalent	Mini-ITX	Volcanic Islands / Maxwell	8GB or 12GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2TB Green	Intel 128GB SSD with 5 year warranty	lolwut?	AIO Liquid cooler 120mm
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8/1/12 at 2:56pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by levontraut

Does she mind having second hand stuff or must it all be new??

No problem with second hand, though all needs to be reliable as she does not have much (any before this build) experience with this sort of thing. I hope to hand something over that will not need any maintenance.

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Does the pc have to be on a domain??

Not sure what you mean by that?

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8/2/12 at 7:48am

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well i am about to go to work.

when i get home i will throw something together for you.

i also got a amd mother board i have just taken out my rig that is perfectly fine and a H50 cooler that you can grab for 40 pounds plust postage.

there is nothing wrong with it at all.

i just needed an upgrade as it did not have enough sata ports for all my hard dirves that i have.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
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8/9/12 at 2:14am

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keyboard and mouse
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/peripherals/keyboards/nov-wcombo.html

hard drive
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/harddrives-internal/sata500gbto1tb/st1000dm003.html

OS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS&groupid=33&catid=1555&subcat=

psu
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/p1-450s-u2b9.html

case
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/nov-cougar.html

cpu
http://www.ebuyer.com/186428-amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-black-edition-3-4ghz-socket-am3-6mb-l3-hdz965fbgmbox

monitor
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-178-SA&groupid=17&catid=276&subcat=

i got a motherboard and h50 that i can throw in for 45 pounds posted.

the motherboard is about a year old it is a gigbyte 8800gma ud2h... there is nothing wrong with it at all. i upgraded it to a gigabyte 990fxa ud5 for overclocking and a few other things.

on the for sale section like the earlier posts said there is one for sale.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
View all

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8/10/12 at 11:18am

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Here is a quick build
Sim build (Click to show)

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor (£88.70 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P25 (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£32.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£34.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£50.98 @ Dabs)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 400 512MB Video Card (£108.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black/Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £432.49
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

Are you sure you want Intel? It would be better at this price point to go AMD x6

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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8/10/12 at 1:08pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironman517

Here is a quick build Sim build (Click to show)

PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor (£88.70 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P25 (B3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£32.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£34.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£50.98 @ Dabs)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 400 512MB Video Card (£108.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black/Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply (£35.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £432.49
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

Are you sure you want Intel? It would be better at this price point to go AMD x6

the problem is... he / she will also need a monitor os keyboard and mouse

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
1055T	Gigabyte 990FXA ud5	EVGA 670 - msi cyclone up for sale	4 X 2 corsair DDR3 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1X OCZ 120 gig; 3 X wd black 500 gig; 3 X wd green	portable LG writer	H70	WIN7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
samsung P2050	razer tarantula	750 watt	Matx case from Novatech
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
razer mamba	razer control	Raid Controler Card
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor	Intel® HM55	Intel® HD Graphic	DDR3 1066 4GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2.5" 500GB SATA	Super-Multi	Genuine Windows® 7 Pro	15.6" 1366x768 HD
Keyboard	Power
103 keys	6 cells battery
View all

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