[Dkillett]

My wife wants me to build her a computer. Finally. After looking at the ASUS Laptops and me convincing her I could build a better desktop she finally agreed.

Let me start with the basics:

She plays WoW. At the moment anyway, but who knows what will be next. She does the household financing, Office programs, some photo-editing, email, internet....etc...

I'm gonna let you guys have at it. Just want to see what you can come up with within my budget. Prefer amd but not opposed to Intel. Looking for the best bang for the buck.

Must include everything. Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, OS......Everything.

Prefer to order it from newegg.

Budget - $1300. May can squeeze a little more, but would like to stay close to that number.

Have Fun!!!!

 

[Chuckclc]

Well, she can beat what you have for 1300 bucks, so start by giving her your rig then building you a new one.

 

[Dkillett]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuckclc;13006650
Well, she can beat what you have for 1300 bucks, so start by giving her your rig then building you a new one.

Yeah, I thought about that, but mine just needs a few upgrades. And she wants a new one, LOL.

 

[taintedmind]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuckclc;13006650
Well, she can beat what you have for 1300 bucks, so start by giving her your rig then building you a new one.

Hehe.

 

[SpammisT]

I know what people are about to say..

SANDY BRIDGE! SANDY BRIDGE! SANDY BRIDGE!

 

[Freelancer852]

Buy a new case, put yours in it, call it new, build new rig for yourself

 

[SpammisT]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freelancer852;13007273
Buy a new case, put yours in it, call it new, build new rig for yourself

HAHA! This!!

That's what I did with my 920 LOL.

 

[taintedmind]

I see lots of meanies in this thread. ;D

 

[GameBoy]

I would go Sandybridge with that budget.

 

[alwang17]

Just threw some random stuff in here, don't believe I'm missing much, if anything:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 ($158.99)
Mobo: ASUS M4A89GTD ($149.99)
GPU: Sapphire HD 6870 ($209.99)
RAM: G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 ($84.99)
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA II ($87.99)
Optical Drive: ASUS Black CD/DVD Burner ($19.99)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ($59.95)
PSU: Corsair AX750 750W ($169.99)

Monitor: ASUS 23" Full HD HDMI LED Monitor ($189.99)
Keyboard: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 ($18.99)
Mouse: Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - Black ($14.99)

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - OEM ($99.99)

Total: $1265.84

Feel free to change, this was thrown together in about 10-15 minutes.

 

[Dwood]

why the 170$ psu for crying out loud?

 

[Dkillett]

DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231414
Data Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103913
OS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
CPU Cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015

Still need a mouse and keyboard, but with that said I'd probably only go about $100 over budget. Above comes to 1331.98. Not counting $30 in rebates, plus $25 off the ram with promo code.

Of course I'm open to suggestions.

 

[Plex]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dkillett;13006594
I'm gonna let you guys have at it.

Have Fun!!!!

We thank you for your permission to allow us to do all of the work for you.

 

[andrewmchugh]

Quote:

Originally Posted by taintedmind;13007269
Hehe.

I second that, although.. get her a new case and she'll never know

 

[Damarious25]

i'll have a go later with a goal to stay under budget.

+1 for an SSD... i'll never go back to a machine without an SSD!

 

[CRAZYCAP]

looking good alwang.

 

[Cryptedvick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by alwang17;13007472
Just threw some random stuff in here, don't believe I'm missing much, if anything:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 ($158.99)
Mobo: ASUS M4A89GTD ($149.99)
GPU: Sapphire HD 6870 ($209.99)
RAM: G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 ($84.99)
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA II ($87.99)
Optical Drive: ASUS Black CD/DVD Burner ($19.99)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ($59.95)
PSU: Corsair AX750 750W ($169.99)

Monitor: ASUS 23" Full HD HDMI LED Monitor ($189.99)
Keyboard: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 ($18.99)
Mouse: Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - Black ($14.99)

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - OEM ($99.99)

Total: $1265.84

Feel free to change, this was thrown together in about 10-15 minutes.

Looks good.
A very upgradeable PC. Especially with that great PSU.

 

[(mirror)52-D.S.L.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by alwang17;13007472
Just threw some random stuff in here, don't believe I'm missing much, if anything:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 ($158.99)
Mobo: ASUS M4A89GTD ($149.99)
GPU: Sapphire HD 6870 ($209.99)
RAM: G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 ($84.99)
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA II ($87.99)
Optical Drive: ASUS Black CD/DVD Burner ($19.99)
Case: Antec Three Hundred ($59.95)
PSU: Corsair AX750 750W ($169.99)

Monitor: ASUS 23" Full HD HDMI LED Monitor ($189.99)
Keyboard: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 ($18.99)
Mouse: Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - Black ($14.99)

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - OEM ($99.99)

Total: $1265.84

Feel free to change, this was thrown together in about 10-15 minutes.

soild build, I would say go for a 6950 instead of the 6870. its only $20 more and its unlockable/overclockable to a 6970

I would also toss in a SSD instead of the W.D. black, to cover the cost you could get a cheaper MOBO and PSU because theres really no need for such expensive ones. then you could toss in a $40 W.D. blue later on for storage space

 

[The Master Chief]

Or what I would do.

Dump your build on your wife... and then ride the wave till Bulldozer comes out in a few months... cause 1300 bucks is a nice computer...

 

[(mirror)52-D.S.L.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dkillett;13008110
DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231414
Data Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103913
OS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
CPU Cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015

Still need a mouse and keyboard, but with that said I'd probably only go about $100 over budget. Above comes to 1331.98. Not counting $30 in rebates, plus $25 off the ram with promo code.

Of course I'm open to suggestions.

I've got an "unofficial" copy of windows I wouldn't mind sending to you, that way you could spend the extra $100 on a better CPU.