[Ike]

So i don't personally have an intel. I am helping my friend build a computer. He wants Intel though, so i thought i would come for a little help. He wants a quad core, and 3 gigs of ram. The price range is around 500 or somewhat cheap. The computer will used for Work, remote desktop and what not, as well as some gaming. And currently no video card, so mobo needs to have onboard. I am currently putting a list together but thought i would come to the experts of OCN. Thanks in advance.

 

[SANNIN3Xjima]

How light is the gaming?
What parts are you looking for?
A whole build of computer, including keyboard, mouse, etcetera?

 

[Ike]

It will be pretty light gaming, he is more of an Xbox guy. everything minus any input, so no monitor as well. sorry forgot to post that originally. but i realized that i had some homework, so i'll check back in the morning. Thanks!

 

[SANNIN3Xjima]

Any OCing?
Thoughts of future upgrade?

 

[venom55520]

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[SANNIN3Xjima]

^ I think you forgot optical drive.\\

cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115018
mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128357
ram:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122
psu:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104935
vga:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143113
hdd:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261
case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261
dvdburner:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135169

total comes out to $526 including shipping but to ny shipping is like 31 dollars

Depending if you have any idea for upgrades or OCing, then I can change the stuff I chose. It can go cheaper, I guess.
VGA can probably go cheaper too probably.

 

[venom55520]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjinsamax3 ^ I think you forgot optical drive. cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115018 mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128357 ram:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122 psu:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104935 vga:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143113 hdd:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261 case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261 dvdburner:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135169 total comes out to $526 including shipping but to ny shipping is like 31 dollars Depending if you have any idea for upgrades or OCing, then I can change the stuff I chose. It can go cheaper, I guess. VGA can probably go cheaper too probably.

ooh thanks, you got a sharp eye. i new i was missing something

 

[logan]

I dont claim to know much about intel, but I can understand the rest of the build enough to share some good finds.

Here are some different ideas for the build.

PSU- OCZ 500w $20 after MIR:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341012
RAM- Ironically more OCZ (get 2 kits for the "3"gigs):http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227198

The GPU is more tricky, because its hard to tell what "light" gaming is... but usually money is better spent on a GPU than a processor if you're gonna play games. I would drop a little more cash on a HD4650, or maybe even a HD4670

That comes out to be roughly the same price, and should feel plenty "fast" for your friend.

Good luck with the build.

 

[SANNIN3Xjima]

His light gaming should be alright with on-board that is why he stated it, but ｔｈｅｎ I just went ahead to get a pretty good card. It could go a lot cheaper though. I just was not sure what else he would do with the build.

 

[logan]

Agreed, the cards I linked were close to the same price, with better performance, but we could go the other way and suggest a HD4350 or something on that level. I would just hate for the friend to try to play a game, and feel like he didn't get his money worth, and so many people judge how "fast" a computer is on how well it plays games, since most of the time, I bet this guy will just be surfing the web. Anyway, no hard feelings, just different ideas, thats all.

Also, I just noticed that the q6600 is OEM... so he'll need a HSF, or he can just get the retail box for $5 more.

 

[SANNIN3Xjima]

^ Thanks, didn't notice that.

 

[Ike]

Thanks for all of the posts, Things look pretty good. I have not had a ton of time to look completely through. But i will let you know soon. Thanks again.

 

[Ike]

Just so everyone knows, my friend ran into a little bit of issue with paying for the whole comp. So it will be put off for a little bit. Thank you for your input it will be used for the final purchase.