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Old 04-22-2014, 09:11 AM   #96
GrundleJuice
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Originally Posted by speelnik View Post
Good Morning.

My father's computer is on it's way out (built it for him over 5 years ago). He wants me to build him a new one but I feel out of the loop. I quickly pieced one together in the hopes of receiving some feedback. If anyone would be so kind as to recommend alternatives to my choices or verify if it was any good.

He is not a gamer. He wants a fast computer with a "nice big monitor." Of course, I would like to get the price of this build down a bit if possible.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.94 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($268.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $889.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-22 08:48 EDT-0400)
I'm somewhat out of the loop on the newest stuff but that seems reasonable with a monitor. You could probably get a better deal with comparable performance from one of the big computer manufactures. Also, if he is going to be storing media on this computer, 120Gb is not going to last long once the os and programs are installed. I bought a similar SSD for my os associated programs and then a larger traditional HD for media storage. Or you could get just a larger traditional HD and no SSD at the expense of crisp os performance.
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