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Old 04-22-2014, 09:21 AM   #98
ptirmal
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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)
If he's not a gamer ditch the GPU, integrated will work fine. 16GB of RAM is not necessary, stick with 8. Maybe bump up the SSD a bit?
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