Building a computer for my mom

BuddyLee81

BuddyLee81

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My mom started using a computer for the first time lord knows when but she wants me to build her one so let me know your thoughts on this. Im not going to make this one crazy, just fair and simple. Maybe other people can probably go this route for a budget computer but have some kick in it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138161
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148264
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187086
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119201

Let me know what you guys think.
 
The memory you selected is triple channel, while the motherboard is a dual channel board. Get this instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227495

Are you planning on overclocking at all? That motherboard uses a Foxconn socket that isn't up to the task--it's slightly "defective" and doesn't give good contact. It's fine for normal use, though.

Rosewill isn't known for good PSUs...check out this OCZ one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

As far as your graphics card, if you're fine going open box (I haven't had any bad experiences!), this is an absolutely amazing deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253R
 
 
Bodaggit23 said:
From the first click, overkill. i5 is hardly "budget" hardware.

What is your mother going to do with this build?

Maybe, you're building it for yourself, eh? :D

Maybe save hundreds of dollars and get something peppy, but not overkill?

Total: $536.91

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz ($60.99)

Foxconn A7GM-S 2.0 ($61.99)

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 ($54.99)

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4650 1GB ($54.99)

XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ($44.99)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB ($69.99)

LITE-ON Black SATA CD/DVD Burner ($28.99)

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Computer Case ($69.99)

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM ($89.99)
Includes free Windows 7 upgrade coupon
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I have another post of what im going to build for myself. I figured I tried to build a decent/inexpensive computer for the fam. Its not what my mom is going to with the build, I have a little brother that still lives with mom. Guarantee you he will be the one on it most of the time which is why I tried to put some punch into the machine.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
From the first click, overkill. i5 is hardly "budget" hardware.

What is your mother going to do with this build?

Maybe, you're building it for yourself, eh? :D

Maybe save hundreds of dollars and get something peppy, but not overkill?

Total: $536.91

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz ($60.99)

Foxconn A7GM-S 2.0 ($61.99)

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 ($54.99)

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4650 1GB ($54.99)

XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ($44.99)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB ($69.99)

LITE-ON Black SATA CD/DVD Burner ($28.99)

COOLER MASTER RC-690 Computer Case ($69.99)

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM ($89.99)
Includes free Windows 7 upgrade coupon
Click to expand...

Doesnt look too bad. From the start, the operating system was going to have windows 7 home premium. I've been with intel for the longest and my dad has a laptop with an AMD processor but im not too much of a fan of AMD (im not biased by any means, just personal). I like to stick with intel as much as I can. I havent seen too many reviews the I5 which is why I tried to be different about it. Plus when I go home, there is a slight possibility that I may overclock this cpu while im on vacation visiting the family. Since she runs a day care, she can buy children games for the cpu and my bro can show the kids how to play. Ill come up with a better build as far as mobo and cpu processor. Everything else listed sounds good though.
 
BuddyLee81 said:
Doesnt look too bad. From the start, the operating system was going to have windows 7 home premium. I've been with intel for the longest and my dad has a laptop with an AMD processor but im not too much of a fan of AMD (im not biased by any means, just personal). I like to stick with intel as much as I can. I havent seen too many reviews the I5 which is why I tried to be different about it. Plus when I go home, there is a slight possibility that I may overclock this cpu while im on vacation visiting the family. Since she runs a day care, she can buy children games for the cpu and my bro can show the kids how to play. Ill come up with a better build as far as mobo and cpu processor. Everything else listed sounds good though.
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But Intel's hardly a "budget build" company... and AMD OCs like crazy :D although I've heard the i5 and i7s are quite nice at that too...
 
Bodaggit23 said:
Windows 7 is fine, but why not get Vista and Win 7 for less than Windows 7 Home Premium alone?
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You know what, I just bought Win 7 Ultimate Full Retail just now. This was originally for my gaming machine that Im going to build but since I thought about it, i could just install ultimate and not have to worry about getting home premium.
 
 
tomsutton said:
Have you really asked what your mum is using this for?
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Maybe shes a nerd under that hard exterior ;)
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I dont think i want to go there. Besides that Comcrash computer thats over there has to go anyway. It has windows 98 on it.
 
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