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Finally, yes finally, my brother-in-law realizes that if he wants to have a good, solid gaming system building one is the way to go. I can't even begin to tell you this momentous shift in his thinking.
Primary Uses: Gaming system first and foremost that he says he wants to last him for the next 3-5 years with the ability to upgrade as the need arises, internet, email, etc.
Budget: $1,500 - $2,000; shipping and tax needs to be included within this budget.
This is what has been settled on by him: Quad-core cpu, full tower, Windows 7 64, as powerful a video card as he can get, and a 24" monitor preferably Samsung.
Basically this is a full system build including the need for a mouse, keyboard, etc.as he has nothing to salvage from another system (and with his previous choices this is a good thing).
I am not sure if an i7 is the way to go here because he will not be using this PC for video editing, demanding, apps, etc. At this point no SSD; that will come later.
I am thinking an AMD quad core with 4 gigs of RAM should be enough. Now I am no fanboy so if you recommend an Intel configuration I am open but it has been quite some time since I have built an Intel PC.
*** This system will not be overclocked at all. I live 2 hours away and I have no time to fix issues due to ocing.
*** The bottom line is I am looking to build a solid stable system. I have already begun to research but would love to hear from the TechSpot community on this one.
Thanks ahead of time.
Primary Uses: Gaming system first and foremost that he says he wants to last him for the next 3-5 years with the ability to upgrade as the need arises, internet, email, etc.
Budget: $1,500 - $2,000; shipping and tax needs to be included within this budget.
This is what has been settled on by him: Quad-core cpu, full tower, Windows 7 64, as powerful a video card as he can get, and a 24" monitor preferably Samsung.
Basically this is a full system build including the need for a mouse, keyboard, etc.as he has nothing to salvage from another system (and with his previous choices this is a good thing).
I am not sure if an i7 is the way to go here because he will not be using this PC for video editing, demanding, apps, etc. At this point no SSD; that will come later.
I am thinking an AMD quad core with 4 gigs of RAM should be enough. Now I am no fanboy so if you recommend an Intel configuration I am open but it has been quite some time since I have built an Intel PC.
*** This system will not be overclocked at all. I live 2 hours away and I have no time to fix issues due to ocing.
*** The bottom line is I am looking to build a solid stable system. I have already begun to research but would love to hear from the TechSpot community on this one.
Thanks ahead of time.