New build for a friend

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I'm helping a friend build himself a new computer. He will be using it for gaming, music editing, and music recording. He is looking to spend about 600$ on parts. he will be buying from tiger direct, and here is what he we have so far.
Cpu
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4089657&sku=CP1-DUO-E7300

Motherboard
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...-details.asp?EdpNo=3839553&sku=SYXS-BB-103202
-no sli immediately, but he wants the option

Video card
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...-details.asp?EdpNo=3839553&sku=SYXS-BB-103202

Ram
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3327389&sku=O261-8082

PSU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276573&sku=ULT-LSP650

HDD
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3255389&sku=TSD-250AS7

Case
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2337812&sku=ULT33179

He's also going to get a quiet after market cooler for the cpu, and some quiet case fans. As you can tell, he would like the rig to be pretty quiet. His monitor is 19 inches square, which i think is 1280 by 1024, so the graphics card might be overkill for that resolution. Also, i'm not too sure about the power supply. I've never seen anyone on this sight recommend an ultra brand psu. we would love suggestions so he can get the most out of his money.
 
Im not sure if your graphics card link is working, but at the moment I would say go with a Corsair branded power supply.

Maybe perhaps a newer board like the 750i, but the 680 is a great board, so you don't really have to.

Will a 250 gb HDD be enough?

I think you may wan't nice speakers and a sound card with it.
 
Why buy from TigerDirect only? Surely Newegg and others have better prices? Is there a specific reason not to buy from them? I can supply you with a list of parts, but will use Newegg and other sources like EBiiz as well. Also, does the $600 cover shipping as well?
 
600 before shipping. And I don't think he would mind buying from newegg. He was going with tiger because he is more familiar with it.
 
Personaly i think Newegg > TigerDirect. Even their website looks so much cleaner with less adds and neater format.


I would recommend Auzentech prelude, ≈ $170
 
How does the athlon 5400 pair up against core two duos? I think it might be better to cut down on the hard drive space, because he does not need that much, and cut down on graphics a bit also. He will not be playing at particularly high resolution. An with those cutback, he could add a good sound card for recording. Other than that, this looks great. I'll send him the thread to see what he thinks.
 
The Core 2 Duo is a lot better, but the GPU is far more important in a gaming system than the CPU. For a C2D-based system, I recommend the HD 4850 recommended above so as to remain within your budget. A decent motherboard for the same would be the GA-G31M-ES2L (for a thinly-stretched budget; available cheapest here) or the P5Q Pro (for a more relaxed budget; available cheapest here)

For the HDD, if you want, you can go with the WD Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS. It's available for real cheap here. Works out to a buck per GB, excellent value IMO.
 
I recommend this case in that price bracket. Great cooling and decent looks. You may want to replace the fans with some Nexus Real Silent\Yate Loon D12SL-12 or Scythe SFF21F fans for added quietness without sacrificing cooling performance. Either fan can be had cheap at Jab-Tech.
 
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