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Posted by: Sand Grenade5656
Helping my friend build a PC, he has a 1500$ budget, how does this look to you gentlemen? Any changes I should make?
:DCPU: Perfect.
Mobo: It's a P67, which is several generations older than the current. Get an AsRock Z77 Extreme4 instead.
RAM: If he really needs 16GB of RAM, get a 2x8GB setup instead. It's cheaper, will use less watts, and will allow you to overclock the CPU by a little bit more. If he's only gaming / hosting servers, 8GB will suffice.
HDD: Perf.
GPU: The difference between the 680 and 670 is so little that I believe it does not merit an extra $100. I would suggest this one.
Case: That case is great, although I'd like you to be aware of some of the other choices. NZXT Switch 810, Corsair 500R, Corsair 600T.
PSU: I'd stay away from a Rosewill. There's nothing wrong with the brand, but for that price, you can do better. He only needs 600W at the most (will use 500W-ish), so I would get an M12ii.
Optical: Lol. Use it once for Windows and you're done.
Monitor: Here's the only component that I have a major qualm with. It's ~$250 For a monitor that isn't LED, isn't IPS, and doesn't run at 120 Hz. This would be a much better, cheaper equivalent, and this would be a much better, equal price equivalent. Yeah, I know that it has an 8ms response rate, but response rate =/= how fast the screen actually responds.
OS: Well, if you want to waste $100 on Windows, be my guest.
[Edited on 01.05.2013 9:50 AM PST]