Andy
Well-known member
Well ... I've got a bit of upgrading to do for my Dad over Easter weekend. I don't get home all that often and his current PC (which consists of my old parts) is starting to give him some troubles. He's currently using an old ASRock board with an E6400. The board was sent back on RMA, and I was assured it was fixed. I had some issues with it, and without getting long winded about it, it's time for it to die a fiery death.
So, I've basically got a weekend to purchase and build him a new 775 rig. Any parts need to come from Tiger Direct (his preference, as it's convenient for him). I've been browsing their site, and came to the conclusion that he would be best off with a Gigabyte board. I need something I know will be reliable, as I live a two day drive away. His PC is primarily used for email, office, and some light graphic work. Nothing of which is too intensive, but he does manage a lot of data, as well as network share tons of media throughout his house.
Here's what I came up with;
Gigabyte EP45-UD3L
Intel E6400 (Salvaged)
Corsair XMS DDR2, 2Gb (Salvaged)
Asus EAH4670 (Salvaged)
Corsair VX550W
So, basically I'll be purchasing the Gigabyte board, and Corsair PSU. All the reviews on the board seem to be pretty good, and I've chosen this model on purpose due to the lack of features, as they will go unused anyways. Same goes for the PSU. It seems that my choices when it comes to Tiger Direct are rather limited, but I think it is time that we swap from a crappy unknown PSU that came with his $20 case. 550W is more than enough power for the above build, and the reviews seem favourable, as is the price.
If this were me I would be purchasing from NCIX, simply because of the better choice in parts, but I don't have that option this time around. I guess I'm just looking for a second opinion on my parts choices, and whether this build as a whole will satisfy his needs.
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So, I've basically got a weekend to purchase and build him a new 775 rig. Any parts need to come from Tiger Direct (his preference, as it's convenient for him). I've been browsing their site, and came to the conclusion that he would be best off with a Gigabyte board. I need something I know will be reliable, as I live a two day drive away. His PC is primarily used for email, office, and some light graphic work. Nothing of which is too intensive, but he does manage a lot of data, as well as network share tons of media throughout his house.
Here's what I came up with;
Gigabyte EP45-UD3L
Intel E6400 (Salvaged)
Corsair XMS DDR2, 2Gb (Salvaged)
Asus EAH4670 (Salvaged)
Corsair VX550W
So, basically I'll be purchasing the Gigabyte board, and Corsair PSU. All the reviews on the board seem to be pretty good, and I've chosen this model on purpose due to the lack of features, as they will go unused anyways. Same goes for the PSU. It seems that my choices when it comes to Tiger Direct are rather limited, but I think it is time that we swap from a crappy unknown PSU that came with his $20 case. 550W is more than enough power for the above build, and the reviews seem favourable, as is the price.
If this were me I would be purchasing from NCIX, simply because of the better choice in parts, but I don't have that option this time around. I guess I'm just looking for a second opinion on my parts choices, and whether this build as a whole will satisfy his needs.
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