(All prices in Canadian!)
I am helping someone who I work with build a computer. I am a little stuck on which processor to use as the price varies so much.
The guy plans to mainly use this computer to download music/media. Surf the internet, run MS office and the normal things like that. He has a son who is 12 and just starting to get into gaming. I am selling him my old 8800gt for $50.
I am not sure which processor to get, but here are my choices so far (all intel):
Quad Q8300 @ 2.5 GHz = $260
Quad Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz = $220 (currently on sale)
Dual E7400 @ 2.8 GHz = $160
For what he uses and for the little gaming his son might do I imagine that the E7400 should be fine, just not totally sure.
Well might as well list the rest of the components so far as well:
I have two choices for the PSU/Case so far:
1.) Antec Three Hundred with Corsair VX550 Watt PSU = $146
2.) Antec Sonata III with Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU + extra case fan = $160
MOBO
1.) Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L = $110
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L w/ DualDDR2 1200, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, PCI-E 2.0 x16 at Memory Express Computers
RAM
1.) Kingston 4 gig (2x2) 6400 = $65
Hard Drive
1.) Seagate 500gig = $75
Optical Drive
1.) DVDRW DL = $30