Hi all,
My son is so proud to have gathered enough money to buy his own PC (x-mas money helped! ). He is autistic, so that's a decently big deal for him. We already bought a nice 23" monitor, and now we are going to order the parts and build his PC. Gonna do this together, so I'll show him how it's done at the same time. Mainly he will be doing digital drawings and play Star Wars TOR on it. His budget is $500, so I realize it's a bit tight for a gaming rig. But worst case, he'll upgrade different parts in the future. Here's what I've come up with, that cuts it to about $500 CAD. What I need help with is with compatibility between PSU/Mobo/VGA, to be sure I have all required connectors.
Antec three hundred case $50
Intel Core i3 3220 $110
Gigabyte B75M-D3H $70
Asus Radeon HD 7770 $100
Thermaltake TR2 500W Power Supply $38
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA3 $70
LG DVD-writer $13
Kingston KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX $37
Total $487 before taxes. Any comments? I know it's far from a powerhouse, but it's definitely much better than what he currently has (a Dell Vostro with a 8600 GT VGA). I'm hoping it'll be decent.
Thanks for any comments.