A friend of mine is finally upgrading his computer and is looking to spend ~$600 for: CPU, m/b, ram, HD, video, case, psu
He doesn't need quad core or top of the line processor, but something that'll run games w/o a problem. I did however recommend he get 4GB ram b/c it's so cheap now (I just went from 2 to 4 and really notice a difference myself when multitasking while gaming).
From reading a little bit lately, I'm guessing the E8400 would be a good cpu to get, but I have no clue which motherboard to get. (other suggestions welcome)
As for HD, he doesn't need a huge one, maybe a 300gb or so.
Anyways, have at it, and thanks in advance!
EDIT: Oh and 1 more thing, it'd be nice to get a m/b and ram that has the potential to OC just in case he wants to do that at some point.
He doesn't need quad core or top of the line processor, but something that'll run games w/o a problem. I did however recommend he get 4GB ram b/c it's so cheap now (I just went from 2 to 4 and really notice a difference myself when multitasking while gaming).
From reading a little bit lately, I'm guessing the E8400 would be a good cpu to get, but I have no clue which motherboard to get. (other suggestions welcome)
As for HD, he doesn't need a huge one, maybe a 300gb or so.
Anyways, have at it, and thanks in advance!
EDIT: Oh and 1 more thing, it'd be nice to get a m/b and ram that has the potential to OC just in case he wants to do that at some point.
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