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i5-4690k + R9 390

6950X + Titan X Quad SLI on the Super Flower 8-pack 2kW PSU :D

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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6950X + Titan X Quad SLI on the Super Flower 8-pack 2kW PSU :D

 

You don't need more than an i5 for Facebook tho.

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You don't need more than an i5 for Facebook tho.

Nah man, according to some people on here you need a 18-core Xeon just to boot-up your system

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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6950X + Titan X Quad SLI on the Super Flower 8-pack 2kW PSU :D

 

Or maybe two 6950Xs in a Z10PE-D8.

DAYTONA

PROCESSOR - AMD RYZEN 7 3700X
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS PRIME X370-PRO
RAM - 32GB (4x8GB) CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4-2400
CPU COOLING - NOCTUA NH-D14
GRAPHICS CARD - EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0 w/ BACKPLATE
BOOT and PROGRAMS - CORSAIR MP600 1TB
GAMES and FILES - TOSHIBA 2TB
INTERNAL BACKUP - WESTERN DIGITAL GREEN 4TB
POWER SUPPLY - CORSAIR RM850i
CASE - CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D

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remade my parts list!

 
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.69 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: Silverstone 300W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $492.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-05 22:10 EST-0500
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CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ B&H) 

Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-Zero 600g Thermal Paste  ($108.97 @ Amazon) 

Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-Zero 600g Thermal Paste  ($108.97 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($495.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon) 

Storage: OCZ R4 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($7399.99 @ Directron) 

Storage: OCZ R4 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($7399.99 @ Directron) 

Storage: OCZ R4 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($7399.99 @ Directron) 

Storage: OCZ R4 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($7399.99 @ Directron) 

Storage: Samsung 850 PRO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($879.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 PRO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($879.99 @ Amazon) 









Video Card: PNY Quadro M6000 12GB Video Card  ($4998.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full (32/64-bit)  ($199.99 @ B&H) 


Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8 PWM 31.4 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($16.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8 PWM 31.4 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($16.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8 PWM 31.4 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($16.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8 PWM 31.4 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($16.40 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8 PWM 31.4 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($16.40 @ Amazon) 

Fan Controller: Lamptron FC-CM615-BK Fan Controller  ($134.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Eizo CG318-BK 31.1" Monitor  ($5254.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Eizo CG318-BK 31.1" Monitor  ($5254.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Eizo CG318-BK 31.1" Monitor  ($5254.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Eizo CG318-BK 31.1" Monitor  ($5254.99 @ Newegg) 


Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  ($88.72 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD800 Headphones  ($1599.99 @ Best Buy) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

External Storage: Buslink CipherShield 6TB External Hard Drive  ($1499.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $86316.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-05 22:24 EST-0500

 

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For real, just get them a chromebook or other cheapo laptop.

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*snip*

 

what are they, homeless?  I think we can afford more than a petty 4 monitors here...

 

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what are they, homeless?  I think we can afford more than a petty 4 monitors here...

 

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I tried to keep it practical. They had a monitor for every use, one for the weather, one for Facebook.etc

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Find some Pentium or i3 AIO, you don't have much to plug in and it's easier for them to transport. Also one less thing under the table to kick over

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You could also try Intel NUCs or the Gigabyte BRIX, they are freaking tiny and powerful for the size!

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there are laptops that are like 100 bucks more than the windows copy. i'd say get a chromebook. theres no point in spending more money when you dont need to

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Agreed on an APU, mostly as even though your parents won't be gaming at all, Intel's "HD Graphics" solutions are by and large crap anyway.

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Agreed on an APU, mostly as even though your parents won't be gaming at all, Intel's "HD Graphics" solutions are by and large crap anyway.

if they're not gaming though, even sandy bridge integrated graphics are more than enough... and they've improved a lot since then.  I would pick a CPU based on the merits of the CPU in this case since anything with graphics at all will be good enough.

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I would recommend a pre-built as it comes with a warranty and o/s. But if one really wants custom, something like the following should be more than enough.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex MI-008 Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply  ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $285.94
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-06 00:57 EST-0500

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I know you can buy a $30 AMD CPU, but they really are dirt slow even for web apps. Remember, old people are impatient and if there is any lag they just start aggressively clicking everywhere. 

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Because google chrome LOVES RAM. My PC uses ~6GB of RAM just trying to run a few tabs of google chrome. On top of that 8GB doesn't cost much more compared to buying a 4GB stick.

I don't know what you are doing, but mine uses 3.5GB with ~10 tabs open(Wikipedia, Facebook and google translator). It has win 7 ultimate x64 and 16gb ram(more is always better)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium E5300 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Masscool 8WT15-38 42.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($6.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Intel DG41RQ Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard ($95.90 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($32.24 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Case: DIYPC MA01-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite Power 400W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Directron)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $293.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-06 06:10 EST-0500

A good starter build

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I don't know what you are doing, but mine uses 3.5GB with ~10 tabs open(Wikipedia, Facebook and google translator). It has win 7 ultimate x64 and 16gb ram(more is always better)

My Chrome uses ~300MB.

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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