Originally Posted by
e3NiNe
Deal hunting and buying parts over a duration of time, yes.
Need something by end of week, no.
I made a beast of a system for the same price.
- Asus mITX board (wireless n, latest / greatest stuff) = $80
- Antec mITX case (w. power supply) = $30
- Intel Core i7 3770k (w. fan and heatsink) = $200
- Slim dvd+rw drive = $20
- 16gb DDR3 ram = $100
- 120gb OCZ SSD = $80
- Motorola Bluetooth keyboard / mouse = $20
Monitor = reused
I'd encourage this, if he was going to use it. But for browsing facebook and reddit, I'd personally just use the laptop and use the money on something fun or pay off debt.
My fiance's aunt bought a 12 core apple pro to use for spreadsheets and checking mail. I want to rob her blind.
