[SGVLUG] Shopping for computer for father-in-law...

[Christopher Smith]

I think with $500 you can go beefier... like an i7 or better still one
of the new Sandy Bridge era CPU's, so long as you don't need a crazy
graphics card (and the latest Intel chipset finally has a pretty
decent GPU built in). My brother recently got this for $500 (no longer
available of course):

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2544789&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER&cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals

Looking at NewEgg I found:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103434

..and that has a G850, which only gives you a tiny bit more future
proofing than the cheaper G6xx's (DDR3-1333 vs. DDR3-1066 is not
likely to extend your life much).

--Chris

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:16 AM, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> When do you need it by?
>
> Soon - he's freaking out.
>
>> Do you need to connect to any older peripherals?
>
> Good question.  I suspect anything he has is USB, but I'll ask.
>
>> Also, many of the basic systems comes with limited
>> power supplies... no a big deal for most, unless you
>> want an extra GPU which needs more power.
>
> Right.  He seems unlikely to need an extra GPU; motherboard graphics
> should be fine.
>
>> If you need it soon, here's a quick look what I found
>> Currently Staples has a i5 for $600... from their weekly AD
>> http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-HPE-h8-1256s-Desktop-PC/product_937659
>>
>> Costco has a i7 Version for $600 ( way better :-)
>> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11771214&whse=BC&Ne=5000135%204000000&eCat=BC|84|4797&N=4001604%204294899772&No=17&Mo=16&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US
>> ( note the Costco I have seen it hit some of the deals sites.. getting 4 out of 5 "hotness" on dealnews.. )
>
> I think the i5-3230 should suffice, and systems based on it are about
> $100 cheaper.
>
> The Dell I'm thinking about is on the far right of
> http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-620/fs
>
> costco's web site seems to have the same computer for the same price:
> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11762162
>
> Wish I could tell what Costco stocks in their stores.  He'd rather buy
> one in person (in Minneapolis) than order one online, I think.
> - Dan



-- 
Chris