General Use DesktopBy: Colt Morrell-Exquisite artist and game developer for ET: Atari edition.

Economy Level Desktop-All the parts that I chose for this general use

computer were found on “pcpartspicker” and all the parts are sold by amazon Canada. This will make the shipping cheaper and come in a earlier fashion.

I only searched for parts with a 4/5 star rating and the grand total (Shipping included) came to 741$. 19 dollars under the budget.

In the presentation; I include the specs, a picture and a brief description of why I chose the product.

Overview:

AMD Athlon II X2 240 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor-This CPU isn’t designed for gaming,

but it nice for general use such as this economy level desktop. Decent speed, with two cores. Up to date for any Modern applications. I chose this for my CPU because it was nice on the budget and rated pretty highly. Also it will run smoothly for a desktop of it’s general use.

Reviews from Newegg.ca:-As you can see, most of the reviewsfrom newegg says that this part is a 4-5 star rated.

Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

-Liquid cooling fan, highly efficient for extended use and eco-friendly. I picked this part for my cooling because it’s water-cooling and alsocheap for the quality of the product.

Review from amazon.ca:

Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

-Decent motherboard with 32Gb of Max Memory with 4 memory slots. I chose this Motherboard for it’s stylish looks, cheap priceAnd high rating plus efficiency. It’s compatibleWith all the other parts, which will not make Problems.

Review from newegg.ca:

Kingston HyperX Blu 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

-2Gb memory system with a 1.65V. This model looks very nice and will serve efficientlyfor the general use that it needed of it. Notmuch else to say, it works.

Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

-I chose this power supply due to it’s highlyefficient source of power and efficiency forthe extended use of the desktop.

Reviews from newegg.ca(5)

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

-I chose this part as my storage due toit’s moderate amount of storage for general use assignments and projects.not super high for storage, but it will dothe job. Plus it was one of the highestrated with the lowest price that I could find.

Reviews from newegg.ca: (4/5)

Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case

-This case is very slim and compact for mostdesktop cases. All the parts should fit nicelydue to it’s small quantity of parts contained inside. I chose this case because it’s popularand it’s size fits it’s function. Also it comesin black.

Reviews from newegg.ca: (5)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

-I chose windows 7 as my operating system due to it’s standard reliability for general task, like word or PowerPoint. Also it’s compatible with the Macs in our school for students to send work to themselves from this desktop.

Reviews from amazon.ca: (5)

LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer-Standard optical drive for DVDs and CDsfor our general use desktop. Decent use for both CD and DVD.

Reviews from newegg.ca

Verdict:In my personal opinion, I think this desktop is

the way to go. I know my gaming computer didn’t live up to the expectations of the assignment, but I really think I hit it out of the park of this one.

Thank you Mr.Richards for giving us this fun and inventive assignment. I hope you agree with my list and please comment & subscribe. I wish everyone else luck. Thank you.

Work Sited:http://www.amazon.ca/http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/http://www.newegg.ca/