Building computer need help

AxM3D

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Hi. i am plannig to build new pc.

i am planning to use i3 processor and 4gb ram. Which motherborad , cpu , ram do you suggest ?
at the moment i have 300W psu , and nvidia gt440 , case , and 320gb hard disk 7200rpm , dvd rom..
 
On the mb if your not going to over clock the cpu or swap it with an unlocked i5. Then look at msi h77 and asrock motherboards h77. They should be in the 80-100 price range. If you have a micro center near you they cary the i3 for 99.00 last time I looked.i would replace the 300 watt ps with an corsair 430 watt when there on sale there about 24.00 after rebate.
The 300 w depending on the vendor may work ok. A lot of low end ps when loaded can just pop and die.
 

AxM3D

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no this is alternate pc for my family. they dont playing games.
 

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300w psu is psu which came with my hp elite 7200 mt pc. works well with i5 , 16gb ram :)
which i3? ok i will look h77. i need 2x ddr3 slot , support for i3 .

 
With the power supply it the wattage on the 12v leg and the wattage of the gpu you have to look at. Don't want to be running a game and have the system shut down on you. With ram you only need one ram stick. The I CPU have two memory controllers. With two sticks your just running in duel channel mode.