Quick Overview of !$300 Build for Shop

AzizOnDeck

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Dec 24, 2012
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Brother has an auto body shop he's going to be needing a computer for. Says it's mainly going to be for basic use as well as for car diagnosis and wants to spend $300, trying to stay as close to the 300 mark as much as possible.

So here's what I have for his complete build, just wondering what you guys think of it and if there needs any changes?

CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($56.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.03 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Xion XON-720P_BK MicroATX Slim Case w/300W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $263.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 21:38 EDT-0400)

Then... I was thinking, it's a auto body shop and I'm sure he wouldn't want to wait for this pc to boot up so I was thinking replace the hd with an ssd?
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Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($93.99 @ Adorama)
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Total: $303.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 21:39 EDT-0400)


Also forgot to mention that the build would be purchased within the week or next week at the latest.
 
For what he needs 8GB of ram is way more than what is needed. 4 GB would be best.Trust me I'm a tech/mechanic, been trained as an auto mechanic scene high school, a shop PC only needs basic operating equivalent to perform properly for the tasks given. The only Way it will need more is IF he does custom fabrication with CAD help.
 

AzizOnDeck

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Dec 24, 2012
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Took the advice and went ahead and grabbed a diff chassis and got a seperate PSU. Rosewill Capstone. Also switched out the 8GB module and replaced it with 2x2GB .Will be ordering this week.


CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($56.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer V196HQLAb 60Hz 18.5" Monitor ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $382.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-24 03:15 EDT-0400)

Thanks for the advice!
 

Jaxem

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I don't see anything about an OS, unless you're going to run Linux, that's another $80 or so if you don't have it.at that price point you're better off buying an OEM PC and getting better parts for cheaper because they're subsidized by all the preloaded crap.