- Apr 22, 2013
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One of my friend's old rig is down (A Pentium 4 era rig). So he's looking for a new build. He has only $300 budget and prefers newegg.ca for build. His rig is JUST FOR WORKING, so no fancy gfx needed. But I felt obliged 'cause I wonder such low budget will reduce the quality and stability of the rig. Does anyone has any idea of how to cobble a very-low budget build?
He has a monitor, mouse and keyboard, he could use a old SATA DVD-ROM, and could buy a OS from a store. And he wants 8GB RAM so there is no need for future RAM upgrade. All he need is a configuration of the rig. I've figure sth out but I don't know if this would work:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1miHk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1miHk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1miHk/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 270 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.67 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($61.34 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.78 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $312.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 11:01 EDT-0400)
Any help will be appreciated!
He has a monitor, mouse and keyboard, he could use a old SATA DVD-ROM, and could buy a OS from a store. And he wants 8GB RAM so there is no need for future RAM upgrade. All he need is a configuration of the rig. I've figure sth out but I don't know if this would work:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1miHk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1miHk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1miHk/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 270 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.67 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($61.34 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.78 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $312.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 11:01 EDT-0400)
Any help will be appreciated!
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