This is my first pc build, i'd like to keep the budget around $400. I'll buy a 27 inch monitor, keyboard, speakers, and mouse separately. I'll be using it for word and excel, 3d modeling such as solidworks, matlab, web browsing, youtube, probably playing an occasional dvd, and itunes. Won't be doing any gaming.
Here's a build i came up with. I like the idea of the speed of the boot ssd drive, with no gaming and little video demand i left out a gpu for now. Here is the build i came up with. Is there any obvious problems with it? Anything i missed?
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rp3h) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rp3h/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rp3h/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33240) | $109.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z75pro3) | $76.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00) | $39.95 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Corsair Force Series GT 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf60gbgtbk) | $38.99 @ J&R
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2502abys) | $39.99 @ Microcenter
**Case** | [Rosewill FB-04 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fb04) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500) | $44.99 @ Microcenter
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $402.87
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 01:21 EST-0500 |
Here's a build i came up with. I like the idea of the speed of the boot ssd drive, with no gaming and little video demand i left out a gpu for now. Here is the build i came up with. Is there any obvious problems with it? Anything i missed?
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rp3h) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rp3h/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rp3h/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33240) | $109.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z75pro3) | $76.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00) | $39.95 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Corsair Force Series GT 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf60gbgtbk) | $38.99 @ J&R
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2502abys) | $39.99 @ Microcenter
**Case** | [Rosewill FB-04 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fb04) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500) | $44.99 @ Microcenter
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $402.87
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 01:21 EST-0500 |
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