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I need help with this build, I dont know much about low end builds so this is uncharted territory for me, this build is for a friend.

Approximate Purchase Date: next week

Budget Range: $300 without rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: surfing the internet, watching movies, light gaming

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preferance

Location: Egypt, but you can assume similar pricing to newegg, amazon but ofc I wont be able to use promos and rebates

Parts Preferences: No preferance

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

now this is what I came up with and I hope this is a good starting point:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.02 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $322.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-16 21:02 EST-0500)

I used an APU in this build, is it better to use something like an intel G645, will that offer better performance for everydays activities and some light gaming?

Also I used a 2x2 gb ram as I read that the AMD APU has a dual channel controller so 2x2gb is better that 1x4gb, is this correct?

thanks for all your efforts
 
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Something along the lines of this should destroy light gaming at ultra settings :)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CH6g
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CH6g/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CH6g/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($35.70 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($78.45 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX...
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Please stop posting this on every thread, getting really annoying...

Anyway to answer the op, if you can salvage a hdd/optical drive i would try push for this

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CDgN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CDgN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CDgN/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $319.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 01:03 EST-0500)

Another option is for the pentium g3220, its an amazing cpu for budget (look at the reviews on newegg - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116950). Its is practically an underclocked i3.
 
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thanks for your efforts man, I know the budget is tight but he is one of those guys that has a pentuim 4 and a 40 gb hard so there really is nothing to salvage, I need a build that includes everything in a case.

regarding the Pentuim G3220, I would love to see a build that centers on this processor, but I am worried that within this tight budget, the build may end up very short on the graphics so an APU seems to solve this proplem, I love your opinion on this,

is it better to have an intel g3220 and a integrated processor in mobo or is it better to use an APU to get the best performance in the CPU and GPU department?
 
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What do you classify as light gaming? That is the decisive factor :)
 
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Something along the lines of this should destroy light gaming at ultra settings :)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CH6g
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CH6g/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CH6g/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($35.70 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($78.45 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $320.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 05:54 EST-0500)
 
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