Non gaming build for about $500

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xrdan

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Greetings,

New here and looking to upgrade an older desktop running XP. Primary usage will be just surfing, email, photoshop- not really any gaming. I want to run windows 7 and I like the idea of a ssd for the quicker boot times.

This is what I've come up with so far-


CybertronPC Forge Barebones - 3rd Generation Intel i3-3220 3.30GHz, 8GB DDR3, No HDD, No ODD, No OS, (TBB1123A)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7753383&csid=_61

Crucial M500 Series 240GB SSD - 2.5" Form Factor, SATA III, Encryption Technology, Advanced Controller Technology, Adaptive Thermal Protection - CT240M500SSD1
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7869889&Sku=C19-2001

LG Electronics 24X SATA Super-Multi DVD Internal Rewriter - With M-Disc Support (GH24NSB0B
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8528704&csid=_61

I get the impression that AMD and windows 7 don't play well together- am I off base on that?

Does this look good so far, or could I do better elsewhere? I don't mind putting it together if I could get a better system like that.

Thanks for the advice.

Dan
 
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AMD Radeon

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you deserves better than that for $500 without gpu

i5 haswell

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.04 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $508.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 06:41 EDT-0400)
 
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theonerm2

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3nutr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3nutr/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3nutr/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($39.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.29 @ B&H)
Total: $386.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 06:55 EDT-0400)

This is an excellent non-gaming build and less than $400 too I might add. It has a hybrid hard drive which will give you some of that SSD speed you want. The CPU is intel's best bang for the buck CPU. You won't need 8GB of RAM so I chose 4GB. I think it's the best build you could get for the money.
 
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