First Build...Please Help

jeffschroeder

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Hello,

I'm a small business owner getting ready to build my first computer and I'm looking for some expert advice. If possible, I would like to keep my budget under $800 including the operating system (including Microsoft Office).

I do absolutely no gaming. The computer will be used for common business use, i.e. spread sheets, emails, web browsing and minimal photo editing with Photoshop. I will also install quite a few business programs, i.e. anti-virus, Microsoft Office, label program, DVD burner, etc. I will also do some minimal video editing with family home videos.

I would greatly appreciate an experts advice on what I should get for the following (keeping my budget of $800 in mind)...

CPU
Motherboard
Memory
Storage
Video Card
Power Supply
Optical Drive
OS (Windows 7 or 8 and OEM or not)
Expansion Cards (wireless card, etc.)

My current computer is about 8 years old and it's getting slow and outdated.

Please help. :)

Thank you,
Jeff
 
Solution
This will be very fast for all the task you wish to do.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($43.66 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($69.24 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $698.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 16:27 EDT-0400)
 
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jeffschroeder

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Apr 11, 2014
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jeffschroeder

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Apr 11, 2014
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First time using this site and got an answer within an hour. That was awesome! Thank you very much for the help. I will order the parts tonight.

Thanks again,
Jeff