$400 PC Everyday Use

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yohan weir

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I want a mATX or ITX PC for $400 not including OS that has a case with decent cooling and supports USB 3.0. I want this thing to last as long as possible and have as much power as possible for occasional picture editing. This will mostly be used for writing documents and watching youtube videos/surfing the web. Also, of there is a cheap prebuilt that would work, please let me know!
 
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charanjit1998

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CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $373.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-19 22:13 EDT-0400)

 
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jaraldo

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With a $400 budget, there isn't much room to be choosey :p

Take a look and see if you can find some ideas.
http://pcpartpicker.com/builds/#P=412,457

I personally don't like the prebuilt systems since most of the time it's just baiting people in with a nice amount of ram and a reputable CPU, while the rest of the components are bad; especially the PSU...

Edit: Charanjit1998's build looks good. I would personally opt for this PSU for $10 more, since you are under-budget anyways.
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-VP-450-Energy-Certified-Supply/dp/B004IZN3K2
The CX model is really hit or miss.
 
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