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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 3.2GHz Triple-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Biostar A880GZ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: A-Data Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $287.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 02:14 EDT-0400
I already own the CPU, Motherboard, and Memory so you can't change my mind on those (I already have them
).
Everything else I am willing to change/have feedback on. My reasons for choosing these parts are the following:
Storage: It's cheap for a terabyte of storage. Also, it has a combo discount with my optical drive.
Video Card: It's only 60 dollars for a card that can run most games at low settings! That's great for me, because I don't have an HD monitor nor do I actually care about high settings. I'm used to things looking awful. All I need is 30 FPS and I'm good.
Case: I LOVE the Fractal Design Core 1000. It is specious, has great airflow and looks beautiful for only 45 dollars (with shipping). My only concern is that it has 1 USB 3.0 port and 1 USB 2.0 port (says Newegg). I am willing to buy a USB 2.0 to 3.0 adapter later down the line just to have this case.
Power Supply: It's 80+ Bronze certified and has enough power for this system. I don't plan on overclocking or buying a better GPU later down the line, instead I'd rather make a new build in a few years.
Optical drive: Has a combo with my hard drive, reads discs (mainly my OS).
Operating System: I like windows 7, basically because I don't want my gaming PC looking like a smartphone. I know there are utilities like startisback and such, but my Motherboard supports windows 7 and does not support windows 8, so installing it there would be pretty risky.
BUDGET: $300
I'd like any suggestions or reviews. Telling me what I could do better, what I've done right, ect. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
EDIT: Realized I could mark some items as 'purchased', and marked what's already been purchased as such.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450 3.2GHz Triple-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Biostar A880GZ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: A-Data Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $287.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 02:14 EDT-0400
I already own the CPU, Motherboard, and Memory so you can't change my mind on those (I already have them
).Everything else I am willing to change/have feedback on. My reasons for choosing these parts are the following:
Storage: It's cheap for a terabyte of storage. Also, it has a combo discount with my optical drive.
Video Card: It's only 60 dollars for a card that can run most games at low settings! That's great for me, because I don't have an HD monitor nor do I actually care about high settings. I'm used to things looking awful. All I need is 30 FPS and I'm good.
Case: I LOVE the Fractal Design Core 1000. It is specious, has great airflow and looks beautiful for only 45 dollars (with shipping). My only concern is that it has 1 USB 3.0 port and 1 USB 2.0 port (says Newegg). I am willing to buy a USB 2.0 to 3.0 adapter later down the line just to have this case.
Power Supply: It's 80+ Bronze certified and has enough power for this system. I don't plan on overclocking or buying a better GPU later down the line, instead I'd rather make a new build in a few years.
Optical drive: Has a combo with my hard drive, reads discs (mainly my OS).
Operating System: I like windows 7, basically because I don't want my gaming PC looking like a smartphone. I know there are utilities like startisback and such, but my Motherboard supports windows 7 and does not support windows 8, so installing it there would be pretty risky.
BUDGET: $300
I'd like any suggestions or reviews. Telling me what I could do better, what I've done right, ect. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
EDIT: Realized I could mark some items as 'purchased', and marked what's already been purchased as such.
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