Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 2 weeks
Budget Range: $400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: General home use, some light video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything, except the hard drive
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon.
Location: Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Parts Preferences: AMD CPU, Asus motherboard, Corsair PSU, and anything else you think is good.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current PC is too slow
So I offered to build a $400 PC for my friends Dad who is not pleased with his current PC. It's been a while since I have been hardcore into PC hardware, so I don' know what is best for this PC. However, I did do some research and attempted to create a partlist.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.24 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Hard Drive From Old PC ($0.00)
Total: $402.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
If you have any input, it would greatly be appreciated.
Budget Range: $400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: General home use, some light video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything, except the hard drive
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon.
Location: Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Parts Preferences: AMD CPU, Asus motherboard, Corsair PSU, and anything else you think is good.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current PC is too slow
So I offered to build a $400 PC for my friends Dad who is not pleased with his current PC. It's been a while since I have been hardcore into PC hardware, so I don' know what is best for this PC. However, I did do some research and attempted to create a partlist.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.24 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Hard Drive From Old PC ($0.00)
Total: $402.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
If you have any input, it would greatly be appreciated.