Best Desktop For Work Under 500

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crazyhead1124

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Hi, I am looking to build a desktop for work under 500 dollars. I live in Arizona and will mainly use this computer for work. I use programs like Microsoft Office and Outlook, and just general web browsing like facebook, youtube, and etc. Thank you in advance and please let me know if I let some stuff out that you will need to know.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.69 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $450.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Operating system included, don't know if you need it
 
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Scremin34Egl

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In that case

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.69 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $360.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

You could add extra ram and an ssd though not really needed for your tasks
 
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crazyhead1124

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Would getting a cpu with more cores improve the performance or speed when using mc Office and Outlook? Sorry I forgot to mention that I will be using 2 monitors and multitasking
 
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crazyhead1124

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Oh and I also forgot that the networking has to be wireless. Sorry

 
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If you are going to do heavy multi tasking then 4 cores would be better. By heavy I mean like extracting a file, having 20 browser tabs opened while watching an hd movie. I don't mean having 20 browser tabs opened while working with Microsoft office, an i3 should do that fine

Since you do have some extra cash you could get an i5 or an ssd, though I'm not sure if it would really benefit. An ssd though would make your programs load faster and improve start up times
 
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