Need help with a $300 BUDGET PC

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wlfx

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Hello,

Looking for input on an extremely low budget PC (< $300 - $350) that I can build for a family member who doesn't use a computer much. Uses will include checking emails, paying bills online, microsoft word etc.

I'm not familiar with older hardware and would most likely end up building something incompatible. Thanks for any input / suggestions.



 
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That is still a waste of money. You are looking at around $100 in cost for those two parts. Leaving $200 - $250 for other components. If an operating system is included in the budget...that means $100 approximately taken away...leaving $100 - $150. If you went with a cheap case and power supply, that would be around $50 together, a 1 TB HDD would be $50, and DVD/CD drive would be $15. So even using the budget of $350, that would only leave $35 for the RAM...which is roughly the cost of 4 GB of RAM is. I would hope that the keyboard and mouse would not be needed to be in the cost then because it would go over budget.

For a basic computer for...
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fDK6NG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fDK6NG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad6300okhlbox) | $36.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a55ms1) | $44.69 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f310666cl9d4gbnq) | $29.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3500418as) | $45.49 @ Amazon
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210002) | $34.78 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10430kr) | $34.99 @ NCIX US
**Keyboard** | [V7 CK0A2-4N6P Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/v7-keyboard-ck0a24n6p) | $10.23 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $237.16
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 01:08 EDT-0400 |

note: Doesnt include Monitor, OS, or wireless adapter if those things are needed. Does include keyboard and mouse.
 
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Which is why I said it would be best to probably just go with a pre-built one...or a laptop would be better.
 
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That is still a waste of money. You are looking at around $100 in cost for those two parts. Leaving $200 - $250 for other components. If an operating system is included in the budget...that means $100 approximately taken away...leaving $100 - $150. If you went with a cheap case and power supply, that would be around $50 together, a 1 TB HDD would be $50, and DVD/CD drive would be $15. So even using the budget of $350, that would only leave $35 for the RAM...which is roughly the cost of 4 GB of RAM is. I would hope that the keyboard and mouse would not be needed to be in the cost then because it would go over budget.

For a basic computer for just checking emails and such, you could build a super cheap system, but after having to pay for the OS, you might as well get a pre-built one.
 
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