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i have a (don't laugh) 2002 windows xp (haven't felt like i needed to get a new one till now) i am currently looking for a nice build for about 500 through 650 or so. what i currently have is a keyboard and a mouse that are pretty nice.
 
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Zircoben

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Build it yourself. The folks here at Tomshardware in the forums can help you choose the parts for a completely personalized build, and then you can have the satisfaction of building it yourself... and there won't be people trying to rip you off on buying their used and old personal builds.
 
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If you do build, this is what I would go with, you could drop down to an pentium or i3 and a 260x, and if room in the budget I would get a 128 GB SSD for windows

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MvMvsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MvMvsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($107.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $631.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 00:12 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($107.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $646.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 00:19 EDT-0400

The OP will need Windows, and an i5 is a must for a user that doesn't upgrade for 12 years.

The graphics card is a steal and I would jump on that.

The power supply will be more than enough, but the quality of that unit isn't probably 12 year quality... I would get the one from Critical Thinker's build if you can afford it, great PSU.

Hope that helps :)
 
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