Cheap But Good Quality Computer Build

Matthew-san · Nov 19, 2014

I am intending on building a computer for someone and I have a decent build in mind but I was hoping that someone could edit my build and perhaps make it cheaper without sacrificing the quality of it. Their budget is $300, give or take $25. Here's what I have:

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Guest · Nov 19, 2014

im not sure your link works

plywrlw · Nov 19, 2014

Yeah, your link isn't working. However this is about as good as it gets for around $300....assuming its for gaming, if its for browsing the web, word processing etc. then the build would be very different

No rebates

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($32.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250X 2GB Video Card ($97.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $335.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 15:05 EST-0500

With rebates

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($32.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $311.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 15:14 EST-0500

Matthew-san · Nov 19, 2014

Sorry about the link, I'll re-post it and see if it works. Thanks for the builds plywrlw! It actually won't be used for gaming so graphics card is not needed. The PC system I'm going to be building will need a 1 TB hard drive and Windows 7 64-bit. The computer will mostly be used for web-browsing, doing financial work, and storing large amounts of photos and videos.

Let's try this again:

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Is there anything that can be done to make that list cheaper? Hopefully the link works.

RazerZ · Nov 19, 2014

Go to your parts list. Press "ctrl" + "f" to use the search option. Type "permalink" in the search bar. Copy and paste the highlighted link here. That will link us to your specific part list.

Matthew-san · Nov 19, 2014

Lol, thanks RazerZ:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bantantur/saved/Phjqqs

It should work now.

plywrlw · Nov 19, 2014

The PSU in this build is better and the Pentium is worth the extra cost. The HDD in your build is a pretty old and slow one, this one is more up-to-date.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($48.09 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Directron)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $327.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 17:40 EST-0500

RazerZ · Nov 19, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($48.09 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Full Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $364.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:21 EST-0500

This build is without rebates. What you see is what you pay. The HDD is fine. If you want the start menu back you can download classic shell and with 8.1 you have an option to skip the tile menu and boot straight to the desktop. Win 8 is also faster than 7 and there's a chance you can upgrade to win 10 for free.

Matthew-san · Nov 19, 2014

I'm working on a tight budget here, so the cheaper the better. $315 is the perfect amount so are you sure the Pentium CPU and new hard drive are worth it?

Guest · Nov 19, 2014

Yeah the pentium is definitely worth it. Its unlocked so you can overclock it and get so much moreperformance from it. So much more. Its said you can push upwards of 4.5ghz on a decent air cooler. 4.5ghz on a pentium?!?

Edit - whoops its not the pentium g3258...my bad. No u cant OC that one sorry. But an extra 4 bucks for 400 more mhz? Still definitely worth it

Matthew-san · Nov 20, 2014

Yeah I suppose you're right Dirk_Kuyt. Thanks for the advice.

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