AMD home office build with potential to add graphic card later

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Mitul Shah

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Hi,

I am relatively new to building my own pc. I would like to build a home office pc, with the ability to add a graphic card in the future. Preferably AMD processor since they are cheaper.

The primary purpose of the pc is to use it for office work, some internet browsing and light photo editing using photoshop. I have a mouse, keyboard and monitor from previous builds. The budget for the build is 400 $

Any suggestions are welcome.
 
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John Lin

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Intel is better choice in the long run, especially if you want to add a gfx card in the future. Does this help? Also if you have your own operating system, its easy for you to get that on the new PC. My price are from Canada, it will definitely be a lot less expensive in the US, and you may even pick better quality parts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/H7FGNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/H7FGNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($133.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.88 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.68 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $394.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 19:14 EST-0500
 
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John Lin

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It look pretty good for that price. 400 dollars for an i5 build is a good deal. Motherboard is not a major concern for you, because you are not going to overclock. PSU is a hit or miss, I bought some inexpensive low quality PSU and it never gave me problems. Thermaltake PSU are decent, should not give you problems. Once again, cost=quality.
 
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