$500 Business Computer!! How?

[ajsellaroli]

Lol hi, A few of you might remember me, I'm the guy thats going to build my dad a new business computer.

What parts would you recommend?

His needs are:
Dual Monitors, Major Multitasking, Office programs, Low boot time, Occasional Illustrator/Photoshop use, Never Video editing, Lots of storage, Under $500. I have Office 2007, XP, Acrobat 9.0 pro, etc saved, so this is Hardware-only pricing. I don't need to buy him any software. We also have a monitor, Mouse, and keyboard.

This computer is for a New Loan Officer, if there is anything specific to this job he might need, let me know (my dad doesn't really know what he needs yet, he's still very new).

Thanks!

 

[not moose]

How much is alot of storage? What isn't included in the budget?

Centurion 5 / COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.201757

E5200 / ECS G31 / SAPPHIRE 4550 / CORSAIR XMS 2 (4GB).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.202333

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

Its coming to $394.92

 

[ajsellaroli]

Monitor isn't included, and neither is software, a mouse, or a keyboard. Everything else must be purchased

 

[Outlander_04]

Lol hi, A few of you might remember me, I'm the guy thats going to build my dad a new business computer.

What parts would you recommend?

His needs are:
Dual Monitors, Major Multitasking, Office programs, Low boot time, Occasional Illustrator/Photoshop use, Never Video editing, Lots of storage, Under $500. I have Office 2007, XP, Acrobat 9.0 pro, etc saved, so this is Hardware-only pricing. I don't need to buy him any software. We also have a monitor, Mouse, and keyboard.

This computer is for a New Loan Officer, if there is anything specific to this job he might need, let me know (my dad doesn't really know what he needs yet, he's still very new).

Thanks!

There are two ways of
getting the computer you describe at that price

The first is to find some one who has one and then rob them

the second is to up the budget

 

[g3force]

There are two ways of
getting the computer you describe at that price

The first is to find some one who has one and then rob them

the second is to up the budget

I have to disagree here. I've seen budget gaming builds at the $600 price point. Cutting components to the OP's needs (no monitor, keyboard, or mouse) will easily bring the total to $500 or below.

 

[Outlander_04]

I have to disagree here. I've seen budget gaming builds at the $600 price point. Cutting components to the OP's needs (no monitor, keyboard, or mouse) will easily bring the total to $500 or below.

I have to disagree since he wants two monitors and only has one

 

[g3force]

I have to disagree since he wants two monitors and only has one

Monitor isn't included, and neither is software, a mouse, or a keyboard. Everything else must be purchased

This statement is misleading at first, but I assume from the second sentence that the monitor is not part of the budget.

 

[buzznut]

Yeah, for mobo, ram, processor, case, PS you can do it for 500. It sounds like video card requirements are minimal, as long as it supports dual display,

 

[dirtmountain]

CPU/mobo - 7850 BE/760G - $129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.200061
RAM - 2x2 GB DDR2 800 G.Skill- $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231207
Case - Rosewill $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147068
PSU - Antec 430w $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371006
Monitor - 19" HannsG $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254005
HD - Seagate 7200.12 1TB $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
Burner LG - $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136167

$463 and $7 shipping to me

 

[ajsellaroli]

Dirt Mountain and not moose - excellent selections! I didn't know Newegg offered such sweeping combo deals, those are really great!

Ok, no I did not mean to include another monitor, I was expecting to add the second later. My dad's current monitor is a 19", however, so that HannsG will be an excellent idea, dirtmountain, thank you! You didn't include a video card in your build though, but if I use the $40 saphire that not moose recommended it could still work.

I wasn't prepared to go AMD though, as I don't understand them. I've done a lot of reading on the progression of Intel's line, and I've always bought intel (though I've only built one rig....hey, I'm only 20!), so I was going to stay with them.

You guys tell me, for a budget build like this is it worth it to go AMD? That is a faster proc for the price..by numbers

thanks so far!

 

[dirtmountain]

The 760G would support dual monitors without the addition of a graphic card. The AMD 7850 is a bit faster then the E5200, but not the E6300 at stock speeds. Most G41 motherboards for Intel also support dual monitors. You can save a bit of money by going with a seasonic 300w or 350w power supply.

 

[Onus]

I really want to like Dirtmountain's build, but I'm not sure that CPU will be quite strong enough [for "major multitasking"]. A 720BE would be a lot stronger, if the budget will stretch a little. The rest of it looks nice though.
The IGP on that mobo should be able to run two monitors.

 

[ajsellaroli]

I believe Not Moose's build will serve my dad's purposes beautifully. Will there be any need to upgrade that graphics card later, though? My parents really don't need to game, but this 9800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127406 is much more powerful, and would probably be the last card they would ever really have to buy. The saphire 4550 seems limited...I'm probably wrong though.

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

Trust me, on the AMD, it'll be fine. I have been working on computers for about 11 years, and have always built my personal pc's with AMD, always good stuff, and a fair price. I don't think you'll be too dissapointed.