Sub 300 dollar Intel build, Please help

hey all,


I am upgrading my current comp but the opnly parts remaining from the original comp will be the HDD and Optical drive

These are the new parts. I was going the AMD way but then i got my budget increased so i went the INTEL way.



1.http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.206126
Pentium dual core E6300 w/ Rosewill case 2.8 ghz/1066 .............................................132.98

2.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186162
Foxconn mobo 1333mhz FSB 16gig max RAM. 800/1066 onboard INTEL gfx with HDMI.........90

3.http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=360911
400Watt Coolmax PSU........................................................................................................26

4.http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005297
OCZ RAM 800 HPC edition...................................................................................................20

total: $268.98


I have a budget of sub $300 and i don't do intense gaming and i will upgrae in the future so is this a good rig for the money? and please add any suggestions that would make it better, and no AMD please i already tried that.

you forgot a HDD and optical drive.

and you won't be able to upgrade it in the future since it uses the now dead LGA775 socket and you're using a rubbish PSU.

Well i was thinking of adding a C2q when it gets cheap enough but should i wait for the i5 and i3 lineups. And I won't be adding a gfx card the integrated is good for my gaming, (pretty much online games). The gfx card will probably be later in the years.

What's wrong with the PSU? I know it is cheap but i thought it would be good enough for my build. Please recommend another one.


Thanks for replying

That would be good, but the OP needs a motherboard with integrated graphics. You could get this one instead and come in under budget:

GIGABYTE GA-EG41M-US2H LGA 775 Intel G41 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128393 $74.99 - $10 MIR

Thanks for replying again and i will be going with the specs that ragsters suggested but i am keeping the same foxconn mobo.

I think $85 is a great deal for a case and PSU.

Whaa??? Just get what ragster said without the mobo suggestion. The i7 doesn't offer the performance gains people want for the price and is nearly identical somewhat for the price compared to core 2 duo and someone calls the 775 platform a dead end? What makes you think i5 or i3 is going to be any better?

@not moose

Your suggetions are very good but the original op said specifically he doesn't need a discrete graphics card. By doing this, your limiting his choices on quality parts with the ram and mobo which you never want to do by getting the cheapest parts.

The G skill ram option with heatsinks are known to be a steal for the price and features they offer.

I forgot to mentio this but i won't be getting the parts soon. I will only be building this comp in a few months. So i can't have any rebates.

@not moose, i liked your suggestions but even without the vid card it will be in my budget but the mobo won't be as good as the one i selected. Thanks though

@ not moose

I said that your suggestions are good but not what the original poster needs. How is that taking shots at you? Compared to the Ram that the other people suggested, that is crap. I wasn't going to say anything about the mobo but that's terrible too. For the price you really can't argue though. His needs as he says don't require a graphics card and that the onboard is fine.