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OK, I successful built my first $1,200 rig 2 weeks ago. Now that I have some experience under my belt I'm thinking about building one for my sister.

Her 10+ yr old computer recently broke down and in need of a new computer. The softwares she runs are mostly Microsoft word, excel...etc. and I think AutoCad. She doesn't need anything really fancy.

The computer case & the optical drive I'm going to reuse...the parts that I need advice in getting are mb, cpu, psu, gpu, ram & hd. My budget is $200-$300.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Btw, the OS is going to be XP....maybe upgrade to 7 in the near future.

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Here are some quality components for just slightly over budget. You can just use the integrated GPU on the motherboard. You're not going to find a decent build that includes a separate GPU for < $300.

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=400cx $49.99 - $10.00 MIR

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103687

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128397

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.272121 $145.99 (CPU + motherboard combo)

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231253 $69.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181 $54.99

Total - $320.96 - $10 MIR

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Thanks that is quick! Maybe I can reuse the old GPU.

I'm going drop by Microcenter this weekend & shop for the parts you suggested...see if I can find a even better price.

Thanks!

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