Building system for a friend need advice

[amdgamer101]

hello, I'm building a system for a friend, my friend only needs it for like surfing the web and stuff like that, she has a pentium III right now,its going to be around a $200 budget. Thanks for any advice

 

[4745454b]

$2oo? Not likely. Maybe if you can get $250 or $300 so you can get one of those store specials. I think dell still wants $300 for their basic computer. Walmart has one that hits $250. Should be fine for basic use.

 

[amdgamer101]

sorry I forgot to mention that I already have a hdd and monitor for my friend and keyboard,mouse etc. so basically I need a case,mobo ,psu and ddr2 ram.

 

[jrhii]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432202

 

[jrhii]

for a little bit more:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.436274
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006

 

[amdgamer101]

I was thinking something like this

case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119201&cm_re=cooler_master-_-11-119-201-_-Product

psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151075

cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103681

mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138111


what do you think?

 

[jrhii]

Go with the CPU/MOBO combo I posted, MOBO is the same, CPU slightly faster, and it is cheaper together.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.436274&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

and you still need ram, and I would guess 2Gb, depending on the OS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141300.

I do trust seasonic more though.

 

[4745454b]

And the OS? (unless your going to pirate or ???) You could do linux, but I wouldn't for a basic user. Its not popular, but going with your basic $250-300 OEM is the way to go.

 

[amdgamer101]

I have an os allready

 

[amdgamer101]

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