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[voltaic1008]

I gotta build a PC for my sister who got out of college a few months ago.

The budget is 400$ ish and it'll be used for word, internet, and maybe a flash game or two. She multi tasks A LOT so I don't think a sempron will cut it (word open with youtube and face book) with a bunch of stuff in the background.

What I don't need is a keyboard, mouse and optical drive ( I bought like 20 of em when they were on sale for 5$)

Anywho:

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX245OCGQBOX
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687

BIOSTAR MCP6P3 AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 / nForce 430 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138180

windows 7 home premium- OEM
OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

ram: Kingston HyperX Blu 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C9D3B1K2/2G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104205

hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

Case: Thermaltake V3 (combo with cpu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094&Tpk=thermaltake%20v3

PSU: Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

Total: $392.78 with w/h w/o mir

 

[Shadow703793]

1. CPU is a dual, however for a little more, a tricore may be beneficial in multi tasking loads.

2. That n430 is a very old chipset (~2005/2006ish), at least try and get a 630a based board like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131626
Ideally, you'd have a 785G, 770,etc based board like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176

3. Try and get a single 2GB DIMM not 2x1GB.

4. Everything else looks fine.

 

[TheDuke]

CPU + Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.499653
Win7 + Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437504.11-119-203
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148221

it would be better to spend the extra $20 and get an Athlon II X3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.499639

 

[mosox]

AMD Athlon II X2 250 + Rosewill CHALLENGER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.493011
MSI 880GM-E43 + Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437524.13-130-293
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB + OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492759
Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134790

$404.93