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pokernut   09-22-2010 at 07:30:27 AM

Approximate Purchase Date: In the next 2 weeks


Budget Range: As cheap as possible (how low can we go?) Would like it under $300 -- lower if possible

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, YouTube, Word Processing


Parts Not Required: monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com


Country of Origin: USA


Parts Preferences: none


Overclocking: no


SLI or Crossfire:no


Monitor Resolution: whatever


Additional Comments: Just looking to build a bargain machine as a secondary computer -- internet, especialy youtube very important.

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Outlander_04   09-22-2010 at 07:53:11 AM

Take a look at the following article

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2739.html

If you drop the graphics card , and substitute a motherboard with a 785g or 880g chipset that has onboard graphics you would be close to $300
A micro -atx board will be fine and save money too
This one
ASRock 880GM-LE AM3 AMD 880G Micro ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157199
is a decent price and has the better 880g


That price doesnt include windows ...........

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Wolygon   09-22-2010 at 08:04:39 AM

AMD Athlon II X2 255 $64
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

MSI 880GM-E41 $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Samsung F4 320GB $43
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Mushkin 1333MHz 2GB $36
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Antec 300 + EA380W $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.492902

Total: $303

Note you can get the 500GB Samsung for $12. Also for $15 you can get an AsRock board but I wouldn't recommend it.

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kureme   09-22-2010 at 06:19:09 PM

Athlon II X2 245 + Biostar A880G $93.98 + $10 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.510591

Geil Value 2GB DDR3 1066 $36.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820144454

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB + NZXT GAMMA Case $69.98 + $2.99 Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.493004

Cooler Master Elite 460 PSU $29.99 + $1.99 Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817171046

Lite-On DVD Burner $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827106334

Total $255.91 - $10 MIR = $245.91

Alternately, since you say you're mainly just surfing internet, youtube and word processing a netbook/nettop would be plenty sufficient with the benefit of a small foot print, lower power usage and built in wifi. The only downside is they don't have a built in disc drive. If you need one you can use a usb drive or share one from another PC through the network.

Zotac MAG Barebones Nettop w/Atom 330, Nvidia ION and includes 160gb HDD and 2GB ram $279.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6856173001

Total $279.99

Zotac ZBOX Barebones Nettop w/Atom D510 and Next-Gen DDR3 Nvidia ION GPU $209.99 + $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6856173005

Samsung Spinpoint MP4 320GB 7200RPM Laptop HDD $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152235

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 SO-DIMM ram $36.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231155

Total $286.97 - $20 MIR = $266.97 (I recommend this one.)

All of these builds can run 1080p and have plenty of processing power for your usage. The nettops have dual core atoms and are hyperthreaded which make up for their lower speed. If you want to do some major gaming, I'm not talking about browser flash games and the like, you should stick with the desktop. The nettop can handle minor gaming easy.

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