Good Basic Build for $300?

nickflores

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Hey guys, this is my first build and I wanted to know if this build would be alright for about $300AR. All feedback will be appreciated. I would like to keep the build around this price.

LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50B
Item #: N82E16827136216
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$15.99

APEX TX-381-C Black Steel Micro ATX Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811154094
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-$8.00 Instant
$24.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148433
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$69.99
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Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power ...
Item #: N82E16817371033
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-$15.00 Instant
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$44.99

AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX445WFGMBOX
Item #: N82E16819103872
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$77.00

BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138283
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Patriot 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model PSD34G1333K
Item #: N82E16820220537
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-$10.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo
$81.98

Subtotal: $314.94
Total after rebate and promo code: $295.44
 

Lamiel

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Yeah, that's actually a pretty solid build for $300. Wow... What a wonderful world we live in where you can get that much hardware for so little money. Personally, I'd spring for an Athlon II quad instead of the tri-core (only another $20 or so), and I'm not too sure about the case (I've learned that you can really regret buying a cheap case - REALLY regret), but I can't nit-pick too much. So what's this build for? I notice you're going with integrated graphics, so I'm guessing you're not a gamer...