$300 Ultra Budget Build?

[ragingazn628]

Ok so I have a little quest for you guys. I need a PC built for pretty much just surfing the web and youtube. But the catch is it needs to be 300 and under and has to be built with this case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...001&cm_re=acrylic_case-_-11-148-001-_-Product

1. Purpose of computer: MS Office + Youtube
2. Budget:
3. List which parts you have and/or which parts you are considering:
a. CPU: Dual Core
b. Mobo: Onboard graphics
c. GPU: Onboard
d. Hard drive: Any
e. Ram: At least 4gig
f. PSU: Any
g. Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...001&cm_re=acrylic_case-_-11-148-001-_-Product
h: Optic (CD/DVD/Blu-ray): Any
i. Monitor (size&resolution): None
4. Overclocking: None
5. When will you build it: ASAP!
6. Misc: Remember it needs to be built in this case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...001&cm_re=acrylic_case-_-11-148-001-_-Product

and 300 or under!

 

[kilo_17]

Is this for you? Your current build could easily handle Word and Youtube.

 

[ragingazn628]

No this is for a friend ;p and the build in my sig is very old and sold hehe

 

[eloric]

No mouse, no keyboard, no operating system, I presume? In other words, the $300 budget just applies to those things that are listed? Last question: do you live near a Micro Center? They have the best prices on CPU's and that would eek oput a few extra dollars in this build.

 

[ragingazn628]

Yup just the desktop - He has everything else.

 

[kilo_17]

Any brand preference for the parts?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

off the cuff

Rosewill R218 case: $30
xigmatek PC402 400W 80+ Bronze PSU: $40
G.Skill 4 GB DDR3: $40
Hitachi 500 GB Drive: $39
AS Rock 880GM-LE: $60
Athlon II X3 450: $80

total $289

 

[kilo_17]

^Nice build, and it will surely deliver for what he needs it for. Only thing is that he needs to use that acrylic Logisys case

 

[ragingazn628]

off the cuff

Rosewill R218 case: $30
xigmatek PC402 400W 80+ Bronze PSU: $40
G.Skill 4 GB DDR3: $40
Hitachi 500 GB Drive: $39
AS Rock 880GM-LE: $60
Athlon II X3 450: $80

total $289

Very nice but no optical drive? and I need the acrylic case (mandatory) that's +36 more! and dvd burner for ~25 so this goes up to about 400 after shipping and what not, 100 more than I want

Is this build any good?

http://img717.imageshack.us/i/sbuild.png/

 

[kilo_17]

Does he really need 4GB of RAM? You could cut down costs by going with 2 or 3 gigs.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

let me take a second crack at it, I don't like the used hard drive

Dual-Core 250 + Biostar 880 motherbaord: $100.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.625063

4 GB DDR3: $40

Xigmatek 400W: $40

Your case: $67

DVD Burner: $19

Hitachi HDD: $39

Comes out to $306

 

[zooted]

That case is too expensive for a 300 build but... here you go

 

[zooted]

screwy beat me to it! ^

 

[ragingazn628]

let me take a second crack at it, I don't like the used hard drive

Dual-Core 250 + Biostar 880 motherbaord: $100.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.625063

4 GB DDR3: $40

Xigmatek 400W: $40

Your case: $67

DVD Burner: $19

Hitachi HDD: $39

Comes out to $306

Do you think it's worth it for triple core? 40 bucks more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.624994

 

[kilo_17]

Or maybe this:
Rosewill RD400-2-DB 400W ATX V2.2 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182021

AMD Athlon II X2 260 Regor 3.2GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor
and
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.627346

BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138283

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192

BYTECC 18" Serial ATA-150/300 Cable w/Locking Latch Model SATA-118C
x2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270093

Total: about $329+shipping, only a little over.

Take a look, tell me what you think.

 

[ragingazn628]

^ wouldn't you save more with CPU / mobo combo than CPU / Ram?

would these work too?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.628687

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.627690

 

[kilo_17]

I'm not sure. I just kinda threw that build together.

 

[kilo_17]

You can choose whatever parts you please, I just put that build together quickly.

 

[Martin9630]

have a look at this,

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computers-builds-300

 

[Martin9630]

or if you could spend another hundred dollars,

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computer-builds-400

 

[ragingazn628]

have a look at this,

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computers-builds-300

Single Core? PSU with Case? DDR2? No thanks!

 

[zooted]

Single Core? PSU with Case? DDR2? No thanks!

I agree, why would anyone buy a 40$ cpu with a 100$ mobo? Not to mention the quality of the psu is down right scary! =[


The tri core will be a better option if you do decide to go the route. I was trying to squeeze one under the $300 budget, but with that case, it was proving to be difficult.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

if you're willing to go a little over, my first build is a tri-core, you'd go over to $335 with that build and your clear case

 

[ragingazn628]

I mean do you even need tri-core for MS office / youtube?

 

[kilo_17]

^True, for a build like that I would expect a dual to handle everything fine. But, those tri-cores aren't that much more expensive than an Athlon X2.