Rate my budget build

[thestrangebrew]

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
Item #: N82E16817371033
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-$15.00 Instant
$59.99
$44.99


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116986
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$99.99

Bundle: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.789234

Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148767
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AMD A4-3400 Llano 2.7GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6410D AD3400OJGXBOX
Item #: N82E16819103955
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BIOSTAR A55MH FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138336
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Rosewill R363-M-BK Black Ultra High Gloss Finished MicroATX Computer Case with 400W ATX 2.2 12V Power Supply
Item #: N82E16811147099
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G.SKILL Value 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT
Item #: N82E16820231423
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-$15.00 Instant
-$31.96 Combo
$304.95
$257.99

Subtotal: $402.97
Tax: $28.56
Shipping: $13.69


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Grand Total: $436.22

What do you guys think? I threw in the antec psu because I'm not sure I trust the one included with the case. This build is for my aunt who does basic internet, email and some flash games (farmville). I thought I'd give the apu a whirl, she may be interested in streaming media files if I show her how. I will be giving her a quote tomorrow and possibly ordering by tomorrow night. I really thought I'd be able to keep this build around $350ish but man are HDDs killing it, not to mention she'll need a new OS.

EDIT: Nothing is set in stone yet so I'm open for suggestions. Maybe even considering pointing her to Dell

 

[Tavo_Nova]

i'm not really sure about that mother board but if you want to go for a cheaper one that has nice quality go for ASRock, or some good cheaper ASUS or Gigabyte

 

[thestrangebrew]

i'm not really sure about that mother board but if you want to go for a cheaper one that has nice quality go for ASRock, or some good cheaper ASUS or Gigabyte

Yea I was questioning it too but it was part of the bundle. I've tried a few different combos and what not but I can't seem to get it any cheaper than this.

 

[residentdean]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1622374&CatId=332
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=924829&CatId=7005
Some price... Better performance + a video card

 

[thestrangebrew]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1622374&CatId=332
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=924829&CatId=7005
Some price... Better performance + a video card

I saw this yesterday too and thought about it, but once I add an OS & gpu, it'll be around $500. I'm beginning to think that at this price, she might be better off going with a Dell for simplicity's sake and their support. It just sucks that her pc's so old I can't use much if anything from it.