Build ideas: Stable office desktop for $300 or less

[Bobstrauss]

Might not even need a case, as I could probably reuse the old one.

Suggestions anyone?

 

[twelve25]

It's going to be tough to build anything better than this for $300 including a windows license.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883255240

 

[cutebeans]

Twelve is right.

If you don't need an OS though, it'd be a different story .

 

[Bobstrauss]

I don't. This is actually for my mother's office desktop, and I think she wants to use an old copy of Windows XP (for compatibility issues).

 

[milkshakez7z]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Celeron G540 2.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE2 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.77 @ Compuvest)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $271.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-25 19:32 EST-0500)