Trying to build a budget Office PC

ttysoon

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Hi all.

I am looking to build a new system for my "office work" (more like "working from home trying to make a living").

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: $600 range Before Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: surfing the internet (10 to 30 tabs at once), skype, watching hulu/netflix when there's no work.

Are you buying a monitor: I'll buy 2 identical 22-inch LED monitors (separately, not part of this budget)

Parts to Upgrade: Everything

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 8

Preferred Website for Parts: Amazon

Location: New York City

Parts Preferences: doesn't really matter

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: I don't know

Your Monitor Resolution: (1920x1080 x 2, ViewSonic VA2212M-LED 22-Inch LED-Lit Monitor)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I built my computer about 5 years ago, and it's time to upgrade

Comments: I'd want to be able to upgrade the RAM later, or the hard drive to an SSD.

Thanks guys
 
My suggestion :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($103.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($64.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($102.97 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 400W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $581.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

You can find cheaper ram here : http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74758&promoid=1321
And the same hdd here : http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=74462&promoid=1139
Also the cpu : http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=76271&promoid=1139
You'll get free shipping with 100$ in the cart, the two components totals more than that.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $570.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-19 17:05 EST-0500)
 

drunkducki

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($122.28 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($62.55 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.14 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Mac Mall)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $577.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-19 17:18 EST-0500)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($103.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($64.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.14 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Mac Mall)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $561.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-19 17:23 EST-0500)
 

ttysoon

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So one monitor will use DVI and the other VGA?