Friend wants a super cheap non-gaming PC and I'm attempting to deliver

YattaRX8

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They currently are using a ~10 year old desktop that, as you can imagine, is SLOW AS HELL. All she and her family use their PC for is web browsing, videos, and the occasional flash game. I'm used to building gaming rings, so I'm pretty much going out on a limb when I ask, "Should I just be grabbing the cheapest parts I can find that have good reviews?"

I already compiled a list of everything but the HDD (don't know how big they want), case, and cd/dvd drive, but I just wanted to make sure I'm not overlooking anything.

This is what I have so far:
300W SeaSonic PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151085
4GB DDR3 1333 G.Skill RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253
ASRock Z75 Pro3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157304
Intel Celeron G530 Sandy 2.4Ghz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409

Total cost so far is $186 before shipping and tax. They just want to use their old CRT monitor and I have a spare VGA to DVI adapter, so no problems there.

Thanks ahead of time.
 
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$250 all in, should be enough for their requirements.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Celeron G1620 2.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($57.28 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($24.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Compuvest)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.21...

mikerockett

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$250 all in, should be enough for their requirements.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Celeron G1620 2.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($57.28 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($24.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Compuvest)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-20 06:05 EST-0500)
 
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