$500 build for friend

[bigk40k]

cheaper is better if I could get it closer to $400 that would be great. This build is for internet, music and media. No gaming so no graphics card needed. the i3 2100 and 2120 are same price so is there a reason to get one or other? Is there a smaller psu or is that about as small as I should safely go? and is that a good mobo for this setup? I like the case cause of the fans because in the summer he doesnt usually run a/c and it gets pretty hot in there house.

CPU Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor

Motherboard Asus P8B75-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

Memory Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Case Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

total $495.90 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/InMA

dont need an optical drive, will re-use his old one

 

[tiny voices]

Do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3225 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($132.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($66.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.28 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $472.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-08 15:34 EST-0500)

 

[e_X]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($103.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $494.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-08 22:08 EST-0500)

This has a 250gb ssd and will perform just fine for any users who isn't gaming.

 

[bigk40k]

@ tiny voices: now can I potentially put a graphics card in a micro board? I am thinking I may end up with this pc down the road and would like there to be room for that.

@ e_X: I was thinking a traditional hdd would be the better route as they are not tech savvy and would be doing alot of downloading of media files, and ssd burnout faster with alot of downloading if i am correct in my understanding? That said I am fine with potentially going with an amd vs. a intel, basically it goes back to nicest setup for $500

 

[e_X]

@ tiny voices: now can I potentially put a graphics card in a micro board? I am thinking I may end up with this pc down the road and would like there to be room for that.

@ e_X: I was thinking a traditional hdd would be the better route as they are not tech savvy and would be doing alot of downloading of media files, and ssd burnout faster with alot of downloading if i am correct in my understanding? That said I am fine with potentially going with an amd vs. a intel, basically it goes back to nicest setup for $500

Being tech savvy doesn't really matter . A ssd is a lot faster to boot and open any program. Also as long they quite a while. Read this http://www.anandtech.com/show/6459/samsung-ssd-840-testing-the-endurance-of-tlc-nand