HELP - Budget Build for everyday use? Suggestions?

[luca26]

My parents home computer just died on them and they're in the market for a new one, they need something just for ever day internet browsing, check e-mails, pay bills,listen to music and such.

I thought it would be best to spend $350 at a big box retailed on an everyday computer, but after looking into them,they are all build in one piece, where the motherboard and psu cant be removed, and no room to add ram, so if something dies, the whole computer goes to waste, and it doesnt seem worth it.

So im here asking your advice, if anyone knows a good budget build I can make, looking to spend around $350, they have a monitor, and keyboard/mouse, they just need the desktop

Any build suggestions?

Going to most likely be ordering on newegg.ca since im Canadian, or canadacomputers.com!

 

[Outlander_04]

Something like this , perhaps

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wJzKNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wJzKNG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($39.58 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($53.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.87 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.79 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($18.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $307.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 18:06 EDT-0400

But at that price it does not include a copy of Windows

 

[luca26]

Wow that really looks like a good build for the price, and I may be able salvage the optical driver from an old computer but thats still looking pretty cheap for what you get

 

[DonkeyOatie]

You mention that your existing PC died. Is there case, RAM, HDD, ODD, or OS that could be salvaged also?

 

[luca26]

The old PC is very old, its a dell 9200 dimension

 

[luca26]

Would any suggest any of these 5-6 builds? I can purchase them local in store so ti will be easier for me:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?lowprice=200&highprice=499.99&keywords=AMD%20A4-6300&cat=&mnf=

 

[Outlander_04]

I think they are all very similar . Any of them would be fine