$300 build

[joshzero]

I am looking to build a PC for less than $300 including tax/shipping.

This will be used for web surfing, watching HD video (on a 15" monitor). No gaming. No overclocking. Must be reasonably quiet and very stable.

I need everything except hard drive, monitor, keyboard/mouse, and OS.

This is a first time build. So please point out any potential incompatibilities or make any recommendations to increase performance.

Here's what I am thinking of buying.

HEC 6K28BB8F Black 0.8mm SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case:
$31.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply:
$49.99

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK:
$46.99

Motherboard/CPU Combo deal from Newegg:
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX250OCGQBOX
Combo price: $133.99

Subtotal: $262.96
Shipping: $30.79

Grand Total: $293.75

 

[tiraides]

Everything looks fine -- no incompatibilities. But are you going to reuse your optical (CD/DVD) drive as well?

Have you checked a bargain hunting site like gotapex.com or slickdeals.net for a prebuilt Dell or HP that's on sale?

 

[kirbyrj]

Is DDR3 memory that much more expensive?

 

[gwarren007]

also for consideration-

Heres an antec 200/ea380 Combo $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.265971

And personally I'd get a single stick of ram, and add a second stick asap. 4gb ram goes a long way.