$400...is it possible???

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web/e-mail
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
400.00 US
3) Where do you live?
Texas
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everyting except a monitor.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
none
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Shouldn't matter
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
asap
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
nothing special
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
nope, need os.

My buddy wants me to try and build him a simple web surfing machine. Is it possible with this budget?
 
CASE/PSU - Antec NSK6580 w/Antec EA430Watt for $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129033

CPU/MOBO - AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor + GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 both for $131.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.334982

RAM - A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 for $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211410

HDD - Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB for $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

OPTICAL - Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner for $24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Subtotal: $398.90
Shipping: $7.56
Total: $406.46

Damn, I forgot the O/S LoL
 
A cheap or free Linux distro should work fine for web/email..

Then again, ATI Linux drivers are lol :(
 
you're in texas right? isn't there a fry's in texas? they usually have some good mb/cpu combos. check their add and see what you can find.
 
I'd take my chances with a cheap Dell. At that price it wouldn't make much sense to buy all the parts separately. The build Hardguru mentioned is good. Linux would be fine just for surfing. With Ubuntu you only really need 2GB of RAM because it's so light on resources, then again x86 Windows 7 is pretty light on resources as well. Also, the Athlon II X2 240 Hardguru mentioned is a great. The more premium X2 250 has been compared to the e8400 and the only difference between the two is the core clock (2.8Ghz for 240, 3.0Ghz for 250).
 
Yea, if you aren't reusing any parts and you are trying to go as cheap as possible, just get any dual-core desktop with at least 2GB of ram from any retailer. Check out the weekly ads, or just walk into a Best Buy or Staples. Or a CompUSA or Fry's if you are by one there locations.
 
HardwareGuru said:
Subtotal: $398.90
Shipping: $7.56
Total: $406.46

Damn, I forgot the O/S LoL
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And the keyboard, and the mouse, and the common sense...

Why does he need 4gb for browsing the web? why does he need a 430w PS? Why does he need a nice-ass Antec Solo case?
 
ultatryon@ecc said:
why does he need a 430w PS? Why does he need a nice-ass Antec Solo case?
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Well at the time that list was created, that Antec NSK6580 case was one of the better deals for a quality case/PSU combo @ $90 with free shipping. You can certainly build that rig with a low wattage PSU but there probably wasn't a combo or a good deal on one at that time to justify going with a lower wattage PSU. As for the case, the OP might want a nice looking case rather than those cheapy cases. At $45 shipped for the PSU and $45 shipped for the case, that NSK 6580 was an excellent deal at the time.
 
Yea, but that is blowing 1/4 of the budget on just the case.. Its almost as much as the CPU/Motherboard. I mean, I agree that ugly cases suck, and Antec is awesome, but given the budget stated.. it just does not make sense.
 
ultatryon@ecc said:
Yea, but that is blowing 1/4 of the budget on just the case.. Its almost as much as the CPU/Motherboard. I mean, I agree that ugly cases suck, and Antec is awesome, but given the budget stated.. it just does not make sense.
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That was 1/4 of the budget on a case AND PSU. Not that bad.
 
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