budget work PC

[Admiraloftheblack]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mainly web/email. Work, messaging etc - no gaming at all

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$400 before taxes and shipping

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
US, California

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? case, mobo, HDD, ram, processor, opticle drive, OS everything I need to run expect for GPU and PSU I already have

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Corsair 500W PSU, EVGA GTS250

6) Will you be overclocking?
no

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
22"
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? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
no added features needed

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
no

 

[rastaban]

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite - $50
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 - $70
Mobo: MSI H81M-P33 - $54
RAM: 2x4GB Team 1600 MHz CL9 1.5V - $61
ODD: current cheapest burner - $15

If you don't need much space...
SSD option: 120GB Samsung 840 Evo - $90
or prioritizing capacity...
HDD option: 1TB WD Blue WD10EZEX - $60

OS: your choice of Win7 Home Premium or Win8.1 - $100

That's $440 with SSD or $410 with HDD. It's pretty easy to find OEM OS installations for a lot cheaper if you look. I've seen a lot of them in the $60 range in the For Sale section here.