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Cheap build for software/web development

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Java & web development
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? About $350 w/ shipping
3) Where do you live? Florida, USA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? Case, motherboard & power supply (or barebones), CPU, RAM, hard drive
6) Will you be overclocking? What's overclocking?
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?Single 1600x1080, possible upgrade to dual
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? within the next week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? Onboard video (to reduce cost), DDR3 (to reduce cost)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? Linux for now, probably openSUSE 11.4 or Scientific Linux 6, might want Windows 7 in the future


I need to hire someone to do Java development and they need a PC. So I'm looking for something on a budget that still has decent performance. Unless someone things something like this will be unbearable (I can run NetBeans and compile software no issues or complaints w/ the config in my sig)

It seems Dell no longer has the insane deals they used to have? If I could get something similar for the same price, not have to build it and get a free copy of Windows that would be even better!

Here's what I've put together so far on NewEgg. Any particular reason to ensure I get the newer AMD chipsets?

Although I want to keep the price as cheap as possible, I hate cheap cases, so I'd rather spend $15 more for something decent that will look decent in a place of business.

Foxconn TLM-C01MicroATX Case w/ Card Reader $49.99


LG DVD Burner $20

300GB Velociraptor Refurb $100

Foxconn A88GMV AMD 880G Micro ATX Motherboard $70

Patriot Signature 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM $35

AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 $50

Current total on NewEgg.com is $325.94 + shipping

I don't think there's much room to go down in price. Maybe motherboard suggestions? I assume this one supports dual monitors...
 
At that price range, you really are better off with a prebuilt. Dell still offers pretty good desktop deals. Hit www.gotapex.com for Dell deals:
http://www.gotapex.com/

There's a Dell for $369:
A great price on a Vostro 230 mini tower computer that will take care of all of your home office small office needs. It comes with a Dell 22" widescreen E2211H flat panel display (even though the title states it's a 21.5", this is the option selected), Intel Pentium Dual Core E5800 with VT 3.2GHz processor, 3GB DDR3 memory, Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, 1 year warranty with next business day on site service, 250GB SATA 7200 rpm hard drive, 15 month license Trend Micro Business Security Services and more.
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