Hi Guys,
So, I'm building a system for my father in law on a fairly tight budget. I want to give him a solid system which will perform well and that can play some games relatively well. Budget is $500 including shipping/taxes (I'm from Canada so taxes aren't anything to brush off lol).
I've been building PC's for a while but atypically higher end stems so I could use a bit of advice in the bang/buck category, especially witwh APU's which I've never cared about personall but they could be an option.
So here is what I'm thinking so far:
CPU: AMD 750k - $80
Mobo: MSI A78M - $70
Memory - Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb - $70
Vid Card: Radeon R7 240 - $75
HDD: WD Black 500gb - $75 (open to cheaper suggestions but I like the WD black line)
PSU - ? < $50
Case - < $50
That rings up at just under $500 after taxes, any suggestions?
Not sure what to do about the PSU, the Seasonic SS-400E looks good, or the 500w EVGA, anything under $50 and with at least a 3 year warranty would do but in the price range choices for quality are limited.
Also not to sure what to do abut the case, was thinking maybe the the Thermaltake V3.
Lastly, I personally prefer a dedicated vid card and cpu, not a big fan of this APU stuff but maybe I'm just old fashioned. Would it make more sense to go with an APU or stick with what I'm looking at as far as costerformance is concerned?
So, I'm building a system for my father in law on a fairly tight budget. I want to give him a solid system which will perform well and that can play some games relatively well. Budget is $500 including shipping/taxes (I'm from Canada so taxes aren't anything to brush off lol).
I've been building PC's for a while but atypically higher end stems so I could use a bit of advice in the bang/buck category, especially witwh APU's which I've never cared about personall but they could be an option.
So here is what I'm thinking so far:
CPU: AMD 750k - $80
Mobo: MSI A78M - $70
Memory - Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb - $70
Vid Card: Radeon R7 240 - $75
HDD: WD Black 500gb - $75 (open to cheaper suggestions but I like the WD black line)
PSU - ? < $50
Case - < $50
That rings up at just under $500 after taxes, any suggestions?
Not sure what to do about the PSU, the Seasonic SS-400E looks good, or the 500w EVGA, anything under $50 and with at least a 3 year warranty would do but in the price range choices for quality are limited.
Also not to sure what to do abut the case, was thinking maybe the the Thermaltake V3.
Lastly, I personally prefer a dedicated vid card and cpu, not a big fan of this APU stuff but maybe I'm just old fashioned. Would it make more sense to go with an APU or stick with what I'm looking at as far as costerformance is concerned?