Low budget PC

[rstm88]

Hello, once again I turn to this great community for some advice which I greatly appreciate

So I am trying to build a nice looking yet very affordable pc for my uncle so I came up with this build after few days of looking and need to know if its decent and just to be sure, as I am far from pro at building rigs.

So this build is purely for Internet, word, media stuff... So no gaming in mind.


Case+PSU+GFX http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-089557
RAM http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-081355
CPU http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-088336

I wondering if DVD roms are still a standard must since I dont really use mine.
DVD rom http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-091189

atm real shortage of decent cheap HD around here
http://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-087142

It totals at around 300euro

Would love to hear what you think and advice appreciated.

 

[engiNURD]

My internet must suck, cuz those pages aren't loading for me. Could you list out the parts please?

HDD stock has been affected by the floods in thailand, so it's a worldwide problem.

Also, go through the sticky questions and answer any you haven't already answered, though I think you got the most important ones.

 

[E4g1e]

enginurd has the right idea although right off the bat I see a few problems with that build:

1) Read-only DVD-ROM drives are now no longer a good value at all: They cost nearly as much money as DVD burners. It's not that the read-only optical drives have increased in price; it's that the DVD burners have come down significantly in price.

2) You have the right idea in going low-end for an Internet-only build. However, you are doing it the wrong way, with an outdated, nearly EOL platform that might not be able to support any future versions of Windows at all.

 

[Dangman]

See if you can find an AMD Athlon II CPU and a socket AM3 or AM3+ combo instead.