Need a CPU/MOBO/RAM/PSU/GPU for $300ish

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Hi All,

My cousins PSU went in his S939 PC and he wanted to do a small upgrade and I told him that I could build something decent for arround $300ish if we get a new cpu/mobo/ram/psu and if possible a new GPU ( currently he has a ATI X850XT PCI Express ).......


1) What will you be doing with this PC? Web Browsing, Music and light Gaming
2) What's your budget? $300-350 with tax and shipping included
3) Where do you live? NY
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU,MOBO,PSU,RAM and GPU if possible
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? 74 GB WD Raptor, Sony DVD Burner, Coolermaster ATX case and possibly an ATI X850XT PCI Express GPU
6) Will you be overclocking? Probably not at the moment
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have? 19" LCD
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? As soon as possible
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? Just something basic that will work at stock speeds- don't need raid/sli/firewire etc....
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Win XP Pro

Here is what I have in mind already

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W $50 at newegg
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $52 at newegg

I haven't kept up with the AMD stuff but I know that they are always great for Budget builds so I wanted to see what you guys recommend- want a dual core at least.

Thanks in Advance!
 
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX250OCGQBOX - Retail and GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $149

SAPPHIRE 100255HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $65

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail $75

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $50

Total before S&H $339

Best I found without cutting corners

and to cut corners

# GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail and CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5C G - Retail Combo $125

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX240OCGQBOX - Retail $61

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail $50


SAPPHIRE 100255HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $65

Total before S&H $301
 
Should I just get a tripple chanel kit of DRR3 ram like you do for the intels or?

The first option might be the way to go minus the GPU as onboard seems to be decent and after we sell of the old S939 stuff we can try go get a better GPU.......
 
amd only supports dual channel memory, if you can get some friends to buy them together and buy 2 triple channel kits to share about yourselves. Cause would be $50ish for 2* 2 gig
 
Awesome- thanks for clearing that up as I was confused with the 3 white/blue ram slots on the motherboard :)

Since I will skip the GPU is there a better CPU that I can get with the $70 I will be saving?
 
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