Need help budget pc 600$.

[civictyper16]

Hey guy's hopefully you can help me out, I want to set up a pc for a cousin of mine.His budget is 600$ give or take including monitor.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly web browsing. HD video.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
600$ including monitor.
3) Where do you live?
new york city.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Need a full system. Want to go quad for future proof.Phenom or i5?
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Was planning on reusing old core 2 duo that I have lying around, but rather go quad for future proof.
6) Will you be overclocking?
I plan to overclock slightly on stock cooling.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
22-24 anything that can fit in the budget.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Immediately
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
N/a
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Will be using windows 7 64bit.Already own.

 

[HardwareGuru]

Is the Windows 7 O/S included in the $600 budget as well?

 

[McKie]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_awesome_pc_647

 

[jeremyshaw]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186155 mobo 45usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688 cpu 60usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236078 ASUS (good) 22" 170usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145195 Corsair 4GB RAM 82usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 Antec Earthwatts 380W 45usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233062 Case 40USD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 Win7x64 OEM 105usd.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358 WD Green 500GB HDD 55USD

ALL prices include shipping. Total is about 600 (guesstimating).
EDIT: Total is about 602usd, shipped. No taxes, iirc.
There is no included keyboard/mouse, however.

 

[Dangman]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_awesome_pc_647

Not that good of a setup:
- Low quality PSU unsuitable for that video card
- The Samsung F3 500GB is significantly faster and costs the same
- DDR3 RAM costs about the same as that DDR2 RAM set.

 

[jeremyshaw]

Not that good of a setup.

Danny Bui, may you please comment on the setup I listed?

Thank you!

EDIT: added HDD, *whew*!

 

[civictyper16]

I already have windows 7,keyboard and mice..This is what I came up with so far a little over budget though. What do you guys think should I go phenom or i5?


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 -50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

Western digital 640gb -75$
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB
24 inch samsung -$199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001338
radeon hd 4350-$36.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121310
Corsair psu-$69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
corsair 4gb ddr3-$92.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260
AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
240$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.315741

Total=765$

 

[Dangman]

@ civictyper16
Are you willing to push the budget to $800 or will $600 a firm but slightly flexible limit?

@ jeremyshaw
Not that bad (good job on getting a quality PSU there) but it can still be improved upon:
- Ditch the WD 500GB for the faster Samsung F3 500GB drive
- Gonna see if there's a better case/PSU combo
- Don't include the Windows OS as it is not needed for this setup.

 

[civictyper16]

My goal is 600$ but slightly flexible. I'm going to have a talk with my cousin concerning monitor as 24 might be overkill although the samsung 24 at 200$ seems like a pretty good deal. He prefers intel but I can persuade him to go amd if i5 would be over his budget.

 

[jeremyshaw]

@ jeremyshaw
Not that bad (good job on getting a quality PSU there) but it can still be improved upon:
- Ditch the WD 500GB for the faster Samsung F3 500GB drive
- Gonna see if there's a better case/PSU combo
- Don't include the Windows OS as it is not needed for this setup.

Thank you very much, Danny Bui.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186155 mobo 45usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688 cpu 60usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236078 ASUS (good) 22" 170usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145195 Corsair 4GB RAM 82usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 Antec Earthwatts 380W 45usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163112 Case 75usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 Samsung F3 500GB HDD 55USD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189160 PSU cable 10usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105164 mouse 20usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823107120 Keyboard 14usd
ALL prices include shipping. Total is about 600 (guesstimating).
EDIT: 576, including shipping


EDIT2:
Intel Option route:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138142 mobo 42usd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116265 CPU 53usd

 

[civictyper16]

Thanks jeremy but I'm looking to go quad for this build. The price for ddr2 seems kind of steep compared for what you can get for ddr3 nowadays. Wouldn't onboard video make the computer chug as far as hd video is concerned?

 

[jeremyshaw]

Thanks jeremy but I'm looking to go quad for this build. The price for ddr2 seems kind of steep compared for what you can get for ddr3 nowadays. Wouldn't onboard video make the computer chug as far as hd video is concerned?

Well, the cheapest quad out there (AMD Athlon II X4 620) is 100usd...

Also, I'm sorry, I missed the HD video requirement.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121310 for 37usd, but has a 15usd MIR.

I have one (well, actually from XFX, but that is not a concern), and it pushes 1080p BluRay just fine to my 21"/24" (both are HDCP compatible).

I also have the sg02 case from silverstone, and am partial to that.

 

[HardwareGuru]

Let's go with this build man. Guaranteed to kick ass for $600 w/free shipping on everything

Case - Antec NSK6580 w/Antec EA430 psu for $89.95 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129033

Mobo - ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO 785G for $91.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398

Cpu/Ram - AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus quad + OCZ Obsidian 4GB DDR3 1600 both for $181.99 ($20 MIR) w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.313848

HDD - Samsung Spinpoint 500GB for $54.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

Optical - LG 24X Sata DVD Burner for $27.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177

Monitor - Acer P224Wbd 22" for $159 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009174

Boom ---> $606.90 w/free shipping

 

[jeremyshaw]

^^^ yeah, or that, too!

 

[Dangman]

Thanks jeremy but I'm looking to go quad for this build. The price for ddr2 seems kind of steep compared for what you can get for ddr3 nowadays. Wouldn't onboard video make the computer chug as far as hd video is concerned?

I concur with the DDR2 statement. As for the onboard video, actually many onboard video solutions these days can offload the decoding of HD content as long as software is setup correctly. With that said, the onboard video of the mobos that jeremyshaw recommended does not offload the decoding of HD content. As such you will see chugging when it comes to HD content. The onboard video of the mobo that HG recommended can offload the decoding of HD content.

 

[stateofjermaine]

SMH. The Guru strikes again.

 

[jeremyshaw]

SMH. The Guru strikes again.

yeah, and I took it hard.

 

[stateofjermaine]

I have a question about that Antec case, tho. I've seen it posted around quite a bit, and I'm wondering what its strengths are. Any reason not to go with a Cooler Master RC-690 or a Lancool K56? Seems like they have a few extra features for about the same price. Just curious.

 

[stateofjermaine]

Yeah, and I took it hard.

LOL. Happens to the best of us.

 

[civictyper16]

Thanks guys for the help the budget has now increased due to the monitor. What you think of this system?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140041 Dvd drive -30$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 SAMSUNG Spinpoint 500gb -55$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003 Corsair 450w -70$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 G.SKILL Ripjaws -94$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398 Asus 785G-92$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103656 AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GH -140$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052 Asus 23' -200$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144 Rosewill case- 60$
Total=$741.

Now I plan to overclock atleast to 3.2ghz.What you guys think for my cousins need this should last him for quite some time.

 

[Dangman]

You're missing a video card or at least a mobo with onboard video. If the video card route, go for the HD 4350 as a bare minimum. For the onboard video route, get a mobo based on the 785G chipset as a bare minimum.

 

[jeremyshaw]

You are missing a graphics card.

EDIT: or just listen to Danny Bui.

 

[civictyper16]

Fixed for some reason I swore that had onboard video.Went with the Asus 785g or should I just get the 4350?

 

[Dangman]

Fixed for some reason I swore that had onboard video.Went with the Asus 785g or should I just get the 4350?

That Gigabyte mobo + the 4350 would be better since the HD 4xxx series support 7.1 LPCM audio via HDMI whereas the 785G supports, at most, 5.1 audio (that Asus only has 2.1 audio via HDMI IIRC).