need some advice for a cheap computer build, please help!

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Charles

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I've gotten some very very good advice from you guys before, that's saved me a ton of money, so I'm here one more time.

I need to build a second desktop computer. It's going to be used solely for photoshop, so I need a bunch of ram and a fast CPU. This is separate from my gaming computer, so I don't need to worry about graphics as much, but I will be running vista, so it has to be able to handle Aero.

I'm trying to put this thing together for less than $400 (yeah yeah, I know, tight budget) but it is a secondary computer, so I don't have much money to spend on it. I already have my own keyboard, mouse, and monitor, but I still need all the internals for the computer itself.

Any suggestions?
 
There is a Bajillion ways to do this, but here is a CHEAP sample with CPU, 4gb of Ram, Motherboard with Build In nVidia Graphics that should Suffice for you, a Hard Drive, DVDRW and Super Cheap Case and PS, price is $370 - $50 in MIRS, = $320

Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106228
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $9.992 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $19.99 $22.99

Linkworld 3230-02C2222U Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811164057
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$10.00 Instant
$29.99
$19.99

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136075
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $9.992 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $19.99 $49.99

OCZ Gold 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227199
Return Policy: Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy $30.00 Mail-in Rebate $102.99

ECS GF7100PVT-M LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813135066
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $14.992 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $19.99 -$15.00 Instant

$15.00 Mail-in Rebate $64.99
$49.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E4500 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115031
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $29.992 Year Extended Service Net Replacement Plan -- $39.99 $124.99
Subtotal: $370.94
 
Hey, thanks for the very detailed response! That should actually work perfectly. Guess I'll just put that machine together:)
 
No problem.. Only thing is The CPU, if you have a couple of extra $$ to spend, you can probably make out a little better.
 
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