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sfang42369

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Well, Im looking to build a budget PC. I have ~$500 to spend. I can go a little over, to maybe $600. I was just looking for a case that had no lights. No bright LEDs that will light up my room. I was hoping for it to be on Newegg and to be around $50. Power supply is optional. Could anyone help me?


1) What will you be doing with this PC? Web browsing/HW
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~500, yes
3) Where do you live? California
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? Everything. Probably a microatx mobo.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking? no
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have? Has to fit in budget/ not sure
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? When can i get the best bang for my buck? I notice there are some free shipping items available and rebates.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc. Nothing special.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? Yes
 
Please answer the questions in the sticky marked "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" so that we can help you better.
 
I have put together a shopping cart on newegg/amazon. Your guys opinions would be greatly appreciated.
I think this is about $650.

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model GH22LS30 - OEM
Rosewill R363-M-BK Micro ATX Black Ultra High Gloss Finished Computer Case with 400W ATX 2.2 12V Power Supply - Retail
HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
ASUS EAH4350 SILENT/DI/512MD2 Radeon HD 4350 512MB
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
Logitech MX 400 Performance Laser Mouse
Logitech 967568-0403 OEM Usb Ultra X-Flat
 
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- Ditch that Rosewill case/PSU combo: The PSU in that combo is crap. In fact most PSUs in the case/PSU combos are crap. The only decent ones are the Antec case/PSU combos.
- For HW and web browsing, you do NOT need a dedicated graphics card like the HD 4830. Onboard video should be fine.
- Ditch the hard drive as well and get this significantly faster hard drive (well worth the extra $15):
Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $75
- PSU wise, I recommend getting this PSU:
Corsair 400CX 400W PSU - $60
- Case wise, choose a different mATX case if you want to. Just don't use the included PSUs in those mATX cases
 
I've changed several things in your build to try and give you more bang for the buck. I've given reasons for my choices below.
Case: Coolermaster Elite RC-340 - $30.00
- It's cheap, holds a couple 120mm fans, and isn't too ugly. Shipping is about $10 though, so if you can find a case for $40 or less with free shipping, it will be cheaper overall.

Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM/PS LGA775 Intel G31 - $55.00
-Nothing changed here.

Power supply: Corsair 400CX 400W PSU - $60.00
-This is a much, much better PSU than you had listed. The one place you don't want to skimp is your power supply, as one bad power supply can ruin every other component in your build.

Processer: Intel Pentium E5200 2.5GHz Dual Core Processor - $85.00
-Cheaper than what you had before, and still a pretty good chip.

Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB Hard Drive - $55.00
-Faster than your other hard drive for the same price.

DVD Drive: Samsung WriteMaster SH-S203F - $25.00
-Samsung drives are usually a bit quieter than Lite-On drives.

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - $40.00
-Nothing changed here.

Video Card: Nothing - $0.00
-For what you're doing, you don't need anything more than onboard video - especially with your budget.

Monitor: Acer X223Wbd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - $170.00
-Nothing changed here.

Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech EX110 Cordless PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse set - $30.00
-Cordless, and most importantly cheaper than the set you picked out.
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Total: $550 before taxes and shipping

I removed the heatsink because you need to get just about everything with this PC, and you don't have much room in the budget. With the G31 boards you won't be doing much overclocking, so a third party heatsink isn't really needed. The stock heatsinks do just fine when running at stock speeds.
 
Will the stock heatsink be loud? I would like to be able to leave my computer on while i sleep. Are all intel heat sinks similar? I have an old intel heatsink that came with my e6750 a year ago. Would that heatsink be better?
 
I haven't seen the heatsink, butif there is no fan, it should be silent.

You should also look at prebuilt computers-- they come with warrenties and tech support. I have an HP Slimline, and for $100 more than the original PC, I upgraded the video card to allow for gaming. You can get a slimline pretty cheap too...
 
The stock heatsink has a fan. (pic)

Unless you plan on having your computer run under load while you sleep, the stock heatsink shouldn't be too loud.
 
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