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JohnYarowy
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I need a new computer for my parents.  We have windows 7 and an hd 5770 1gb graphics card.  I need a cpu, ram, motherboard, case and psu for around 300 dollars.  It also has to have optical audio.  If someone can whip something up quick that would be nice so i can take advantage of the boxing day sales. thanks! (in canada btw)

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6 minutes ago, JohnYarowy said:

I need a cpu, ram, motherboard, case and psu for around 300 dollars.  It also has to have optical audio.

Your best option is the used market, you'll get pretty crappy components if you want to buy brand new parts at this price point.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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18 minutes ago, JohnYarowy said:

I need a new computer for my parents.  We have windows 7 and an hd 5770 1gb graphics card.  I need a cpu, ram, motherboard, case and psu for around 300 dollars.  It also has to have optical audio.  If someone can whip something up quick that would be nice so i can take advantage of the boxing day sales. thanks! (in canada btw)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $118.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - H310M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $56.31 @ Newegg Business
Memory Corsair - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $55.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $321.17
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $301.17
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-27 20:23 EST-0500  

 

here is best i could do, idk about optical audio support, bet you can get an adapter if it doesnt have.

come sin at 300$ USD idk about canadian pesos

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New then Nope, not possible without getting garbage hardware (literally, bad value even if you overlook peformance)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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