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Cheap build for mom

AnalogCanavity
By AnalogCanavity
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Hi, I am building a cheap office/productivity build for my mom, I am using the RAM from one of my other builds, case is being bought from micro center for $44 and CPU for $60. Trying to keep it under $350. Any recommendations would be great!

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ZIC/saved/cBprVn

 

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To save some money you can go for a 300w psu ?

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save a few bucks and get the non modular CX (it's on a newer platform anyway so it's slightly better) and put that money towards a better mobo

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Motherboard ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $53.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $138.87
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $123.87
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-02 16:36 EDT-0400  

 

9 minutes ago, LHG said:

To save some money you can go for a 300w psu ?

I can't think of a good 300 watt PSU

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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18 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I can't think of a good 300 watt PSU

Only beQuiet! makes somewhat good 300W PSUs and they're group-regulated and not that great at all

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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54 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Only beQuiet! makes somewhat good 300W PSUs and they're group-regulated and not that great at all

presumably for a rig like this group reg doesn't matter but it's also nice to ensure the PC can be used in some sort of upgrade path if possible.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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