$450 Build

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USD, no OS, no monitor or mouse, keyboard  and WiFi needed. It will be used for LIGHT gaming and web use. He would also like it to be somewhat quiet. I came up with this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($115.38 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Keyboard:  Rosewill RIKB-11002 Wired Slim Keyboard  ($7.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $459.28

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 08:25 EDT-0400)

 

Thoughts?

[Paralectic]

Pretty good, but make it a 750Ti and round it off to 500 bucks 

[Guest GRRigger]

Psu will not be very quiet. Light gaming? Like minecraft, LoL ?

I try to make one build.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

Psu will not be very quiet. Light gaming? Like minecraft, LoL ?

I try to make one build.

Like Minecraft and flash games. The 750 should be much more than he needs. 

[Ryan Leech]

I would try to fit a 32 or 64GB SSD in or just replace the HDD with a 120GB SSD

[Guest GRRigger]

Like Minecraft and flash games. The 750 should be much more than he needs. 

Well then, he actually dont even need 8gb or dedicated gpu for that.

Is he planning to add better gpu later or / and play more intensive games? Or he isnt gamer? Cus we can easily make a nice silent, good looking build for his needs.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

I would try to fit a 32 or 64GB SSD in or just replace the HDD with a 120GB SSD

He has a large media library

 

Well then, he actually dont even need 8gb or dedicated gpu for that.

Is he planning to add better gpu later or / and play more intensive games? Or he isnt gamer? Cus we can easily make a nice silent, good looking build for his needs.

He isnt a real gamer, so we could. Also, the smaller the better. So if you can, mATX or mITX.

[Scionyde]

Keep in mind that case doesn't have any options for routing cables behind the motherboard tray. That might be okay with you, but I think I'd rather spend ~$10 more and get a better case.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

Keep in mind that case doesn't have any options for routing cables behind the motherboard tray. That might be okay with you, but I think I'd rather spend ~$10 more and get a better case.

I've built in the case before, I know all of its rules. Its actually not that bad if you know what you're doing. 

[Guest GRRigger]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.51 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-B85N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard:  Rosewill RIKB-11002 Wired Slim Keyboard  ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $456.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 10:11 EDT-0400)

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Something like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.51 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  MSI B85I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.73 @ Newegg)

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg)

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:  MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Case:  BitFenix Phenom Midnight Black Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $455.17

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 09:54 EDT-0400)

That would work. Does the motherboard have WiFi?

[Guest GRRigger]

That would work. Does the motherboard have WiFi?

Fail build omg i totally forgot keyboard and wifi

 

fixed

[shayned1997]

For the light gaming why not just get like 1866 memory and use one of the new Kaveri APu