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So I am building a computer for my girlfriend and she wants the following: Small form factor, not to spend over 500 dollars, web surfing, photoshop (yet I doubt she will use it often), and word processing. She literally is going to use this computer for only word processing at the moment. (Her interest in computers is slowly growing being around me so maybe one day she will want more out of her pc) I want to be able to upgrade it in the future without having to buy a new case and stuff like that because if she ever does complain and want more power the more pieces we have to buy the more discouraged she will get.

 

With that said I do not need keyboard, mouse, or monitor. I am thinking on picking up a 1TB hybrid drive to fit the small form factor and still giving room for future use but with decent speeds. The price limit is 500 but the cheaper the better.

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I'm 20$ over the budget tho. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tSWu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tSWu/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A88XI AC Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($129.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $523.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 09:22 EDT-0400)
 
Just grab an hdd once he needs one. 
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So I am building a computer for my girlfriend and she wants the following: Small form factor, not to spend over 500 dollars, web surfing, photoshop (yet I doubt she will use it often), and word processing. She literally is going to use this computer for only word processing at the moment. (Her interest in computers is slowly growing being around me so maybe one day she will want more out of her pc) I want to be able to upgrade it in the future without having to buy a new case and stuff like that because if she ever does complain and want more power the more pieces we have to buy the more discouraged she will get.

 

With that said I do not need keyboard, mouse, or monitor. I am thinking on picking up a 1TB hybrid drive to fit the small form factor and still giving room for future use but with decent speeds. The price limit is 500 but the cheaper the better.

Op. Here's what i suggest: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tSZB

 

Op laid out pretty well what he was looking for. Just because you don't want to read it in that way doesn't mean you can't help him. 

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Op. Here's what i suggest: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tSZB

 

Op laid out pretty well what he was looking for. Just because you don't want to read it in that way doesn't mean you can't help him. 

I just found it hard to read, should have said if he could just lay it out better. Sorry

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Here is my build it is over budget so please apply tweaks. I added the CPU cooler due to the complaints of heat from the CPU and being that the case is small I figured it could not hurt since smaller usually means less cool.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tZbS
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tZbS/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tZbS/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($103.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($99.69 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($87.29 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $591.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 13:28 EDT-0400)

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I'm 20$ over the budget tho. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tSWu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tSWu/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A88XI AC Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($129.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $523.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 09:22 EDT-0400)
 
Just grab an hdd once he needs one. 

 

 

I forgot to mention that I am talking USD so your build actually fits the mold just fine.

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