Upgrade for parents

[Victor Golf]

I am looking to upgrade my parents computer for them.

The current computer is an old transplanted prebuilt that I put into a Fractal Design Core 1000.

It is running Windows XP home edition on a WD 80 Gig HDD with an AMD Sempron 3000+ with 1 gig of ram.

 

Time for an upgrade.

 

The only thing that this computer does is email checking and some web browsing so I don't want gaming hardware.

I already have some components that I will reuse.

These include:

PSU

Case

Optical drive

HDD or SSD

 

My budget for this is $300 CAD max though I would prefer to keep it under.

I need a CPU, Mobo, Ram, OS

 

I have put together some parts and I would like some suggestions if you have any.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/sjmw7P

[dizmo]

Buying from the US or Canada?
I think you have US prices listed on your list there.

[DoubleY]

Get them an i3-4150, 4GB of ram, 430watt Corsair or EVGA PSU, keep le core 1000, get a 64gb

 

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116995&cm_re=i3_4150-_-19-116-995-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239583&cm_re=4gb_ddr3_ram-_-20-239-583-_-Product

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=lga%201150%20motherboard&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

PSU: http://linustechtips.com/main/classifieds/item/383-corsair-cx430-80plus-bronze-psu-never-used/

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211718&cm_re=64gb_ssd-_-20-211-718-_-Product

 

That should all be under or near $300. Don't forget an OS though, that'll push it over. 

[brob]

Note the DDR3-1600 part that is less expensive than the DDR-1333 in the OP configuration.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3440 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard:  MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory:  Kingston Black Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $294.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-29 15:43 EDT-0400)

[Victor Golf]

Buying from the US or Canada?

I think you have US prices listed on your list there.

My apologies, I live in Saskatchewan, Canada.

 

Get them an i3-4150, 4GB of ram, 430watt Corsair or EVGA PSU, keep le core 1000, get a 64gb

 

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116995&cm_re=i3_4150-_-19-116-995-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239583&cm_re=4gb_ddr3_ram-_-20-239-583-_-Product

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=lga%201150%20motherboard&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

PSU: http://linustechtips.com/main/classifieds/item/383-corsair-cx430-80plus-bronze-psu-never-used/

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211718&cm_re=64gb_ssd-_-20-211-718-_-Product

 

That should all be under or near $300. Don't forget an OS though, that'll push it over. 

I only need the CPU, motherboard, and RAM. I have a spare SSD and HDD to use. I have already upgraded the power supply to a Corsair CX430M.