So FML

[greenroost1445]

sooo i should get him one without 80+? and i dont think am1 will provide enough speed at 1.4ghz sempron????

You should get him one with 80+. On top of that it will provide the most efficiency at around 50%.

[Bansh33]

 

 

I would recommend this build instead. It has a newer CPU, is cheaper and has lower power consumption. (109w vs 149w)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($60.84 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 

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

Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($10.98 @ Amazon) 

Total: $271.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

EDIT: Benchmarks show this Sempron CPU performs a little better than the X2 370k.

 

i like that a lot better

[AlwaysFSX]

Dat luck. Sorry you spent your day fixing it for this to happen.

[Bansh33]

Dat luck. Sorry you spent your day fixing it for this to happen.

itt happens to the best of us my brother

[AlwaysFSX]

itt happens to the best of us my brother

Ohhhh I remember when our computer got zapped.

[Bansh33]

Ohhhh I remember when our computer got zapped.

complete horror movie

[ForsakenLive]

Get a Wireless N compatible adapter, they are like 1$ more.

Have you though on ditching the hard drive and getting him a 120gb SSD? He will feel the computer much faster than he used to.

[AlwaysFSX]

complete horror movie

Great morning confusion actually.

[lx_srs]

complete horror movie

Last time I had a power surge I got lucky. It only burnt out the Gigabit Ethernet on my mobo.  All I had to do was get a PCI ethernet adapter.

[Bansh33]

Get a Wireless N compatible adapter, they are like 1$ more.

Have you though on ditching the hard drive and getting him a 120gb SSD? He will feel the computer much faster than he used to.

no because he needs the space