Is this a solid build?

mhbone21 · July 11, 2014

This is my first PC build and I am building it for my Dad. He doesn't need more than 250 GB hard drive, so thats why it is that

If anyone could give me some feedback, that would be epic.

I want it to be an Intel based build with a price max of $550. (not including monitor)

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mhbone/saved/fcXnTW

tek inpektor · July 11, 2014

Well it's definitely not a liquid.

On a serious note, it's pretty good unless you want to go AMD.

Bagmup · July 11, 2014

Any reason for the z97 board? You can get 1Tb hdd for $10 more

TeddyMcSwag · July 11, 2014

Yeah, it looks solid, as long as no serious gaming is done on it...

Although I'd suggest getting a Corsair 430 for PSU, and getting a H81 chipset motherboard, unles you're planning to over clock a un overclockable CPU with stock cooling... And maybe consider getting the Elite 210 with the extra money.

Wingfan · July 11, 2014

And maybe 8GB RAM?

brob · July 12, 2014

This is my first PC build and I am building it for my Dad. He doesn't need more than 250 GB hard drive, so thats why it is that

If anyone could give me some feedback, that would be epic.

I want it to be an Intel based build with a price max of $550. (not including monitor)

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mhbone/saved/fcXnTW

With that budget one can go with an ssd build and 8GB of memory.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.11 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: Mouse/Keyboard Combo Logitech MK270 ($30.00)

Total: $540.03