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Okay, here we go. Your task: build the best $250 PC that you can, all the parts must be new, and it has to have an internal drive (when ever I'm tasked with $250 PCs I use an USB drive... Lol) Your OS is not included, but you could go with Ubuntu, PC-BSD, or any other Unix/Linux OS. You all have on day.

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Have you tried to restart it?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($87.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 320GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($28.21 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $252.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 11:12 EDT-0400

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Okay, here we go. Your task: build the best $250 PC that you can, all the parts must be new, and it has to have an internal drive (when ever I'm tasked with $250 PCs I use an USB drive... Lol) Your OS is not included, but you could go with Ubuntu, PC-BSD, or any other Unix/Linux OS. You all have on day.

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how dare you? giving us task, commanding us what to do when you are clearly new to this realm.

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

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Missing a PSU.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Missing a PSU.

 

PSU comes with the case.

 

 

CBA to put one together this week. Finals week. Ask me next Tuesday.

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Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($87.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 320GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($28.21 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $252.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 11:12 EDT-0400

Good job, now, try and think of a system that is Intel based. This just got difficult.

Have you tried to restart it?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.49 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Diablotek DIAMOND ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply ($27.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $316.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I feel bad recommending anything lower than this pc sorry.

@The Core 2 Quad Runner

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $258.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 11:21 EDT-0400

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OP: You're asking us to recommend something a lot of us wouldn't recommend. I'd feel bad if someone used a build that I know is worth almost nothing.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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OP: You're asking us to recommend something a lot of us wouldn't recommend. I'd feel bad if someone used a build that I know is worth almost nothing.

totaly agreed

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OP: You're asking us to recommend something a lot of us wouldn't recommend. I'd feel bad if someone used a build that I know is worth almost nothing.

Yep, and PSUs with cases are usually horrible.

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People, this is just a challenge, I wanted to see if anyone could build a PC that's $250, I already have an $800 rig.

Have you tried to restart it?

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People, this is just a challenge, I wanted to see if anyone could build a PC that's $250, I already have an $800 rig.

 

I know. But "can" and "should" are different things. Anything is possible, really... but I wouldn't put a build out there I wouldn't use myself.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Alright everybody, this post has some misunderstanding. This was just a challenge, a challenge to see if you guys could build a PC @ or under $250, now obviously, you all can. I have a friend who wanted a $400 Gaming Pc and I wanted to see what you guys & gals recommend for a base build without the GPU.

Have you tried to restart it?

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Pls... that PSU can only NOMINALLY feed 200 W over 12 V

For the APU is OK... but for a R7 250X which also requires auxiliar PCIe power connector it's going to be close

At $250 you can't afford to accommodate expansion...To get a case+decent psu you'd be looking at $270 min.

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Alright everybody, this post has some misunderstanding. This was just a challenge, a challenge to see if you guys could build a PC @ or under $250, now obviously, you all can. I have a friend who wanted a $400 Gaming Pc and I wanted to see what you guys & gals recommend for a base build without the GPU.

you should have said that first

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I didn't say this before, becuase if you gave me the GPU, I could subtract the cost of the GPU, and add the better one later.

Have you tried to restart it?

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[PCPartPicker part list]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hGr3Mp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hGr3Mp/by_merchant/)(

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $62.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h81mk) | $52.98 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tpd38g1333c9dc01) | $52.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5002abys) | $35.00 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logisys-case-cs206bk) | $28.21 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $12.99 @ Newegg
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$245.16**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-03-17 11:39 EDT-0400 |

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($87.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 320GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($28.21 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $252.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 11:12 EDT-0400

There's no GPU or PSU... Have fun with that PC lol

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There's no GPU or PSU... Have fun with that PC lol

Its an APU, the gpu is on the processor, the case comes with a PSU 

 

I didn't say this before, becuase if you gave me the GPU, I could subtract the cost of the GPU, and add the better one later.

spend a bit more and go with this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $420.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 11:43 EDT-0400

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Its an APU, the gpu is on the processor, the case comes with a PSU 

 

spend a bit more and go with this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $420.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 11:43 EDT-0400

 

I'd go with a different case (Source 210 would be better), 

 

I'd also like to point out, that includes rebates. 

 

@OP 

Is your friend planning on upgrading soon? Or no? 

If hes going to upgrade soon, then I'd just go with an i5 and then pick up an R0 280x+ soon. If he's not, then I'd go with an 860k and an R9 270 now ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kHw9P6 )

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Moved to new Builds and Planning.

15" MBP TB

AMD 5800X | Gigabyte Aorus Master | EVGA 2060 KO Ultra | Define 7 || Blade Server: Intel 3570k | GD65 | Corsair C70 | 13TB

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XcfJ23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XcfJ23/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-7800 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($131.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.90 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($18.94 @ Amazon)

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($28.21 @ NCIX US)

Total: $250.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 13:39 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wRQFyc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wRQFyc/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A55M-E Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($24.49 @ Amazon) 

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply  ($28.21 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $245.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 20:47 EDT-0400

 

This case is like the Ultimate Uber Budget Case D:

CPU: AMD FX 8320 @4.4 GHz 1.212 vcore Motherboard - Asus M5A99X R2.0 RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB 1866 GPU - Asus Gtx 970 Case - Corsair Vengeance C70 Military Green Storage - 120 GB Samsung 840 Series, 1TB WD Black,  240 GB Corsair Force LX PSU - EVGA 750W G2 Cooling - Noctua NH-D14 Keyboard Corsair K70  Mouse - Logitech G502

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