An office PC for $300

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CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACALP64-GT 25.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($35.48 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $302.32

 

this pc is great for schools or small businesses that need performance equivalent to say a macbook or mac mini, but don't want to shell out $1000 for each one. This is also an alternative pre-builts like lenovos H series. 

[DarkBlade2117]

 

PCPartPicker part list / 

 

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACALP64-GT 25.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($35.48 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $302.32

 

this pc is great for schools or small businesses that need performance equivalent to say a macbook or mac mini, but don't want to shell out $1000 for each one. This is also an alternative pre-builts like lenovos H series. 

 

Could probably do a bit of gaming of it if you sheared out the SSD for a 500GB HDD Blue and then used the little bit of money you saved with a 500gb HDD to get 8gbs of some cheap G.SKILL or Kingston ram.

[MeDownYou]

 

PCPartPicker part list / 

 

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACALP64-GT 25.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($8.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($35.48 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $302.32

 

this pc is great for schools or small businesses that need performance equivalent to say a macbook or mac mini, but don't want to shell out $1000 for each one. This is also an alternative pre-builts like lenovos H series. 

 

Erm, well Not sure what to say...are you building this? Do you want advice?

 

I've got a similar build sitting here that I'm trying to sell...No one seems to want it 

[Xaring]

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $295.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-10 16:19 EDT-0400

 

Intel has a more compelling lineup of CPUs ATM.

[MeDownYou]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $295.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-10 16:19 EDT-0400

 

Intel has a more compelling lineup of CPUs ATM.

 

The GPU power of that apu is appealing if you don't have a graphics card though.

 

plus you dropped the cooler for your price to be less, I'd advise he drop the cooler for the amd one as well as the amd stock heatsink isn't bad. 

[TheKDub]

Could probably do a bit of gaming of it if you sheared out the SSD for a 500GB HDD Blue and then used the little bit of money you saved with a 500gb HDD to get 8gbs of some cheap G.SKILL or Kingston ram.

 

But office pcs don't need to be able to game..

Might as well throw in 4x GTX 980s in SLI

[TechFnatic]

But office pcs don't need to be able to game..

Really? What else do people do at work

[TheKDub]

Really? What else do people do at work

 

Hmm.. nvm...

[Xaring]

The GPU power of that apu is appealing if you don't have a graphics card though.

 

plus you dropped the cooler for your price to be less, I'd advise he drop the cooler for the amd one as well as the amd stock heatsink isn't bad. 

Yeas, but its an Office PC, you don't need GPU power... It's different if you want to do light gaming and such though. 

I find unnecessary to have an  aftermarket cooler except if you plan on overclocking.