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My dad is looking for a basic computer. He will just browse the internet and very basic things like that. He needs an OS but no peripherals. His is currently a Pentium 4 computer. It will also need space for a second Hard Drive, he wants to keep his current one. The price range will be about $200-$300 USD. He just wants it to be faster than his current computer. I was also wondering of at that budget he might as well get a pre-built system.

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CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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Can you re-use things like the case, psu, etc.? If so, what do you plan on re-using? It would be hard to build an entire computer for $300 if all the parts are new.

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Can you re-use things like the case, psu, etc.? If so, what do you plan on re-using? It would be hard to build an entire computer for $300 if all the parts are new.

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Cpu- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76272&promoid=1300

 

Case and psu- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58731&promoid=1300

 

MotherBoard- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76851

 

Ram- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=54791&promoid=1300

 

Hdd- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=80985&promoid=1300

 

Personally this is the best i could come up with for 300$ Its really fast cpu and gpu, motherboards got hdmi iff he wants 4 gigs of ram.

Overall great build (I think)

Computers doe

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Used is the way to go tbh.

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Cpu- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76272&promoid=1300

 

Case and psu- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58731&promoid=1300

 

MotherBoard- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76851

 

Ram- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=54791&promoid=1300

 

Hdd- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=80985&promoid=1300

 

Personally this is the best i could come up with for 300$ Its really fast cpu and gpu, motherboards got hdmi iff he wants 4 gigs of ram.

Overall great build (I think)

isnt that a laptop hard drive ?

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This is a difficult request for a build considering the cost of the OS makes up a third of the budget.

 

That being said, here's my recommendation: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pTgp

You'll have to mount the ssd anywhere else in the case but the drive cage to fit your old 3.5" hdd. 

 

This is not necessary but I suggest removing the back 2 fans or replacing them with quieter ones if they are too loud: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silenx-case-fan-ixp3408

and/or adding a 80mm and/or 120mm fan in the front and side of the case.

80mm: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/apevia-case-fan-cf8s

120mm: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-fan-truequiet120

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I guess some people don't understand, This just needs to access the internet quicker than a pentium 4 processor. I was thinking AMD would be better

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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Cpu- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76272&promoid=1300

 

Case and psu- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58731&promoid=1300

 

MotherBoard- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76851

 

Ram- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=54791&promoid=1300

 

Hdd- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=80985&promoid=1300

 

Personally this is the best i could come up with for 300$ Its really fast cpu and gpu, motherboards got hdmi iff he wants 4 gigs of ram.

Overall great build (I think)

I live in the states and i can't access the links

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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I guess some people don't understand, This just needs to access the internet quicker than a pentium 4 processor. I was thinking AMD would be better

AMD and Intel are both around the same price point for your build. It'd be at least $90-100 for the cpu/mobo combo.

 

Think of this in terms of minimum/average pricing for your parts:

 

OS: $90

Storage: $50

Ram: $30

Cpu: $40-50

Mobo: $40-50

 

That's about $250-270 minimum without the case, psu, and other fees.

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I live in the states and i can't access the links

AMD A6-5400K APU Dual Core Processor

Cooler Master Elite 350 Black ATX Mid Tower Case, 500W psu included!!

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 mATX FM2 A75 DDR3 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 1PCI SATA3 HDMI DVI USB3.0 Motherboard

Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 4GB

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB

May be a couple bucks over but from what i understand hes going to use the os thats on his old hdd?

Computers doe

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