$800 US Build

[Fricey]

I plan on building a $800 build for my brother since he has a laptop that was bought 3 years ago for $200. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3NZMRB I came up with this build and was wondering if I could improve anything. I put in a optical drive because my brother has a printer that only works if you install a setup by dvd.

[michael52399]

That looks like a good build, if you have the budget you might want to think about adding a ssd (you can get a 120GB for 40$-ish). otherwise that looks like a good build. 

[Sir Asvald]

24 minutes ago, Fricey said:

I plan on building a $800 build for my brother since he has a laptop that was bought 3 years ago for $200. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3NZMRB I came up with this build and was wondering if I could improve anything. I put in a optical drive because my brother has a printer that only works if you install a setup by dvd.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.26 @ Mac Mall) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $799.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 19:22 EST-0500

 

Not sure If want to add a DVD write with this build