Trying to build a cheap pc for my mom

toiletshower · March 23, 2016

Ok, here is a nice build for just under that 600 dollar price point.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BVGYyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BVGYyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.49 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($22.99)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Other: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti ($89.61)
Total: $595.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 05:19 EDT-0400

diapersarefullofshit · March 23, 2016

A mini-itx build:

1x AMD 7850K

1x Lian Li PC20Q case (7.18 Liters)

1x 2x8GB 2133 cas10 memory

1x Mini-itx motherboard (i picked a Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI but whatever you prefer)

1x SSD 1TB Mushkin Reactor

1x thin internal DVD player, writer or blueray.

1x Scythe Big Shuriken 2 rev. B

1x 230 Watt or more psu 80+ or better (on my local partpicker, i chose 300Watt psu)

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+/- $460,--

Notes: Memory is 16GB@2133mhz, it is the point of diminishing returns for this cpu (source). Mushkin Reactor is fine when you want ssd storage to be cheap. Outervision says this will need a 223 Watt psu (source).