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One thing to be aware of is the Phenom 2 black editions do not support onboard graphics even if the motherboard itself does, you'll want to go the athlon route.

Once at my PC in a few minutes I'll make a proper product suggestion.

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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He doesn't want to spend the money but he really does need a new computer.

I whipped this up and wanted feedback. Basically a internet, music machine that's reliable and speedy. $300 or less.

What can I change?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LiA5

Would avoid the Asrock board if possible. And you can get this PSU for cheap right now http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

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One thing to be aware of is the Phenom 2 black editions do not support onboard graphics even if the motherboard itself does, you'll want to go the athlon route.

Once at my PC in a few minutes I'll make a proper product suggestion.

Which Athlon then?

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Which Athlon then?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-adx450wfgmbox Would be my suggestion.

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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He doesn't want to spend the money but he really does need a new computer.

I whipped this up and wanted feedback. Basically a internet, music machine that's reliable and speedy. $300 or less.

What can I change?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LiA5

I would probably salvage as much as I could from the old one. Case and psu are probably usable. Maybe old drives for storage, old optical if it's sata...

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I don't think the Phenoms have iGPUs

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LiLA

that's an FM1 motherboard, 5800k is FM2

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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Get a AMD A10 or A8 series APU instead

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($53.99 @ Mac Mall) 



Total: $332.95

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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I would probably salvage as much as I could from the old one. Case and psu are probably usable. Maybe old drives for storage, old optical if it's sata...

It's a 10 year old Pentium 4 system...only thing i'd want to take out of it is the 320GB storage drive..honestly he wont even use 70GB that's why I want to go the SSD route. Not to mention it's all IDE crap.

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I'd go for this. 

 

 
CPU:  AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.23 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 
Case:  Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Microcenter) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $298.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @ Stock, CPU cooler: Dark Rock 4, Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX, RAM: 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 @ 3000Mhz, GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 ACX 3.0, SSD: Crucial P1 1TB M.2 + 2x120GB SSDs, Case: Corsair 110R, PSU: Corsair TX650M, OS: Windows 10 64-bit.

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I'd go for this. 

 

 
CPU:  AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.23 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 
Case:  Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Microcenter) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $298.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-05 20:58 EDT-0400)

 

I'm liking this besides the mechanical drive.

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I'm liking this besides the mechanical drive.

 

I posted this before I read that your father wouldn't use much space. Just grab some cheap SATA II SSD off of eBay to replace it. Such as; http://www.ebay.com/itm/OCZ-Vertex-2-60-GB-Internal-2-5-OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G-Solid-State-Drive-/251351815653?pt=US_Solid_State_Drives&hash=item3a85bc55e5

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @ Stock, CPU cooler: Dark Rock 4, Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX, RAM: 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 @ 3000Mhz, GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 ACX 3.0, SSD: Crucial P1 1TB M.2 + 2x120GB SSDs, Case: Corsair 110R, PSU: Corsair TX650M, OS: Windows 10 64-bit.

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Any old hardware with certain Linux distros will be super fast and snappy

Cpu: Intel i5- 4570 | Ram: Crucial DDR3 8GB | Video Card: Evega GTX 660 Ti 2GB Super Clocked


Monitor: Philips 24" | Keyboard: CM Storm Quickfire TK | Mouse: Logitech G700s |


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Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1LHDb

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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