The Super Budget build!!

[kaiju_wars]

So.. I've been building this super budget build.  Goal?  Get everything, peripherals, OS, the computer, less than 250!

 

Here's the final build!  (I'll pull an extra mouse that I have and use it for this).  But I'm going to sell it once I get an overclock on that GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-760 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $35.00) 
Motherboard: Intel DH55TC Micro ATX LGA1156 Motherboard  (Purchased For $39.00) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $15.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $36.00) 
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (Purchased For $29.45) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Zalman ZM-F2Plus 47.2 CFM  92mm Fan  (Purchased For $3.90) 
Other: Inspiron 530 Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: Inspiron 530 Case Side Panel (Purchased For $16.99)
Other: Lenovo Thinkplus Preferred Keyboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: QVS SATA 3 cable (Purchased For $1.78)
Total: $195.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 11:54 EDT-0400

 

I'm going to get the OS off of like Kinguin or something.  But here we go, so far.  I do currently have most of the parts in my possession at the moment, and over the weekend, I will have to do a small amount of case modding.  I'm typing this up while waiting for my next class to start, so I won't be able to take pictures until I'm back at the dorm.  I was able to save on several things buying used or on clearance at work.  The monitor, for example, has built in speakers, negating me to have to buy speakers for this computer.  But, it was only $30 because it didn't come with a stand.  

The case, while it is a Micro-ATX mid tower, it has one of those IO shields built into the case, over the weekend, I'm borrowing my boss's dremel tool to get that out.  I had to order a side panel because the case, I pulled from the dumpster, as a result, it has no side panel.

 

I'll be taking pictures as things come together.

 

[Bananasplit_00]

wow getting an I5 of any kind for less then $40 is freaking impossible here, got scamed last time i found a deal like that, was told it was a broken motherboard and an I5 in it(nothing more then that on the CPU) and some other stuff for $35, turned out to be an I3 530 in the motherbord  still better then the Q6600 its going to replace tho seeing as im having problems with the LAN PC and stuff

[kaiju_wars]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

wow getting an I5 of any kind for less then $40 is freaking impossible here, got scamed last time i found a deal like that, was told it was a broken motherboard and an I5 in it(nothing more then that on the CPU) and some other stuff for $35, turned out to be an I3 530 in the motherbord  still better then the Q6600 its going to replace tho seeing as im having problems with the LAN PC and stuff

Yes sir.  Though I wouldn't fault the Q6600 though.  It's still quite a capable CPU today.  

 

[Bananasplit_00]

56 minutes ago, kaiju_wars said:

Yes sir.  Though I wouldn't fault the Q6600 though.  It's still quite a capable CPU today.  

 

not without a cooler thats not any better then the Intel stock cooler and a motherboard thats been almost just an annoyance  well i have plans for the I3 anyway because the motherboard was M-ATX so it fits a really strange case i have

[kaiju_wars]

9 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

not without a cooler thats not any better then the Intel stock cooler and a motherboard thats been almost just an annoyance  well i have plans for the I3 anyway because the motherboard was M-ATX so it fits a really strange case i have

Okay, that's kind of weird.  Good luck with the awesome build though.  Hope the i3 gives you less trouble.

[kaiju_wars]

Okay, update time, I got the photos!  I'll put up spoiler tags as there are quite a few photos!

Here's the motherboard.  I got a good deal for it with an old Pentium that I plan to turn into a keychain:

Spoiler

 

Here is the centerpiece, the CPU everyone always gets excited over (cause I paid $35 for it):

Spoiler

 

The RAM, 6GB of Kingston RAM clocked at 1333Mhz: 

Spoiler

 

CPU cooler.  I know, it's 'teh stockzz intellzzzzzz!"  It'll work for now, plus (while the CPU itself didn't come with a cooler) my job had a box of stock heatsinks they were going to throw out, so they gave me one.  Just need some thermal paste for it:

 

Spoiler

 

The hard drive.  I paid $15 for it.  It's 320GB, but it is also 7200 RPM:

Spoiler

 

This wireless adapter I got from my boss, it'll go in the PC build also:

Spoiler

 

The IO shield, an aux cable, a SATA cable, a HDMI cable I paid $2 for, and a speaker to hook up to be able to check POST and stuff:

Spoiler

 

The power supply I got for free from a coworker.  It's only 380W, but it is 80 Plus Bronze:

Spoiler

 

Some Lenovo keyboard my job gave me for free:

Spoiler

 

The case.  It's from an Inspiron 530 that I pulled out of the dumpster:

Spoiler

 

Two 5.25 drive bays and plenty of front IO:

Spoiler

 

Side view of the case, it fits a regular mATX board, has two hard drive bays, a floppy drive bay, and two disc drive bays:

Spoiler

 

As you can see, this is when Dell would have the IO shield physically attached to the case, so this weekend I'm borrowing my boss's dremel tool to cut that out:

Spoiler

 

CPU is now inserted into the motherboard:

Spoiler

 

RAM is installed:

Spoiler

 

 

As you can see, it's coming along nicely.  I have the SSD in my old MacBook Pro at home, I'm going to pull  it out and put it in here.  The GPU and side panel are on the way, so I got to wait until those are delivered.  I do have the 19 inch monitor that's in the parts list.  (which I need to update by the way) It's just at work.  So once I'm done, I'll grab it from work to use with this.  All in all, it's coming along quite nicely.  Can't wait until it's done.  

[rm -rf]

12 hours ago, kaiju_wars said:

So.. I've been building this super budget build.  Goal?  Get everything, peripherals, OS, the computer, less than 250!

 

So how is that going so far?  Well let me put up the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-760 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $35.00) 
Motherboard: Intel DH55TC Micro ATX LGA1156 Motherboard  (Purchased For $39.00) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Hitachi 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $15.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $36.00) 
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-726EC PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: Asus VW199T-P 19.1" Monitor  (Purchased For $30.00) 
Other: Inspiron 530 Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: Inspiron 530 Case Side Panel (Purchased For $16.99)
Other: Lenovo Thinkplus Preferred Keyboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $189.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-22 00:39 EDT-0400

 

I'm going to get the OS off of like Kinguin or something.  But here we go, so far.  I do currently have most of the parts in my possession at the moment, and over the weekend, I will have to do a small amount of case modding.  I'm typing this up while waiting for my next class to start, so I won't be able to take pictures until I'm back at the dorm.  I was able to save on several things buying used or on clearance at work.  The monitor, for example, has built in speakers, negating me to have to buy speakers for this computer.  But, it was only $30 because it didn't come with a stand.  

The case, while it is a Micro-ATX mid tower, it has one of those IO shields built into the case, over the weekend, I'm borrowing my boss's dremel tool to get that out.  I had to order a side panel because the case, I pulled from the dumpster, as a result, it has no side panel.

 

I'll be taking pictures as things come together.

 

Is Kinguin a legal way of getting the OS?

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, rm -rf said:

Is Kinguin a legal way of getting the OS?

I believe it is, but I'm not 100% sure.  I've used it a couple of times, and I know Paul's Hardware did a video on it where he bought a copy.  I know you get a legit copy of Windows though.

[Legolessed]

1 minute ago, rm -rf said:

Is Kinguin a legal way of getting the OS?

yes

 

[it_dont_work]

@kaiju_wars please install a floppy, it doesn't need to be plugged in or working or anything, just do it for lolz

[kaiju_wars]

41 minutes ago, it_dont_work said:

@kaiju_wars please install a floppy, it doesn't need to be plugged in or working or anything, just do it for lolz

It would be quite funny.  I actually might

 

[it_dont_work]

My old lan box was like that except it was beige! and by god the floppy worked!

[kaiju_wars]

 

Had to get a case fan and another SATA cable today.  Paid about $6 all together for both.  

[kaiju_wars]

So I cut the hole for the IO on the new motherboard.  I also put in that new case fan.

[kaiju_wars]

 

Got the SSD out of my old MacBook Pro.  

[kaiju_wars]

 

Here it is partially assembled.  I'm still waiting for the GPU and side panel.  I also need to get some zip ties.

[Funtron5000]

It's nice that it's one of the nicer looking Dell cases.

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, Funtron5000 said:

It's nice that it's one of the nicer looking Dell cases.

Thanks, I agree.  I actually think this case has kind of a charm to it. 

[kaiju_wars]

So I got the GPU and side panel today.  The HD 7770 is going to need some cleaning. 

 

 

So here it is disassembled.  Pretty dusty, and some new thermal paste might help. 

 

 

GPU got cleaned and I put it in the PC.  . 

 

 

And of course, fans spin up!

 

The computer POSTs!

 

 

Here is the PC.  Now I just need to install Windows and drivers, which I'm currently doing.

 

 

[Guest]

On 9/22/2016 at 0:29 AM, kaiju_wars said:

Okay, update time, I got the photos!  I'll put up spoiler tags as there are quite a few photos!

Here's the motherboard.  I got a good deal for it with an old Pentium that I plan to turn into a keychain:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Here is the centerpiece, the CPU everyone always gets excited over (cause I paid $35 for it):

  Reveal hidden contents

 

The RAM, 6GB of Kingston RAM clocked at 1333Mhz: 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

CPU cooler.  I know, it's 'teh stockzz intellzzzzzz!"  It'll work for now, plus (while the CPU itself didn't come with a cooler) my job had a box of stock heatsinks they were going to throw out, so they gave me one.  Just need some thermal paste for it:

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

The hard drive.  I paid $15 for it.  It's 320GB, but it is also 7200 RPM:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

This wireless adapter I got from my boss, it'll go in the PC build also:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

The IO shield, an aux cable, a SATA cable, a HDMI cable I paid $2 for, and a speaker to hook up to be able to check POST and stuff:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

The power supply I got for free from a coworker.  It's only 380W, but it is 80 Plus Bronze:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Some Lenovo keyboard my job gave me for free:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

The case.  It's from an Inspiron 530 that I pulled out of the dumpster:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Two 5.25 drive bays and plenty of front IO:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Side view of the case, it fits a regular mATX board, has two hard drive bays, a floppy drive bay, and two disc drive bays:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

As you can see, this is when Dell would have the IO shield physically attached to the case, so this weekend I'm borrowing my boss's dremel tool to cut that out:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

CPU is now inserted into the motherboard:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

RAM is installed:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

As you can see, it's coming along nicely.  I have the SSD in my old MacBook Pro at home, I'm going to pull  it out and put it in here.  The GPU and side panel are on the way, so I got to wait until those are delivered.  I do have the 19 inch monitor that's in the parts list.  (which I need to update by the way) It's just at work.  So once I'm done, I'll grab it from work to use with this.  All in all, it's coming along quite nicely.  Can't wait until it's done.  

BLUE MOTHERBOARD I AM SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kaiju_wars]

2 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

BLUE MOTHERBOARD I AM SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I got it sir.  I can even overclock on this motherboard.

[Guest]

Just now, kaiju_wars said:

I got it sir.  I can even overclock on this motherboard.

But that red pcb on gpu though. And a green psu.

 

 

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

But that red pcb on gpu though. And a green psu.

 

 

It's a build I did for less than $200.  Unfortunately I couldn't color match everything. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, kaiju_wars said:

It's a build I did for less than $200.  Unfortunately I couldn't color match everything. 

I understand. Looks colorful because most people don't do that

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

I understand. Looks colorful because most people don't do that

This is very true.  But hey, if it works, it works.