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Hi. 

I've trying to find a setup that is under 300 Usd for like schoolwork but it has a decent processor so that the internet can load faster and so that the computer wont lag. I've come up with this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FMG4gL

 

For my SSD I have a crucial 64gb m4 ssd that i use. 

 

Is there anything that I should change including the ssd, or should I leave it how it is?

 

Any feedback is appreciated.

--Dominik

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please use PCpartpicker or atleast list what you are getting in the thread instead of links

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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a pentium g4400 would do the job

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

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i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

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Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

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Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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1 minute ago, startupbusinesscreator said:

what should i go for then?

go used at that price

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Old Build (sold for 290€)

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Laptops

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G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

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Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($32.94 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $281.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-17 11:45 EDT-0400

 

or with a better boot/storage solution:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($32.94 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $297.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-17 11:46 EDT-0400

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Just now, startupbusinesscreator said:

i would like to have an ssd

 

 

4 minutes ago, stconquest said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($32.94 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $281.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-17 11:45 EDT-0400

 

or with a better storage solution:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($32.94 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($53.44 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Deepcool XFAN 120 44.7 CFM  120mm Fan  ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $297.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-17 11:46 EDT-0400

this is basically the same build but with tweaks

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

Spoiler

i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

Spoiler

Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

Spoiler

Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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With your budget going with an SSD would be a bad idea. Your going to struggle to do anything beyond putting Windows on it and saving some documents. Also you need to think about the cost of windows, and if you want the fastest possible internet, get an ethernet cable. Your really not going to be able to do any kind of gaming with this setup, just to let you know. If you wanted to do ligh gaming, maybe find a GPU off of Ebay (risky) or swap out the processor for an A*-7600. Just remember you would then need to get an Micro ATX Fm2+ socket motherboards. Theres a good selection of them all around the price of yours. If you want to do just internet searches and stuff, you might just want a cheap laptop, or a Chromebook. 

 

Edit:Of course you could save money and use Linux, so that a possibility....but if its jsut internet searches then I could see a 64GB SSD now that I think about it....

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