Need a New Budget Build + Other Ideas.

[GigaSnow]

There's a chance that I killed my current setup. I can't get it to boot up. I need a replacement PC so I can continue doing schoolwork @ home. I'd also like to be able to run some low-end games. 

 

Due to life stuff, I've been away from the PC building community for a solid year and a half, so I'm not familiar with the current offerings. In addition, due to life stuff, my budget is pretty tight. I think my requests are somewhat reasonable for the budget, but I'm certainly open to suggestions. At the bottom of the post, I have a couple other ideas to meet my needs.

 

Target Budget: $0-$300

Maximum Budget: $500 w/change 

(Budget assumes I will be able to salvage my SSD + OS + HDD).

 

Needs:

-Be able to handle Windows 10 + Office smoothly.

 

Wants:

-Small form factor

-Modular power supply

-Be able to run low end games (like CS:GO) smoothly

-HDMI Out to 1 monitor

 

Compromises (unless they are cost effective):

-Quiet (within reason, I don't want it to sound like a truck is running in my place, obviously)

-OC

-Current Generation Components

-Graphics card (if the CPU has on-board graphics)

 

Other Ideas:

1. I was thinking about getting a barebones PC, but I don't know enough about them.

2. Purchase a refurb and tweak components to my liking. (Not the most ideal route, IMO.)

 

 

[Firecheetah13]

Well, a pentium G4400, Radeon HD 7870, EVGA 430W 80+ PSU, WD Blue 1TB, Corsair 100r Case, Gigabyte H110 Mobo, and 1x8 2133 Kingston ValueRAM should do you well.

[gtx1060=value]

wait - is the os, hdd, and ssd already bought?

[GigaSnow]

3 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

wait - is the os, hdd, and ssd already bought?

 

I'm going to try to salvage them from my current rig. If those components are toast, I'll have to find a way to increase the budget.

[gtx1060=value]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.31 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowless) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $508.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-16 19:51 EST-0500

 

you can opt to downgrade to a pentium g4560 and get 16 gigs of ram or a better case

[Firecheetah13]

1 minute ago, gtx1060=value said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.31 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Lite 3 (Windowless) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($50.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $508.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-16 19:51 EST-0500

 

you can opt to downgrade to a pentium g4560 and get 16 gigs of ram or a better case

He only needs 8GB of RAM at a $300 budget

[GigaSnow]

16 minutes ago, Firecheetah13 said:

He only needs 8GB of RAM at a $300 budget

 

I downgraded the RAM to 8GB and upgraded the CPU to the i5-7400, but the G4560 looks like a nice chip too, and cheap.

[GigaSnow]

If I went with a non-modular, could I get a PSU that uses less wattage?

[GigaSnow]

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