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I was thinking about building a small PC for a media center or for various uses around the house. Can y'all think of a cheap build for those purposes?

 

What I have already:

DDR3 RAM

Power Supply

GPU

 

I would prefer new parts from Amazon because a co-worker gave me a gift card, and I would like it as cheap as possible. Many thanks!

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2 minutes ago, BloodyWaters said:

I was thinking about building a small PC for a media center or for various uses around the house. Can y'all think of a cheap build for those purposes?

 

What I have already:

DDR3 RAM

Power Supply

GPU

 

I would prefer new parts from Amazon because a co-worker gave me a gift card, and I would like it as cheap as possible. Many thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-I3-4160-Processor-Hyper-Threading-BX80646I34160/dp/B00LV8U0VE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493297588&sr=8-1&keywords=1150+i3

 

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Mini-ITX-DDR3-1150-Motherboard/dp/B00F4J5D9K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493297560&sr=8-1&keywords=z97+itx

Better dead than Red.

 

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CPU: i5 2500k @ 4.6ghz Mobo: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 RAM: G.Skill 16gb of DDR3 @ 1600mhz GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6gb Extreme Gaming PSU: EVGA 700B Storage: 480GB SP SSD and a 960GB Ultra II Sandisk. Cooler: Cryorig H7 Case: Phanteks P400. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $307.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-27 09:01 EDT-0400

 

$300 @ Amazon

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $307.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-27 09:01 EDT-0400

 

$300 @ Amazon

what about this PC, cheaper PC case and motherboard, and nicer cooler (not sure what clearance is for cooler but still looks good :) )

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/TyDyTH

 

EDIT: I was a spong and forgot to add the parts list

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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1 hour ago, JR8 said:

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-I3-4160-Processor-Hyper-Threading-BX80646I34160/dp/B00LV8U0VE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493297588&sr=8-1&keywords=1150+i3

 

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Mini-ITX-DDR3-1150-Motherboard/dp/B00F4J5D9K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493297560&sr=8-1&keywords=z97+itx

 

1 hour ago, Droidbot said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $307.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-27 09:01 EDT-0400

 

$300 @ Amazon

 

1 hour ago, grimreeper132 said:

what about this PC, cheaper PC case and motherboard, and nicer cooler (not sure what clearance is for cooler but still looks good :) )

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/TyDyTH

 

EDIT: I was a spong and forgot to add the parts list

Geez I was thinking an AMD A4-7300! I don't need that much power. 

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44 minutes ago, BloodyWaters said:

 

 

Geez I was thinking an AMD A4-7300! I don't need that much power. 

what's the budget and gpu and RAM??? (as a i3 has more power than A4-7300, because the A4 barely has any at all, I mean it would work but the i3 would be alot better)

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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48 minutes ago, BloodyWaters said:

 

 

Geez I was thinking an AMD A4-7300! I don't need that much power. 

if you want a cheaper CPU though swap the i3 in my list for a celeron G1840, as it's just dearer and no more than the A4 and no more and it is roughly 36% better (according to userbenchmark as shown

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Celeron-G1840-vs-AMD-A4-6300-APU/2849vsm10639)

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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2 hours ago, grimreeper132 said:

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Is there a reason you have 2 cpu coolers lol?

Current System Specs:

CPU: Intel I5-7660K; CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212X; Thermal Paste: IC Diamond 7 Carat; Motherboard: MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon;

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8gb) DDR4 - 2400; SSD Storage: 1TB Samsung 850 EVO; Storage: 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm;

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1070 8gb G1 Gaming; Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Black; PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 650W 80+ Gold, OS: Windows 10 Home

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13 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

what's the budget and gpu and RAM??? (as a i3 has more power than A4-7300, because the A4 barely has any at all, I mean it would work but the i3 would be alot better)

My budget is like 70 dollars. I already have an HDD too, I forgot. I have 4 gb of ram, and an old GPU I found. 

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Is there a reason you have 2 cpu coolers lol?

I just noticed that, and yes, I recon any PC should have two :P (it was am accident, the LED ones cheaper so I would suggest to the OP to get it)

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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Just now, BloodyWaters said:

My budget is like 70 dollars. I already have an HDD too, I forgot. 

oh ok, in that case look at the local market there might be something there, and give me a moment I'll draft another list up for you to suit that budget

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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9 minutes ago, BloodyWaters said:

My budget is like 70 dollars. I already have an HDD too, I forgot. I have 4 gb of ram, and an old GPU I found. 

if you can't get a second hand PC for a good price get this https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FvBp8K

(second hand probably will be better, as I have seen some cracking deals, like i5 PCs about for £50, they can be rare though those ones)

The owner of "too many" computers, called

The Lord of all Toasters (1920X 1080ti 32GB)

The Toasted Controller (i5 4670, R9 380, 24GB)

The Semi Portable Toastie machine (i7 3612QM (was an i3) intel HD 4000 16GB)'

Bread and Butter Pudding (i7 7700HQ, 1050ti, 16GB)

Pinoutbutter Sandwhich (raspberry pi 3 B)

The Portable Slice of Bread (N270, HAHAHA, 2GB)

Muffinator (C2D E6600, Geforce 8400, 6GB, 8X2TB HDD)

Toastbuster (WIP, should be cool)

loaf and let dough (A printer that doesn't print black ink)

The Cheese Toastie (C2D (of some sort), GTX 760, 3GB, win XP gaming machine)

The Toaster (C2D, intel HD, 4GB, 2X1TB NAS)

Matter of Loaf and death (some old shitty AMD laptop)

windybread (4X E5470, intel HD, 32GB ECC) (use coming soon, maybe)

And more, several more

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