Looking for some help (Budget Build)

Witchdoctor · Sep 13, 2014

Hey guys,

A buddy of mine's dad just lost his PC

Real tight budget $ 400.00

Parts I need

Power Supply
CPU
Motherboard
Memory
Hard drive SSD preferred, low capacity

I have a ATX case but mATX board is cool , no need for a optical

Thanks

manu2b · Sep 13, 2014

I would look on the AMD apu side, like the a 6800k and a decent fm2+ mATX mobo ' +/- $200.

Any 350w quality psu will power it. $40 max.

2*4GB 1866mhz. $80

Add to those a 840evo 120GB ($80) and you will end around $400.

Witchdoctor · Sep 13, 2014

Great idea man, Than you,

AMD didn't even cross my mind, have been trying with an i3 and failing

Could you recommend a decent board ? just looking for reliability, not overclocking

This is going to be for e-mail and Facebook

Simply do not know anything about these APU's

???

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128689

bob4933 · Sep 13, 2014

Used parts an option? Some great bargains to be had for a daily driver that doesnt require lots of power.

manu2b · Sep 13, 2014

this one would be fine I believe:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132134

I agree with Bob: with 200 bucks, you could get a used i5 AND a used 1055/1050 socket mobo.

or an i3, a mobo and a gpu.

I buy most of my pc gear used (like 6 months old). As soon as the parts have a S/N warranty policy, you can save loads of money!

Mandrake4565 · Sep 13, 2014

Just built something very similar to this for my dad Witchy. He also uses it for basic computing and he said it's a big improvement over the Athlon 64 5200+ X2 he was using previously.

Witchdoctor · Sep 13, 2014

Thanks everyone,

Ordered

Witchdoctor · Sep 18, 2014

Thanks agian for your help guys, AMD was the ticket,

Just got done with the OS, pretty snappy little rig for Facebook and e-mail

Here's what $ 400.00 gets you

Added an old case and dvd rom I had laying around figuring he may still use disc's :rofl:

Mandrake4565 · Sep 18, 2014

What chip did you go with WD?

Witchdoctor · Sep 18, 2014

6800K

Mandrake4565 · Sep 18, 2014

Nice, you going to bench it before you send it off? I did a little benching of my dad's before I gave it to him

Had it up to 4.6+ but I didn't want to push the voltage too far and blow it up.

Witchdoctor · Sep 18, 2014

naa, using stock cooler and a pretty cheap board and really don't know what I am doing with AMD

just packing it in a box tonight and sending it on it's way

Mandrake4565 · Sep 18, 2014

Boooooo!

Theocnoob · Sep 19, 2014

Nice build WitchDoctor. Btw, initially you said you would be using an ATX case but that is an mATX case in the picture. What happened? Just curious.

Witchdoctor · Sep 19, 2014

Nothing, just a mistake, was thinking mATX all along

Especially with the budget and this PC will never see any action what so ever, Facebook and e-mail

TBH he would be better off with a tablet, but he is pretty old and doesn't trust them ..... lol

he wanted a tower just like his old one

trents · Sep 19, 2014

I was going to criticize the choice of a 120 gb SSD as opposed to a conventional spinner which would have given greater storage capacity and been cheaper as well. However, now that I realize you are shipping this I would have to say there is no risk of damage to the SSD drive from the cargo gorillas as there would be with a spinner.

Witchdoctor · Sep 19, 2014

that and the user will never even use half of the 120 GB's

Blaylock · Sep 19, 2014

Witchdoctor said:
...and dvd rom I had laying around figuring he may still use disc's

Hey I still use disc's! :chair:

LOL

Witchdoctor · Sep 19, 2014

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