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post #1 of 4
5/24/12 at 9:17am
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I need some help coming up with a low cost solution for a friend of mine's church. They are needing a computer for their office and will only be doing, what I'm guessing, is basic computer tasks for the church. They have a nice monitor and mouse/keyboard from their old computer they want to use so that leaves just building the tower. I need to keep this build as cheap as possible. $400 is MAX but I would like to get it even lower if possible. Thanks guys and I appreciate all suggestions.
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5/24/12 at 9:21am
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go liano quad core some 1600 ram and a 500gb hhd youll be good to go
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post #3 of 4
5/24/12 at 12:59pm
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  • I don't understand the point of brand favoritism.
AMD build (Click to show)
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD A4-3300 2.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($57.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock A55M-HVS Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Wintec One 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ Compuvest)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $255.91
Intel build! (Click to show)
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($47.18 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ECS H61H2-M2(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Wintec Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ Compuvest)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $214.11


Either of these builds are PLENTY thumb.gif
They are about the same price before rebates.
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32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X 256GB Crucial M4 1.5 TB HDD XSPC Raystorm RS360 
OSMonitorPowerCase
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OSPowerCase
Windows 7 Home 64 bit Corsair CX430 APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink 
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Pentium G620 Foxconn H67S ITX Intel HD 2000 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz 
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The Sig Rig
(23 items)
 
GF Rig
(11 items)
 
Xbox PC
(11 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X 256GB Crucial M4 1.5 TB HDD XSPC Raystorm RS360 
OSMonitorPowerCase
Windows 7 Professional  3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920 Corsair AX750 Corsair 800D 
MouseAudioAudioOther
SWTOR Razer Naga Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Samson RH600 Razer Nostromo 
OtherOtherOtherOther
XSPC RS120 8 x GT AP-15s White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750 2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus Asus Radeon HD 7750 2x4 GB 1333Mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
500GB WD Black 64 GB Crucial M4 Sony CD/DVD burner H40 w/ GT AP-15s 
OSPowerCase
Windows 7 Home 64 bit Corsair CX430 APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Pentium G620 Foxconn H67S ITX Intel HD 2000 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSPower
256GB Crucial M4 Old Laptop CD/DVD drive Windows 7 picoPSU-150-XT 
OtherOtherOther
4 x Purple LEDs Power button Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin 
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post #4 of 4
5/24/12 at 10:25pm
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AMD build (Click to show)
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD A4-3300 2.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($57.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock A55M-HVS Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Wintec One 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ Compuvest)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $255.91
Intel build! (Click to show)
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($47.18 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ECS H61H2-M2(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Wintec Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ Compuvest)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $214.11
Either of these builds are PLENTY thumb.gif
They are about the same price before rebates.

Not sure if he needs the OS or not, but it isn't included in either of the above, so if you need the OS then just add another $99 for the cost of it. In either case both of these systems would be MORE than enough for what the church is going to do.
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