[Born4TheSky]

Help: New System $500 budget

Please help me with components, what do you think will run as hell for this money?

 

[Willanhanyard]

What is it for, gaming, htpc? Do you want us to include the monitor, mouse and keyboard?

 

[Born4TheSky]

It's not for gaming, more like htpc and some browsing. I already have keyboard, mouse and monitor.

here is list that I came up with. Btw whats the minimum pcu should I get? 500 is way overkill I think.

ASUS CD/DVD Burner Black E-IDE/PATA Model DRW-22B2S/BLK/B/AS (Bulk) - OEM

LIAN LI PC-A05NB Black Aluminum ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS C

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

ASUS P5G43T-M Pro LGA 775 Intel G43 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[Willanhanyard]

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=20564028
Hows that?

 

[AuraNova]

I did this kinda quickly. This is just a base of what I would pick, based on your specifications.

You could always upgrade what you need from this. I did forget the hard drive, but I am sure you could find one within that budget.