You could save a little money by doing some research on AMD's chips that are in my opinion very budget friendly. This is one I built for my brother just two days ago.
CPU: Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition AD775ZWCGHBOX 2.7GHz AM2+, $79.
CPU Cooler: Stock cooler, $0.
Motherboard: MSI K9N2GM-FIH AM2+ GeForce 8200 mGPU microATX, $75.
Memory: A-DATA ADQVE1A16K DDR2-800 2 x 1GB Kit, $27.
Graphics Card: GeForce 8200 (integrated in the chipset), $0.
HDD: Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB SATA 3.0Gbps, $70.
PSU: 80 PLUS 350W ATX PSU (included in the case), $0
Case: Antec NSK1480 microATX, $94.
Total Cost: $345
Another version I did also was the following
CPU: Athlon X2 5050e ADH5050DOBOX 2.6GHz AM2, $60.
CPU Cooler: Stock cooler, $0.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2HP AM2+ AMD 780G chipset microATX, $80. An alternative is GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+ AMD 780G chipset microATX, $70.
Memory: A-DATA ADQVE1A16K DDR2-800 2 x 1GB Kit, $27.
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 DDR3 512MB, $60. An alternative is SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 DDR3 512MB Fanless, $50.
HDD: Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB SATA 3.0Gbps, $70.
PSU: 80 PLUS 350W ATX PSU (included in the case), $0
Case: Antec NSK1480 microATX, $94.
Total Cost: $391
You can use your own case to save a few bucks. works well for us. yu vcan even use a different cpu sau the energy efficient 4850e or the 5050e.
CPU: Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition AD775ZWCGHBOX 2.7GHz AM2+, $79.
CPU Cooler: Stock cooler, $0.
Motherboard: MSI K9N2GM-FIH AM2+ GeForce 8200 mGPU microATX, $75.
Memory: A-DATA ADQVE1A16K DDR2-800 2 x 1GB Kit, $27.
Graphics Card: GeForce 8200 (integrated in the chipset), $0.
HDD: Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB SATA 3.0Gbps, $70.
PSU: 80 PLUS 350W ATX PSU (included in the case), $0
Case: Antec NSK1480 microATX, $94.
Total Cost: $345
Another version I did also was the following
CPU: Athlon X2 5050e ADH5050DOBOX 2.6GHz AM2, $60.
CPU Cooler: Stock cooler, $0.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2HP AM2+ AMD 780G chipset microATX, $80. An alternative is GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+ AMD 780G chipset microATX, $70.
Memory: A-DATA ADQVE1A16K DDR2-800 2 x 1GB Kit, $27.
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 DDR3 512MB, $60. An alternative is SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 DDR3 512MB Fanless, $50.
HDD: Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB SATA 3.0Gbps, $70.
PSU: 80 PLUS 350W ATX PSU (included in the case), $0
Case: Antec NSK1480 microATX, $94.
Total Cost: $391
You can use your own case to save a few bucks. works well for us. yu vcan even use a different cpu sau the energy efficient 4850e or the 5050e.
