raybob 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) OK, so my friend is currently attempting to find the right parts to build a PC. He needs it to be under $400, which includes MIRs. Monitor, Speakers, etc., not included. He needs an FDD. I'm currently working at getting one under $400, and if anybody has any suggestions for the build, post it here. The OS does not count (Thank God, it's like $100, he's gonna use Ubuntu ) All he wants to do is surf the web, and watch movies. (Therefore needs a DVD Drive) But, the $400, is a limit, and he wants to get it as low as possible, as long as it does what he needs. EDIT: Ok, here's my build: Mobo: Intel BOXDP35DPM ($110) PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ($50) Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-SKN2-GP ($50) RAM: Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 ($25) HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ($35) DVD: LG Black IDE 22X DVD Burner ($20) CPU: Intel Pentium-D E5400 ($95) GPU: Apollo AP-8500GT 256MB DDR2 GeForce 8500 GT ($38) FDD: Sony FDD ($8) TOTAL: $430 This isn't a great build, and doesn't quite meet the budget. Please post suggestions, or full builds. Oh yeah, he wants to order everything from Newegg. Edited March 6, 2009 by raybob95 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♠Grim♂ Reaper 1666◙ 17 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) that build wont need a 600 watt power suply try the 430 watt on newegg try this mobo ASUS P5Q SE PLUS ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $96.99 Edited March 6, 2009 by Grim Reaper1666 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) that build wont need a 600 watt power suply try the 430 watt on newegg try this mobo ASUS P5Q SE PLUS ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $96.99 Edits: Mobo: ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($97) PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ($40, same as the 400W) New Total: $405, should be alright. Edited March 6, 2009 by raybob95 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♠Grim♂ Reaper 1666◙ 17 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 if he wants the price dead on $400 just give him $5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 if he wants the price dead on $400 just give him $5 Yeah, LOL, but he says 405 is fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 i have a suggestion. spend more than $400... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 i have a suggestion. spend more than $400... Yeah, LOL, he can't. Besides, he only needs so much for surfing the web and watching movies A 2.8GHz Dual Core and NVIDIA 8500GT will do that just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saiyaman 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Yeah, LOL, he can't. Besides, he only needs so much for surfing the web and watching movies A 2.8GHz Dual Core and NVIDIA 8500GT will do that just fine. A 1.6ghz single and 7600GT would do that fine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
