Budget PC Build - Need Help Picking

SimplyBen · 12-25-2008, 04:35 PM

1. Budget: 350 to 500 USD (lower the better within reason)

2. Brands: N/A

3. Multitasking: I want to be able to have multiple applications open. Things such as Adobe CS3, Word, FireFox, IM Clients running at full speed open simultaneously.

4. Gaming: I won't be playing any games on this aside from older games (counter-strike/half-life would be the most intensive I want to play for now) I do want room to expand the graphics capabilities in the future. But literally don't want anything I don't absolutely need right now.

5. Calculations: I like to burn movies, create art, code programs.. and I want it to be useful for this type of work.

6. Overclocking: N/A

7. Storage: I want standard amount of internal storage. I will get an external in the near future.

8. Legacy Support: No.

9. Operating System: None, I have plenty of spare operating systems.

10. Case: I want a cheap priced case that looks decent without anything special that will put a dent in my wallet. I do want it to be expandable for future add-ons. So bigger is better unless this will break my budget.

11. Accessories: None

12. Recycled Components: Just monitor, keyboard, mouse.

13. Monitor: N/A

14. Stores: No preference. I want to order it all together if possible to save cost on shipping.

15. Location: USA

Hoping someone can help me with this budget. I know it's tight, but this is mostly just a work computer that is expandable in memory and gfx ability. I am using a 1.5ghz 386 ddr ram pc with a cheapo 256 ddr2 agp gfx card that has 40gb hd space and a tower that has been scrapped to pieces. Thanks for help, can't wait to see what you can come up with

**wrench97** · 12-25-2008, 05:58 PM

Give this a spin and see what you like don't like and let us know

Link ....................................................Disc. Cost Rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 E8400 $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128345 GA-EP45-DS3L $99.99 $15.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 2 x 1Gig $32.99 $13.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130383 9500GT $79.99 $30.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341011 750w $109.99 $40.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119106 case $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106263 DVD/RW $20.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288 %00Gig $64.99
$618.92 $98.00

$520.92

12-25-2008, 04:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
SimplyBen Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP Performance Edition (October 2008)	Budget PC Build - Need Help Picking 1. Budget: 350 to 500 USD (lower the better within reason) 2. Brands: N/A 3. Multitasking: I want to be able to have multiple applications open. Things such as Adobe CS3, Word, FireFox, IM Clients running at full speed open simultaneously. 4. Gaming: I won't be playing any games on this aside from older games (counter-strike/half-life would be the most intensive I want to play for now) I do want room to expand the graphics capabilities in the future. But literally don't want anything I don't absolutely need right now. 5. Calculations: I like to burn movies, create art, code programs.. and I want it to be useful for this type of work. 6. Overclocking: N/A 7. Storage: I want standard amount of internal storage. I will get an external in the near future. 8. Legacy Support: No. 9. Operating System: None, I have plenty of spare operating systems. 10. Case: I want a cheap priced case that looks decent without anything special that will put a dent in my wallet. I do want it to be expandable for future add-ons. So bigger is better unless this will break my budget. 11. Accessories: None 12. Recycled Components: Just monitor, keyboard, mouse. 13. Monitor: N/A 14. Stores: No preference. I want to order it all together if possible to save cost on shipping. 15. Location: USA Hoping someone can help me with this budget. I know it's tight, but this is mostly just a work computer that is expandable in memory and gfx ability. I am using a 1.5ghz 386 ddr ram pc with a cheapo 256 ddr2 agp gfx card that has 40gb hd space and a tower that has been scrapped to pieces. Thanks for help, can't wait to see what you can come up with

12-25-2008, 05:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,505 OS: Win7	Re: Budget PC Build - Need Help Picking Give this a spin and see what you like don't like and let us know Link ....................................................Disc. Cost Rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 E8400 $159.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128345 GA-EP45-DS3L $99.99 $15.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 2 x 1Gig $32.99 $13.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130383 9500GT $79.99 $30.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341011 750w $109.99 $40.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119106 case $49.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106263 DVD/RW $20.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288 %00Gig $64.99 $618.92 $98.00 $520.92 __________________ Power Supply and Selection Last edited by wrench97; 12-25-2008 at 06:00 PM.