Build for 350$

mx344

mx344

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Ok heres the thing, i have 350$ from when i sold my tiller, and i dont really want to go over that.


I want to build my parents a new computer cause there emachine(3000+) is very slow, so i want to upgrade them to some new dual cores.

I already have vista, so i just need hardware. Can anyone make up a build for me?:)
 
$384, MIR $25, excluding shipping

HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121002

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098

Patriot Viper 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 Model PVS24G6400LLK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220293

ASRock A780GMH/128M AM2+/AM3 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157154

AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor Model HDX710WFGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648
 
Case,Rosewill Wind Ryder: ($44.99 Free Shipping, Free Shipping saves you $20-30 right there)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147114

Power Supply, OCZ StealthxStream 500W: ($59.99 $49.99 After Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341012

CPU, AMD Phenom II X3 710 Tri Core: ($119.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648

HDD, Western Digital 320GB: ($49.99 Free Shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098

Mobo, AsRock A780GMH: ($71.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157154

Memory, Patriot Viper: ($51.99, $26.99 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220293

And you could prolly use the odd currently in the emachines tower, and come up to a total after rebates of $362.95
 
That guys :), what about a e5200 system? it would be a little cheaper, and i could overclock it...

Would an overclocked 5200 @ 3.2ghz compare to a 710 @ 2.6ghz?

Because all my parents do is internet, and photo managment, they have no need for a cpu more powerful than mine :D but would the 710 be better for them?
 
mx344 said:
That guys :), what about a e5200 system? it would be a little cheaper, and i could overclock it...

Would an overclocked 5200 @ 3.2ghz compare to a 710 @ 2.6ghz?

Because all my parents do is internet, and photo managment, they have no need for a cpu more powerful than mine :D but would the 710 be better for them?
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well, at the very least go with a 7750 kuma, the e5200 is socket 775 which as we all know, has pretty much been superseded by socket 1366. Akaik there will be few/none more released for 775 while with am2 you will have backward compatibility for at least 12 months, more than likely longer(with an amd chipset, not nvidia as they dont put out as many bios updates)(example- 2 yr old 680g a friend of mine has, they could buy a brand new phenom II and toss it in and run it).
 
A Pentium E5200 overclocked is no match for the processing power of a Phenom II 710 Tri-Core. I would go with the Phenom II 710. Your parents won't have to update their computer for quite some time if they go with a Phenom II processor.
 
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