Building a basic Computer for 500 help lol

Craigk_c19

Craigk_c19

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So on a budget of 500 all he wants it for is to download movies and have a massive itunes library no gaming what so ever only CPU heavy thing he will be doing is converting video files into apple format so he can use them on the iphone and apple tv so here is what i got let me have it what needs to be changed? no GPU so the GPU will be be the onboard GPU of the mother board so i get a different CPU that has it built in or should i jsut stay with what i got? main thing he wanted was a Bl ray burner and massive storage and decently quick let me know thanks ahead of time

CPU: AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition

MotherBoard: Foxconn A88GMX AM3 AMD 880G HDMI

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB DDR3 1600

PSU: COUGAR RSB400 400 Watt 80-Plus

Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM

Optical Drive: LG Black Bl ray Burner

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower

any and all suggestions would be appreciated again budget is 500 thanks again
 
Not bad. It's all compatible.
The 880G has the igp.
Go for Gigabyte or Asus for the mb tho, for better quality. Such as
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131758
for the added features.

Here's this. I wouldn't use the AV. I would sell it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1054270

This hdd is just as good. Maybe a tad better. And saves 10.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Not beause it says 500w. The build quality. And 5 less.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Still under 500, barely.

Intel i3 2120 would fit 500 too. And FX.
 
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Stay away from Foxconn-branded boards, they are terrible. I had one and have used many more. Mine died completely just after a year of use. I know Foxconn make boards for people like ASUS, but their own branded boards are just really bad on the most part.

What Benny has there is good stuff. I would also sell Norton.
 
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