cheap as possible

[jhooga]

I am currently working on upgrading an old computer for a relative of my mine who needs it as a workstation at work to just run the internet and office thats it. He wants to run intel to keep it the same with everything else.

Here is what i found on newegg, if anybody cand find something cheaper and better please help.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.459204

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134178

 

[daisymtc]

I believe it would be cheaper to buy a cheap laptop for this purpose as the OS eat up $100
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+...lack/1114512.p?id=1218221912484&skuId=1114512

If you really want to build, get AMD, higher upgradability in future.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.478015
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151176
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148451
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148194
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437504.11-147-082

 

[jhooga]

I already have an OS to use, i have all the components, im only looking at 130 with those. This build is going to be used in a company as a workstation, run web based apps maybe use MS office and thats it, nothing exciting at all, just want to get out of the P4 that is in it currently

 

[daisymtc]

In that case, I still suggest getting AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.478015
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148147

 

[Method9]

Sounds as if your upgrade means keeping the old power supply and hard drive(s). I'd hate to say it, but those are considered to be greater wear items than the CPU/motherboard/RAM.

EDIT: I suggest getting an inexpensive, additional hard drive too. Use it exclusively for automatic, weekly data backup for now. If the old drive(s) die sooner rather than later, you can get another hard drive and rotate them all around--making the old data backup drive the new system drive without ever losing more then a week's work. If the drive lasts a long time, you will still be able to migrate the drive and the data to a new system.