I need a cheap PC.

Benny Boy said:
If you can spend $450-500, which would include Windows if thats what you want - less if it isnt,,take a look at this video and see if you would be willing to put 6 parts inside a case, which would involve putting the parts in the only place they will go and using just a phillips screwdriver in some places and the cables are all keyed to fit one way in one place. We can show you the parts and help you.
Building gets you quality on all the parts and waranty for each part would be 1-7yrs vs 1yr for the whole prebuilt., plus, you'd never want to buy a prebuilt again, nor would you want to. And you would know your pc.
If you can do ^this price range for your uses you'll have a screaming machine and if down the road you did want to get a video card all you would have to do it plug it in. No changing ps or anything else. With a prebuilt you will get cheap quality on the most important part, power supply.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIXAtNGGCw
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I'm guessing $450-$500 would be good for gaming? i don't really plan on gaming, though, just for the basic stuff i mentioned in my first post. (email, video, music, forums, papers, etc.)

Atm I don't think i have another PC to run that video you showed me so that i can build the PC while looking at the video...My current PC has problems and sometimes the video and sound don't work. And i think i remember seeing that video, but i think i remember being worried about the specific cables that you had to connect. They looked complex...
 
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DarkNinja said:
I'm guessing $450-$500 would be good for gaming? i don't really plan on gaming, though, just for the basic stuff i mentioned in my first post. (email, video, music, forums, papers, etc.)
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OK for light games, perfect and fast for the rest. And keeps your video card an easy future upgrade. Do you have a hard drive or cd burner from another computer that can be repurposed? If so, what computer is it? And you need Windows 7?
 
Benny Boy said:
OK for light games, perfect and fast for the rest. And keeps your video card an easy future upgrade. Do you have a hard drive or cd burner from another computer that can be repurposed? If so, what computer is it? And you need Windows 7?
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Pentium D processor Computer, Dell, and i might have a CD burner, but i never used it, so i don't know.

The hard drive inside my PC is about 75 Gigs, and i will need Windows 7 if i buy a PC.
 
Motherboard and Windows 7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.836261

This dual core processor with built in video card is plenty. If you ever needed to upgrade to a quad core for hardcore gaming etc, you can. The power supply is good/only 45 with this deal and from the sound of it probably more power than you'll ever use even if you do upgrade the vc at some point. There's a diff ps I had in mind, modular with 7 yr warranty but it costs more at check out(less after promo/mir).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.993535

2x2gb DDR3 1600. 1333 would be fine too, but it costs the same.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233195

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

This good burner is only $14 (free ship).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244

Some SSD's aren't as relaible as others, this one is and it's going to be for Windows and your programs. All your docs videos pics etc, put on the hdd.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167120

You have a system here that will blaze through your uses. No case yet tho. The parts are $457. shipped. Not much left for a case, however, there are adequate cases in the 40-50$ range.

If your signed up for NE eblast promo codes, you can get this 3 fan case for $40 shipped.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL071712&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL071712-_-EMC-071712-Index-_-ComputerCases-_-11147153-L0B

This one's ok, needs another fan since it comes with 1.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075

Case depends on what you like and how much you want to spend on it.
 
DarkNinja said:
And i think i remember seeing that video, but i think i remember being worried about the specific cables that you had to connect. They looked complex...
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Might seem it but it isnt complex. Look at the mb/other parts connectors andlook at the connectors on the ps and you'll see how they match up. Easier in person.
 
Benny Boy said:
Might seem it but it isnt complex. Look at the mb/other parts connectors andlook at the connectors on the ps and you'll see how they match up. Easier in person.
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I don't have a computer to use while i build the PC. The current one is acting weird, so that if the sound doesn't work, the video doesn't either. So i don't have a guide to listen to and watch to complete the computer.

Anyways, isn't it true that i could save more than $100 by just buying a prebuilt?
 
DarkNinja said:
I don't have a computer to use while i build the PC. The current one is acting weird, so that if the sound doesn't work, the video doesn't either. So i don't have a guide to listen to and watch to complete the computer.

Anyways, isn't it true that i could save more than $100 by just buying a prebuilt?
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It's easy enough to find guides with pics and words that explain how to do it. But maybe its not for you.

Yes,, it's true, kind of but, not really! It's almost like the same thing only different. Different for the better. You can also save about that amount on the one I listed. Just drop the SSD that the prebuilt doesn't have and get less cheap watts like the prebuilt. Mostly, esp in your price range, prebuilts aren't manufactured to be upgraded. Kinda like a tv, you can't do much to it and when it's done, you just get another. Custom pc parts are readily available for replacement or upgrade.

To give you a better idea, the 400 prebuilt could easily and probably does, have a mb similar to this
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?model=a55m-hvs

The one I listed, http://www.gigabyte.eu/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3930#ov
 
I don't know if I'm just unlucky, but when i searched the web for guides that used pictures and words, there was always something lacking in one guide that i felt made it not enough in terms of fully explaining everything.

I'm worried about breaking something, and i don't have a lot of money.
 
DarkNinja said:
I found this, too:

http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-p6-2120-Desktop-PC/product_931222
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This PC is quite enough for what you want to do. even do some light gaming. You don't need anything more than this.

Cheers.

Desktop Refurbished No
Desktop Weight 15.83lbs
Desktop Video Memory 3064MB
Desktop CPU Cache 4MB L2
Desktop Processor Speed 2.2GHz
Desktop Power N/A
Desktop Audio Integrated Audio 6 Speaker with up to 5.1 Surround Sound
Desktop Media Card Reader 6 in 1 Media Card Reader
Desktop Optical Drive Super Multi DVD Burner
Desktop Hard Drive Speed 7200RPM
Desktop Network Card N/A
Desktop Hard Drive Size 1TB
Desktop Hard Drive Type SATA
Desktop Memory Type DDR3
Desktop Memory Expandable 8GB
Desktop Memory RAM 6GB
Desktop Processor AMD Quad Core A6-3620 Accelerated
Desktop Warranty 1 Year
Desktop Video Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6530D Discrete Graphics
Desktop Special Feature AMD A55 FCH Chipset
Desktop Other Ports 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x Microphone, 1 x Headphone
Desktop USB Ports 4 x USB 2.0(rear), 2 x USB 2.0(front)
Desktop Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Desktop LAN Data Transfer Rate 10/100/1000Base-T
Desktop Use Everyday
Desktop Dimensions (L x W x H) 14.80" x 15.31" x 6.50"
Desktop Includes Monitor No
All in One Desktop No
 
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DarkNinja said:
Vistakid, if you get back on, do you know if this deal you just showed me is the best? Like i said, the deals on newegg for this amount of money look very similar...
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I had a very quick look through Newegg's other deals in the 300-400 dollar range and it seems that machine has decent specs. Most of their machines in that range have only 2GB of RAM, and that isn't really enough these days (of course you could always upgrade the RAM yourself if you wanted). If you wanted a graphics card though then that system isn't the best one to get because of the case.
 
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