Building a simple comp

[seadak]

My requirements:
- No gaming
- Simple office work
- Budget around 700 or less
- The screen i prefer to have viewsonic 23"
- Everything else, got better recommendation?
- For casing, which is the best mATX case for the price? If got better one pls recommend
- Is there any shop i can get windows 7 cheaper than 120
- think memory is quite standard, hdd also

My current list, pls feel free to make suggestions:
Intel Pentium G2120 & Asrock B75 PRO3 M 190
WD Caviar Blue 7200rpm/3Yrs 1TB 82
Viewsonic 23” VX2370SMH IPS LED 249
Seasonic M12II 520 80+ Bronze 99
PC3 10600/1333 Kingston CL9 RAM 4GB 52
Helios 232 mATX 55
Win 7 64 bit 120
Total 847

 

[Jian19]

G3220 + Asrock h81m dgs ~ $150
Adata 4gb ddr3 ram ~ $43
Wd blue 1tb ~ $78
Fsp 300w ~ $45
CM n200 ~ $55 / Silverstone ps08 white ~ $55
Win 7 oem 64 bit ~ $115
Samsung oem drive ~ $21

Total ~ $507 buy and built or DIY @ tradepac ask for discount

With monitor ~ $756

Can consider lg ips234 or dell 2340l ~ both around $200-220 ~

 

[chuan3205]

Hi all, paiseh hijack this thread as I have similar requirements too.

Thinking of getting the following...need advice which is recommended:
CPU+MOBO: Asrock H81M-DGS + G3220 (or i-3 4130??)
RAM: Kingston DDR3 4GB/ G Skill CL9 or CL11?
SSD: Adata or Plextor?? 128GB
HDD: WD 1TB Blue or Green??
LG 24x DVD-RW Sata OEM
Any advice on which casing+psu for the above config?

Current budget around $800 and need to get a monitor too...

Thanks in advance

 

[MoneyFace =p]

CPU+MB: Intel Celeron G1610 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $117
More than enough for office use.
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB @ $45
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE+PSU: In Win BK644 + Powerman IP-P300BN7-2 300W SFX [80 Plus] @ $89
Solid, small chassis with 2 years warranty.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM 23" LED [eIPS] @ $248
With quality LG eIPS panel, comprehensive swivel/pivotal function and powered USB Hub ideal for office use, covered by lengthy 5 years warranty.
I see no better choice than this.

Total: $711

Buy and Build from Tradepac, #05-19.

 

[mikafire]

sld jst get Asus Transformer Book T100..local price abt $599 for 32GB w/500GB keyboard hdd model

read links:
- T100 Windows 8.1 Tablet by Asus
- Using the Asus Transformer Book T100 as a desktop PC (video) - Liliputing

meet all ur requirements plus:
- a Tablet with long hour of battery life
- FREE Windows 8.1 & Microsoft Office 2013

enjoy

 

[havetobuy]

Is there any shop i can get windows 7 cheaper than 120
.........
hav hav u nid to buy 2ndhand recycled stickers and u nid to called microsoft to reactivate