[DIY] Recommendation for Budget PC

[aries02]

Hi,
I am building a pc for my father for casual gaming, internet surfing and video streaming.
I hope to reuse my coolermaster 460w psu, 2g Kingston ddr3 ram and 500gb WD hdd
HDMI port required to connect to the tv.
Budget is about 400+
Any assistance is appreciated.

 

[Alternative X]

Define casual gaming. Name all games that your father plays.

 

[zenniz]

Casual gaming like facebook game ar?

 

[aries02]

He mostly plays free online flash games and 明星三缺一

 

[coyote]

Use onboard graphic should be more than enough.

 

[Alternative X]

CPU+ Mobo: ASROCK H81M-HDS + G3240 (156)
RAM: KINGSTON PC 10600/1333MHZ DDR3 CL9 VALUE RAM (2GB) (40)
SSD: PLEXTOR M6S 128GB (99)
DVD-RW: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA OEM (25)
Case: HEADWAY M-ATX CASE (30)
OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREM (120)

Total cost: $470

Buy at PC Themes, #04-15, and ask for discounts. DIY yourself. If you can't into DIY, get PC Themes to assemble for you for a fee.

Notes:

1) The Asrock H81M-HDS has a HDMI port for you to connect the system to the TV.

2) The 2GB stick of RAM is intended to be used together with your current stick of RAM.

3) The Plextor M6S SSD is intended to be used as an OS drive to allow for faster boot and loading times.

 

[aries02]

OS n dvdrw are not necessary

 

[Alternative X]

OS n dvdrw are not necessary

Then can take a walk around SLS and pick a casing of your choice. Can also buy larger SSD/HDD. This system is good enough for your father's needs, no need for a more powerful CPU.

 

[aries02]

Any recommendations for Asus motherboards instead?
Thanks

 

[Goodshot]

I3 4130+ Asus h81 + 120gb ssd lo

 

[zenniz]

Any recommendations for Asus motherboards instead?
Thanks

Why Asus? There are many other cheaper brand that has the same quality a Asus too.

 

[aries02]

Well, my last few Asus motherboards have not failed on me yet n still going strong.
But my last rig was using Asrock motherboard n is being replaced now.

 

[Goodshot]

Ya lo , asus and asrock basic mobo only $9 diff . Of cus buy Asus la

 

[aries02]

I3 4130+ Asus h81 + 120gb ssd lo

But the Asus h81 have no HDMI port leh

 

[Goodshot]

But the Asus h81 have no HDMI port leh

Wah Lao just use dvi or vga la , u no gfx card use what cable also same performance sia.if die die wan hdmi play games some more I suggest buy a $30 used gfx card . Onboard gfx suxk until like ****

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Any recommendations for Asus motherboards instead?
Thanks

Can keep your Cooler Master PSU for something else...

CPU+MB: Intel Pentium G3240 + ASUS H81I PLUS @ $171
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM DDR3-1333 CL9 2GB @ $29
CASE+PSU: In Win BM650 [Black] + Powerman IP-AD180-2 180W [80 Plus Bronze] Flex ATX @ $109
Go small, go neat.
At just 6.8 litres.
You simply cannot find any smaller ones that can still fit in a full fledge 5.25" ODD.

Total: $309

Optional:
SSD: SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB @ $98

Buy from Tradepac, #05-18. Haggle for discounts.