11-18-2014, 06:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-18-2014, 06:38 PM by gold_finger.)
Elliott,
You never got back with rest of answers, but here is sample build that should be good for you.
AMD A10-5800K Trinity Quad-Core 3.8GHz (CPU)
$109.99
ASUS A88X-PRO FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (Motherboard)
$119.49
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply (Power Supply)
$37.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (RAM)
$44.99
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Computer Case)
$39.99
TOTAL: $352.45
That's a good price for a pretty decent machine. (Some components have a mail-in rebate, but I did not figure that into estimate. End cost will be slightly lower after any rebates.) The CPU has integrated graphics, so no need for separate video card. You might be able to re-use your case and can save $40 more that way. If really necessary, could downgrade to a dual-core version of the processor and save another $50 or so. The power supply will be plenty for this setup, but if you plan to add a gaming video card to the system you'll want to look into a more powerful model and make sure it has connectors for the card.
Other things you could substitute in place of above if you want to:
AMD A6-5400K Trinity Dual-Core 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 65W Desktop APU
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
If you do need a new DVD player, this one is very good and only $20 when not on sale:
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Lastly, although the CPU should already come with a coat of thermal compound, you might want to consider getting this. (I prefer to clean off factory stuff and replace with this, but it's not something you "have" to do.)
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound
P.s. Computer case listed above does not have leads to USB 3.0 ports on front of case, so you'll have USB 3.0 ports built-in to motherboard on back, but not in front. If that's really important to you, then you'll need to pick a more expensive case that has leads to front ports for USB 3.0.
You never got back with rest of answers, but here is sample build that should be good for you.
AMD A10-5800K Trinity Quad-Core 3.8GHz (CPU)
$109.99
ASUS A88X-PRO FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (Motherboard)
$119.49
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply (Power Supply)
$37.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (RAM)
$44.99
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Computer Case)
$39.99
TOTAL: $352.45
That's a good price for a pretty decent machine. (Some components have a mail-in rebate, but I did not figure that into estimate. End cost will be slightly lower after any rebates.) The CPU has integrated graphics, so no need for separate video card. You might be able to re-use your case and can save $40 more that way. If really necessary, could downgrade to a dual-core version of the processor and save another $50 or so. The power supply will be plenty for this setup, but if you plan to add a gaming video card to the system you'll want to look into a more powerful model and make sure it has connectors for the card.
Other things you could substitute in place of above if you want to:
AMD A6-5400K Trinity Dual-Core 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 65W Desktop APU
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
If you do need a new DVD player, this one is very good and only $20 when not on sale:
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Lastly, although the CPU should already come with a coat of thermal compound, you might want to consider getting this. (I prefer to clean off factory stuff and replace with this, but it's not something you "have" to do.)
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound
P.s. Computer case listed above does not have leads to USB 3.0 ports on front of case, so you'll have USB 3.0 ports built-in to motherboard on back, but not in front. If that's really important to you, then you'll need to pick a more expensive case that has leads to front ports for USB 3.0.
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