$200 budget build needed

[krazyq]

i know this is a really low budget...but all i need is a
cpu
mobo
ram
psu

This is for my buddy and he can use his old hard drive and optical drive...and if the mobo has onboard video that will be good too.

Ive come up with both amd and intel builts...and amd is a little cheaper although i wud prefer intel.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

This intel build comes to $212.46 and has integrated video.

Newegg.com - FSP Group SAGA+ 400R ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - WINTEC AMPO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

 

[krazyq]

This intel build comes to $212.46 and has integrated video.

Newegg.com - FSP Group SAGA+ 400R ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - WINTEC AMPO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

those are the exact same parts i came with except different ram...
thanks...maybe thats the best i guess.

 

[Jorsoft]

That's probably going to be it, I can't think of anything better for the money. You could shave off like $10-20 tops but then you'd be using the cheap end motherboards and a lower quality psu, both which would be more prone to failure. I think it's worth a few bucks more to know you've got higher quality, better performing parts. This was a very good set up.

 

[krazyq]

i might have him get this psu instead
Newegg.com - Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply 115/ 230 V - Power Supplies

 

[Puddle Jumper]

I would go with the FSP Group psu since it has two 12v rails (18A and 16A) and the Thermaltake only has one 18A 12v rail.

 

[krazyq]

I would go with the FSP Group psu since it has two 12v rails (18A and 16A) and the Thermaltake only has one 18A 12v rail.

the only thing i dont like about the fsp model is that wires arent sleeved and that will make a mess...but i guess he wont care much since his current pc isnt any better.

 

[Peter.Cort]

you could go with a e2140 for a bit less.

 

[krazyq]

you could go with a e2140 for a bit less.

i couldnt find any in stock....

 

[Peter.Cort]

BOO!

you could go with a prescott p4. ha. i kid.