Barebones for my wife...some help?

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Oct 10, 1999
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I'm putting together a barebones build for my wife whose PC is having some issues, and I need some help (it's been way too long since I've done this). She doesn't do any gaming.

Here's what I have so far:
MB: ASRock A780GMH - $60
CPU: Athlon II X2 240 retail - $60
RAM: 2 x 1GB Crucial DDR2 800 - $43
HDD: 500MB Seagate Barracuda 5900 RPM SATA - $50
Case: APEX TX-381-C MicroATX MiniTower - $25

My big question right now: power supply. I know this won't suck up the watts, but I have no idea what PSU to get for little money but that will provide a stable system here.

Any suggestions on the overall build?
 

dmw16

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Maybe try to find an antec case with a power supply. They aren't top end power supplies, but they'll do the trick.

Also, I wanted to be the first one that wanted to say:
1. Pics of the wife
2. Barebone for the wife...come on! too easy :)
 

DaveSimmons

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Another option is a cheap laptop -- Walmart has a $300 HP and there are other $330-400 deals. These are 2 - 4 GB RAM, 160 - 320 GB HD, 15.6" screen, legal copy of Windows 7. Some are single-core but some are dual-core.