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Note: the system will primarily be used for basic office tasks, but needs to be able to hold its own in terms of other tasks from time to time, like content creation, perhaps gaming, and multitasking in general without slowdown. It also needs to last at least 5 years.
Keep in mind I'm in Canada, so prices should be a bit higher than in the USA as I understand it.
Parts have been ordered as follows:
CPU: Intel Pentium G850 ($70)
RAM: Kingston 8GB (2X4GB) 1333 MHz (Cas9) ($35)
mobo: Intel DB75EN mATX LGA1155 B75 ($82)
storage: salvaging from old system ($0)
optical: ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X ($20)
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W (incl. with PSU)
case: Antec NSK3480 mATX ($100)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit ($100)
(total was ~$407 + shipping + taxes)
Going to use an old 120GB or 320GB SATA drive I got lying around, so no HDD/SDD was purchased.
Thank you for your input all.
Note: the system will primarily be used for basic office tasks, but needs to be able to hold its own in terms of other tasks from time to time, like content creation, perhaps gaming, and multitasking in general without slowdown. It also needs to last at least 5 years.
Keep in mind I'm in Canada, so prices should be a bit higher than in the USA as I understand it.
Parts have been ordered as follows:
CPU: Intel Pentium G850 ($70)
RAM: Kingston 8GB (2X4GB) 1333 MHz (Cas9) ($35)
mobo: Intel DB75EN mATX LGA1155 B75 ($82)
storage: salvaging from old system ($0)
optical: ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X ($20)
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W (incl. with PSU)
case: Antec NSK3480 mATX ($100)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit ($100)
(total was ~$407 + shipping + taxes)
Going to use an old 120GB or 320GB SATA drive I got lying around, so no HDD/SDD was purchased.
Thank you for your input all.
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