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Fellas... Havent really built a PC in several years due to working providing me one and I dont use my desktop nearly as much... ha... I have built about 10 PCS or so... Looking to help out a friend.. their budget is ~$600

1. Will be buying from the US
2. PC will be maiinly used for Itunes, Surfing, Email, etc... NO gaming, etc
3. I have a few things in mind... I-7 12+gigs of RAM. SSD Hdrive.
4. They have an exisiting 21 Inch Monitor, KB, Mouse.
5. I can deal with the onboard video for this build.
6.Plan on building in the next 30 days


Hopefully this helps out some... I can answer any other questions.....

Thanks fellas
 
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Chess said:
Fellas... Havent really built a PC in several years due to working providing me one and I dont use my desktop nearly as much... ha... I have built about 10 PCS or so... Looking to help out a friend.. their budget is ~$600

1. Will be buying from the US
2. PC will be maiinly used for Itunes, Surfing, Email, etc... NO gaming, etc
3. I have a few things in mind... I-7 12+gigs of RAM. SSD Hdrive.
4. They have an exisiting 21 Inch Monitor, KB, Mouse.
5. I can deal with the onboard video for this build.
6.Plan on building in the next 30 days


Hopefully this helps out some... I can answer any other questions.....

Thanks fellas
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I am sure others can price out an entire system better than I, but an i7 and 12 gigs of ram is total overkill for the uses you specified. A pentium or i3 with 8gb of ram should be more than sufficient with a cheap non-overclocking motherboard.
 
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For $600 you can build something like an i5-4570, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD with maybe a 400W PSU.
 
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People here will recommend an Intel setup and the choice between Intel and AMD is yours but I like AMD. So here is a build with an AMD A8 APU processor and a Mini-ATX case. Due to the Mini-ATX case, the cpu heatsink needs to be compact and the memory cannot have any vertical extensions on the top of the heatspreader. A 380w PSU with Active PFC will work, I bumped it up a little in case a video card is desired to be added in the future.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: SilenX EFZ-80HA3 36.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $533.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
========================================================


You may search for Combo or Bundle prices on both NewEgg.com and MicroCenter.com.

NewEgg Combo: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ Motherboard + AMD A8-6600K Richland Quad-Core 3.9GHz ($155)
NewEgg Combo: Upgrade Kit AG-3140K: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad Core, A88X Motherboard, 8GB 1866 RAM ($290)
NewEgg Combo: Upgrade Kit AG-3140K: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad Core, A88X Motherboard, 8GB (2x4GB) 2133 RAM ($295)
AMD MicroCenter Bundles (In-store pickup only)

If you select a motherboard with 2 memory DIMM slots, then I recommend purchasing a single (1x8GB) memory stick for future upgradeability.

Another possibility with AMD is to combine the AMD 760K cpu with a video card. But this will give you more video power than needed for this build.
AMD 760K Richland Quad-Core 3.8GHz Socket FM2 100W Desktop Processor ($90)
MSI R7 260 1GD5 OC 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ($90 after MIR)
MSI N750TI-2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card ($120 after MIR)
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100365L Radeon R9 270 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card With BOOST & OC ($153 after MIR)


NewEgg.com - Power Supplies Get whichever is on sale.
CORSAIR CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($25 after MIR)
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($40 after MIR)
SeaSonic S12II S12II 380B 380W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($59)


This SilenX heatsink provides room above the memory for a vertically extended heatspreader.
SilenX EFZ-80HA3 80mm 3rd generation fluid dynamic bearing Effizio CPU Cooler ($18)

Power Supply Wattage Calculator
http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?name=Power-Supply-Wattage-Calculator
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

Anandtech.com - AMD Richland Desktop APUs Now Available


EDIT:
In a Small Form Factor (SFF) case, the hard drives are extremely close to the memory. The heatspreaders on the memory sticks cannot vertically extend beyond the memory stick itself or it will often interfere with the hard drive and/or cpu heatsink. The memory I recommended in the main build above is good but the memory in the NewEgg combo deals might not work for that reason. The G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR is questionable, difficult to tell if it will fit or not.
 
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If you're doing no gaming, then I don't know why i7 was even a consideration. :)

Above build is fantastic and powerful. For sub $600, a desktop can go pretty far.
 
frozentundra123456

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@ chusteczka

I would agree that your basic A8 build is a decent alternative, but I would not pair single channel ram with an APU. Also at its current price, the 7850k makes no sense at all unless you are trying to game on the igp in a sff type build. The price of the 7850k is in low end i5 territory, and an i5 will give much better CPU performance while having plenty good igp performance for the uses the op stated.

Honestly, for the uses the op stated, I would just get a prebuilt Pentium or i3 on sale at a local big box store or from dell or Lenovo outlet.
 
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frozentundra123456 said:
@ chusteczka

I would agree that your basic A8 build is a decent alternative, but I would not pair single channel ram with an APU. Also at its current price, the 7850k makes no sense at all unless you are trying to game on the igp in a sff type build. The price of the 7850k is in low end i5 territory, and an i5 will give much better CPU performance while having plenty good igp performance for the uses the op stated.

Honestly, for the uses the op stated, I would just get a prebuilt Pentium or i3 on sale at a local big box store or from dell or Lenovo outlet.
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All the memory I recommended was "dual channel", which is nothing more than a marketing name anyway. Put two sticks together of the same brand, size, type, and frequency while making sure the bios is set for dual channel, and they will be dual channel.

I agree with the rest of what you mention. A low end i5 will suit the OP's needs just fine but so will an AMD APU. Also, the OP asked to create a build for him. I do agree that he could easily purchase a prebuilt machine but sometimes it is more fun to build them ourselves or create a build and compare options. Further, I agree that the AMD 7850k APU is too much for the OP's needs, Intel seems to run more efficiently with less power but I prefer to recommend AMD CPU's/APU's and the AMD APUs only run the full 100 watts when needed, otherwise the processor is stepped down so the power difference is really no big deal. Besides that 100 watts includes the graphics with the processor.

We all know that if AMD stops making processors, then Intel's prices will double with their monopoly. I am familiar with AMD APUs and know their capabilities, I have built three so far and purchased two laptops, and used one of them almost daily for the last couple years for work and GIMP image manipulation, and for the first time I had no complaints about a computer with no noticeable or frustrating latency. I love DDR3 systems, they work with no frustrating latency and AMD provides perfectly acceptable solutions.

You guys can recommend Intel all day long but Intel's low prices are because people like me keep buying AMD.

I provided options, after already recommending the builds from the low end and mid-range threads.
 
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chusteczka said:
All the memory I recommended was "dual channel", which is nothing more than a marketing name anyway. Put two sticks together of the same brand, size, type, and frequency while making sure the bios is set for dual channel, and they will be dual channel.

I agree with the rest of what you mention. A low end i5 will suit the OP's needs just fine but so will an AMD APU. Also, the OP asked to create a build for him. I do agree that he could easily purchase a prebuilt machine but sometimes it is more fun to build them ourselves or create a build and compare options. Further, I agree that the AMD 7850k APU is too much for the OP's needs, Intel seems to run more efficiently with less power but I prefer to recommend AMD CPU's/APU's and the AMD APUs only run the full 100 watts when needed, otherwise the processor is stepped down so the power difference is really no big deal.

We all know that if AMD stops making processors, then Intel's prices will double with their monopoly. I am familiar with AMD APUs and know their capabilities, I have built two so far and used one of them almost daily for the last couple years for work and GIMP image manipulation, and for the first time I had no complaints about a computer with no noticeable or frustrating latency. I love DDR3 systems, they work with no frustrating latency and AMD provides perfectly acceptable solutions.

You guys can recommend Intel all day long but Intel's low prices are because people like me keep buying AMD.

I provided options, after already recommending the builds from the low end and mid-range threads.
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The reference I made to memory was in regard to the statement in the middle of your post where you suggested purchasing one 8gb stick if the mb has only two slots.

Otherwise, I feel no need to support AMD because they are the underdog or because one feels we need them to compete with Intel, although everyone is free to support whoever they want. Personally, I feel that Intel makes more efficient products, and choose to support that, although I do favor AMD discrete gpus in a lot of cases.
 
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frozentundra123456 said:
The reference I made to memory was in regard to the statement in the middle of your post where you suggested purchasing one 8gb stick if the mb has only two slots.

Otherwise, I feel no need to support AMD because they are the underdog or because one feels we need them to compete with Intel, although everyone is free to support whoever they want. Personally, I feel that Intel makes more efficient products, and choose to support that, although I do favor AMD discrete gpus in a lot of cases.
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Oh, good point on the single 8GB stick. You are correct. Thank you. I had slipped that in there as an option and then forgotten about it.

I agree with what you say regarding AMD and Intel. There are valid reasons for and against either choice.

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chusteczka said:
People here will recommend an Intel setup and the choice between Intel and AMD is yours but I like AMD. So here is a build with an AMD A8 APU processor and a Mini-ATX case. Due to the Mini-ATX case, the cpu heatsink needs to be compact and the memory cannot have any vertical extensions on the top of the heatspreader. A 380w PSU with Active PFC will work, I bumped it up a little in case a video card is desired to be added in the future.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: SilenX EFZ-80HA3 36.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($75.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $533.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
========================================================


You may search for Combo or Bundle prices on both NewEgg.com and MicroCenter.com.

NewEgg Combo: GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ Motherboard + AMD A8-6600K Richland Quad-Core 3.9GHz ($155)
NewEgg Combo: Upgrade Kit AG-3140K: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad Core, A88X Motherboard, 8GB 1866 RAM ($290)
NewEgg Combo: Upgrade Kit AG-3140K: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad Core, A88X Motherboard, 8GB (2x4GB) 2133 RAM ($295)
AMD MicroCenter Bundles (In-store pickup only)

If you select a motherboard with 2 memory DIMM slots, then I recommend purchasing a single (1x8GB) memory stick for future upgradeability.

Another possibility with AMD is to combine the AMD 760K cpu with a video card. But this will give you more video power than needed for this build.
AMD 760K Richland Quad-Core 3.8GHz Socket FM2 100W Desktop Processor ($90)
MSI R7 260 1GD5 OC 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ($90 after MIR)
MSI N750TI-2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card ($120 after MIR)
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100365L Radeon R9 270 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card With BOOST & OC ($153 after MIR)


NewEgg.com - Power Supplies Get whichever is on sale.
CORSAIR CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($25 after MIR)
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($40 after MIR)
SeaSonic S12II S12II 380B 380W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($59)


This SilenX heatsink provides room above the memory for a vertically extended heatspreader.
SilenX EFZ-80HA3 80mm 3rd generation fluid dynamic bearing Effizio CPU Cooler ($18)

Power Supply Wattage Calculator
http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?name=Power-Supply-Wattage-Calculator
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

Anandtech.com - AMD Richland Desktop APUs Now Available


EDIT:
In a Small Form Factor (SFF) case, the hard drives are extremely close to the memory. The heatspreaders on the memory sticks cannot vertically extend beyond the memory stick itself or it will often interfere with the hard drive and/or cpu heatsink. The memory I recommended in the main build above is good but the memory in the NewEgg combo deals might not work for that reason. The G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR is questionable, difficult to tell if it will fit or not.
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amazing info...
This is what I have.. i am just going to order all from Newegg..... ive had bad experience from TD and other places...

SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM Standard Return Policy
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Rosewill RANGER-M Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case Standard Return Policy


Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM Standard Return Policy


CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SilenX EFZ-80HA3 80mm 3rd generation fluid dynamic bearing Effizio CPU Cooler Computer Cables and Accessories
http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16820171646&user=u00000687SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
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COMBO #1
AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 12 Compute Cores (4 CPU + 8 GPU) 3.7GHz Socket FM2+ 95W Desktop Processor AMD Radeon R7 series AD785KXBJABOX CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...ls.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1625884&user=u00000687
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COMBO #1
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBSR Memory Standard Return Policy
http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...ls.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1625884&user=u00000687
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COMBO #1
GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
 
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An APU is laughable for your build. You don't need the GPU side and the CPU side is crap compared to an i5:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1200?vs=1198

That APU also slurps more power if you hammer it in any task. Zero reason to go for one. And a poky old 6600K is slow to say the least. Comparisons with the 6800K:

http://www.techspot.com/review/681-amd-a10-6800k-a4-4000/page4.html

http://www.techspot.com/review/681-amd-a10-6800k-a4-4000/page8.html

"Here is the real problem with AMD’s processors. With the exception of the integrated graphics test, at no point was the A10-6800K faster than the Core i5-3450. In fact, most of the time it was much slower. Yet despite that the A10-6800K consumed 59% more power than the Core i5-3450 under full load. It also consumed 9% more power than the A10-5800K, but 28% less than the FX-4350."

Zero point.
 
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chusteczka

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I double checked one of my SFF builds and confirmed that the G.Skill Sniper series memory sticks will fit in the SFF case under the hard drive.

Also, be aware that the A10-7850K APU is more power and graphics than you need. The A10 APU is similar to a low end Intel i5. The choice is yours between AMD and Intel but I really like the AMD APUs and am certain they will fit the stated needs well.


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Regarding the reviews, I have been using a few AMD APUs for a few years now. Specifically an AMD A8-3870 FM1 socket for office work and GIMP image manipulation with 8GB of 1600MHz memory, and separately an AMD A6-5400k FM2 with 8GB 1600MHz memory. Both respond fast enough for me to feel comfortable with them and not ever get frustrated due to latency issues. And I work on enough computers where I am sensitive to latency and get frustrated easily when waiting. Modern AMD products are not a low level garbage product so long as the system has an SSD drive and 1600MHz or 1866MHz memory. The A4 and the A6 APU's may be getting a bit old and relatively slow now but the A8 and A10 run perfectly well.


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Regarding the SSD, I did not select the Sandisk for any specific reason other than it is 128GB for the operating system and it is low cost. Any similar SSD on sale may be used. For gaming it can be important to get an SSD with the best controller but for general any controller works well.
 
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Chess

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mfenn said:
An SSD is a requirement IMHO. You'd definitely cut the i7 before having an HDD instead of SSD.

Do they have large local storage requirements?
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They have a ton of videos of their grandchildren and tons of music.....

I am keeping the 128gb SSD... no brainer IMO....


Thanks again everyone !!!!
 
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chusteczka said:
Then you might want two (1 TB or 2 TB) drives or an external drive. The second for a backup.
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agreed.... was going to use the 128 ssd for O/S and applications and then the 1 or 2tb for storage of data etc...
 
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Just a hair over:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FmbZ99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FmbZ99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $610.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-21 16:50 EDT-0400
 
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mvbighead said:
Just a hair over:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FmbZ99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FmbZ99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $610.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-21 16:50 EDT-0400
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Nice job fitting a 3TB storage drive in there. :)
 
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chusteczka

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I need to point out that I missed something before regarding the case and the front USB 3.0 header. The GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X motherboard has a USB 3.0 connection for the front panel of the case but the Rosewill RANGER-M Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case does not have a USB 3.0 port on the front panel.

The cases in this search have front panel USB 3.0 connectors, although they cost about $10 more than without.
MicroATX mini-tower cases having front panel USB 3.0 ports with no side panel window.

Additionally, this EVGA 500w PSU is available for $30 after MIR.
EVGA 100-W1-500-KR 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC 3 Year Warranty Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Ready
 
toughtrasher

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mvbighead said:
Just a hair over:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FmbZ99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FmbZ99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $610.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-21 16:50 EDT-0400
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Terrific build. That's solid power + a bunch of space for games and media!
 
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well looks like this sucks.... the corsair PS doesnt fit the case.........or am I just a retard HA
 
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chusteczka

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I haven't had a microATX mini tower case where the standard ATX power supply didn't fit. But apparently some of the cases do not fit the standard ATX PSU.

Rosewill RANGER-M Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Support standard ATX (PS2 form factor) power supply
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DIYPC M89-R Black/Red USB 3.0 Micro-ATX Mini Tower Gaming Computer Case
Support standard ATX PS2 Power Supply
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XION XON-560 mATX/ ITX Meshed Mini Tower Case
Bottom mounted PSU( Standard ATX (PS2 form factor) power supply).
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COUGAR Spike Black Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mini Tower Gaming Case
No statement regarding ATX PSU.
 
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