Is this a good build?

ASecondChance

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hey guys i need your opinion and help if possible, what do you guys think?

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL
by G.Skill
Link: http://amzn.com/B0050119O0

Western Digital SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD
by Western Digital
Link: http://amzn.com/B00FJRS6FU

Lite-On 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive Optical Drive IHAS124-14
by Lite-On
Link: http://amzn.com/B00ERJXTE4

Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 Computer Case FD-CA-CORE-1000-USB3-BL
by Fractal Design
Link: http://amzn.com/B00CUSUV0O

Seasonic 360W 80PLUS Gold ATX12V Power Supply SSR-360GP
by Seasonic
Link: http://amzn.com/B008XEYT5M

AMD A6-5400K APU 3.6Ghz Processor AD540KOKHJBOX
by AMD
Link: http://amzn.com/B0095VPBFY

MSI A78M-E35 FM2+ / FM2 AMD A78 (Bolton D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
by MSI
Link: http://amzn.com/B00HGLX8J6

total: $430

i own two builder copies of win8 so os is taken care off and max expending money is 500$, that leaves me with 70$ to play with.

PS:just online stores(US) that accept international customers, preferably amazon if you have any suggestion

edit: it isnt for gaming though just a everyday pc and work
 

tsupersonic

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If you're just surfing the internet and using Microsoft Office, it will be sufficient. You could probably even bump the RAM down to 4GB for those purposes.
 

ASecondChance

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If you're just surfing the internet and using Microsoft Office, it will be sufficient. You could probably even bump the RAM down to 4GB for those purposes.

thanks for replying. just a question for a couple of bucks more is this better choice than the one i listed?

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX650G 80PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V/EPS12V 650W Power Supply 120-PG-0650-GR
by EVGA
Link: http://amzn.com/B009YC3DKY
 
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Not sure what you mean by a "good" build. It will be adequate for everyday use. Personally, I would avoid "dual core" AMD apus because they arent even true dual cores, but dual module, and the cpu performance is pretty weak. I would tend to go for a celeron or pentium in the same price class with a cheap motherboard.
 

singhh

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Not sure what you mean by a "good" build. It will be adequate for everyday use. Personally, I would avoid "dual core" AMD apus because they arent even true dual cores, but dual module, and the cpu performance is pretty weak. I would tend to go for a celeron or pentium in the same price class with a cheap motherboard.

I agree, although sticking with the APU means he won't need a graphics card, at least for some time.

For "normal", non-enthusiast stuff, I'd downgrade your memory to one stick, and leave the rest as-is.

EDIT: you wont need 650W anytime soon, so I'd stick with DSF's Corsair suggestion.
 

zir_blazer

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Save the 20 U$D on the DVD-RW. Unless you are actually going to actively use it, for many people it is pretty much decorative, as it is very rarely used. And if you have other computers in your house, you could share the DVD-RW of the other computers via Network to cover those rare cases.
 

schmuckley

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be better off with low-end Intel build
It really hurts to say that but it's true.
also..try to get some Samsung sticks and not MFR
or..at least double-sided MFR
 

toughtrasher

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be better off with low-end Intel build
It really hurts to say that but it's true.
also..try to get some Samsung sticks and not MFR
or..at least double-sided MFR

I like his build more than low end Intel's, for his purposes at least.

OP, your build is fine. I'd use that extra $70 for more RAM, if you didn't already have plans to use it
 

DSF

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X2 on a little better power supply. The link above is good - I like corsair power supplies and put one in my last build. If you want to stay with seasonic, this one I put in a budget build for my mother in law that works fine.

There's nothing wrong with the one he originally picked out. Seasonic is great and 360W is all he needs for that kind of build.

That said, the 430CX is cheaper and will do just fine.
 

ASecondChance

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ah man, sorry i got impatient because this will take 3 weeks to arrive and this was a rare chance to upgrade (they still had 2 windows 95 desktops!) so i ordered last night

i chose EGVA PSU at the end because it was fully modular thinking in that it will be easier to clean and build(this will be my second build) also the work place is really old and dusty. i was thinking that i could re-use it in another 10 yrs when they decide to upgrade again (heh)

i chose the APU because outside of handling PDF and Office files this machines wont be doing anything taxing so it looked like a good balanced choice (main program is done by a server), but i do need the huge space due to some catalog programs that take even up to 100GB. same why i chose a lot of fast RAM, we tend to keep open a lot of programs at the same time and APUs benefit a lot of fast RAM as well.

anyway, thanks for the help.

EDIT:also newegg doesnt accept non-US/CA customers, trust me i tried because they have sweeter deals than other online retailers
 
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