Daughter wants a cheap back up computer

[Getback]

Daughter needs a decent back up computer. I was thinking of going with a micro board and an amd chip. I have a case, OS, & Video card. So I need a power suppy, MB, DVD drive, HD, memory, and chip.

Money wise we'd like it to be under 200 bucks. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[gyrene81]

your daughter isn't going to be doing anything like photoshop, statistical analysis or video rendering is she?

under $200...unless you want to go really walmart cheap low end, $200 or less is not going to be possible. what make/model of graphics card are you planning on putting in it? gonna make a bit of a difference in the power supply ratings.

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-520 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
newegg - $58.99 + free shipping

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX250OCGMBOX
newegg - $59.99 + free shipping

ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
newegg - $65.99 + free shipping

not a biostar fan but - Biostar A780L3L AMD 760G Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3, AMD 760G Chipset, DDR3 1600MHz (O.C.), RAID, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 6-Channel HD Audio, Radeon 3000, Fast Ethernet
tigerdirect - $49.99 + shipping

Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive
newegg - $49.99 + $2.99 shipping

Western Digital 320 GB Caviar Blue SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD3200AAKX
amazon - $39.99 + free shipping with amazon prime

Corsair TW3X4G1333C9 XMS3 4GB 2 X 2 GB PC3-10666 1333Mhz Dual Channel 240-pin DDR3 Desktop Memory
amazon - $29.99 + free shipping with amazon prime

PNY Optima 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD3-1333
newegg - 27.99 + free shipping

SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM
newegg - 19.99 + free shipping


lowest possible total - $264.43 +/- unless you want to go down and dirty salvation army thrift store level parts.

[Getback]

your daughter isn't going to be doing anything like photoshop, statistical analysis or video rendering is she?

under $200...unless you want to go really walmart cheap low end, $200 or less is not going to be possible. what make/model of graphics card are you planning on putting in it? gonna make a bit of a difference in the power supply ratings.

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-520 520W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
newegg - $58.99 + free shipping

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX250OCGMBOX
newegg - $59.99 + free shipping

ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
newegg - $65.99 + free shipping

not a biostar fan but - Biostar A780L3L AMD 760G Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3, AMD 760G Chipset, DDR3 1600MHz (O.C.), RAID, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 6-Channel HD Audio, Radeon 3000, Fast Ethernet
tigerdirect - $49.99 + shipping

Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive
newegg - $49.99 + $2.99 shipping

Western Digital 320 GB Caviar Blue SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD3200AAKX
amazon - $39.99 + free shipping with amazon prime

Corsair TW3X4G1333C9 XMS3 4GB 2 X 2 GB PC3-10666 1333Mhz Dual Channel 240-pin DDR3 Desktop Memory
amazon - $29.99 + free shipping with amazon prime

PNY Optima 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD3-1333
newegg - 27.99 + free shipping

SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM
newegg - 19.99 + free shipping


lowest possible total - $264.43 +/- unless you want to go down and dirty salvation army thrift store level parts.

That's very close to what I was looking at. I found a good ps in my closet so that's taken care of.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

That's very close to what I was looking at. I found a good ps in my closet so that's taken care of.

Will be even closer to 200 if you ditch the second harddrive from that list.

[gyrene81]

Will be even closer to 200 if you ditch the second harddrive from that list.

sorry, the double listed components are "alternatives".

check the specs on that psu getback, and cross check with the graphics card you're using to make it will work...either not enough constant output or not enough on power on the +12v rail.

[Getback]

sorry, the double listed components are "alternatives".

check the specs on that psu getback, and cross check with the graphics card you're using to make it will work...either not enough constant output or not enough on power on the +12v rail.

I found a PS here at home and got the price down to 208. Thanks for the help!