$165 PC Build using new parts from Newegg.

[Guest]

I'm seeing all pretty much the same trending builds for $500-$700, but not everyone has that kind of money.

So I thought I would see what I could build for $165. Can you beat my build? The parts have to be brand new, known brand names (no junk brands like LOGISYS) and from Newegg. This should be interesting.

Name: $165 AMD Starter Build

APU: AMD Sempron 2650 Kabini Dual-Core 1.4 GHz Socket AM1 25W Radeon HD 8240 ($29.87 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX ($33.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 3.5" HDD ($25.95 @ Newegg)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 - Dual-Fan Micro ATX ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 100-N1-0400-L1 400W ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Sub-Total: $163.78

Prices do not include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[Outlander_04]

A race to the bottom?

 

[Barty1884]

Nope, can't beat the price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $188.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 18:11 EDT-0400

Thats $177 before shipping. No rebates etc.

Quad vs Dual core, an SSD over an HDD (since we're going with such small capacities) but otherwise the same build.

Good idea for a topic, but maybe it would be better with more defined parameters. What counts as 'beating' your build?
If it's on price alone, I don't see anything beating it - you've got essentially the cheapest (priced) components in your build.

In the real world though, if someone had a $165 budget, I'd look to used component, or at least refurbished - never new.

 

[Outlander_04]

Not from Newegg

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/76vRpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/76vRpg/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($34.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($35.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 250GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($22.45 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $162.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 18:44 EDT-0400

 

[Barty1884]

Also includes rebates Outlander......I'm assuming no rebates as "no discounts"

 

[Guest]

Barty1884, not a bad build. I just wanted to know if something better could be built for the same price with better specs. I know, it's a hard challenge. But everyone I know who wants me to build them something new is always so cheap. They want new parts practically for free lol.

 

[lakimens]

Don't tell me the PSU is bad, it's a $170 build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($34.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba P300 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $172.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 17:51 EDT-0400

 

[Barty1884]

Oh I totally get where you're going with the idea, and it's a cool thought. It really does just beg the question "why bother?" :lol:

At the really low end of the scale, building a rig makes near zero sense. Pre-built rigs, with shoddy PSUs, unknown motherboards & volume licensing fill a market spot..........at any build any of us can price up to fit in this price point, competed (and loses 99% out of the time) to the prebuilts.

 

[James Mason]

For like 180 you can get a chrome book which is portable and comes with a mouse keyboard and monitor built in.

There's no reason to bother trying a custom build that cheap.

$129 ace prebuilt with monitor, KBM and windows 8 if you live near the right walmart

 

[Barty1884]

(no junk brands like LOGISYS) and from Newegg.

Don't tell me the PSU is bad, it's a $170 build
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

 

[Guest]

Don't tell me the PSU is bad, it's a $170 build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($34.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba P300 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $172.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 17:51 EDT-0400

I wouldn't use that case and power supply if it was given to me for free.

Oh I totally get where you're going with the idea, and it's a cool thought. It really does just beg the question "why bother?" :lol:

At the really low end of the scale, building a rig makes near zero sense. Pre-built rigs, with shoddy PSUs, unknown motherboards & volume licensing fill a market spot..........at any build any of us can price up to fit in this price point, competed (and loses 99% out of the time) to the prebuilts.

Maybe, but people still do it for the satisfaction.

 

[lakimens]

Don't tell me the PSU is bad, it's a $170 build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($34.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba P300 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $172.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 17:51 EDT-0400

I wouldn't use that case and power supply if it was given to me for free.

Well, you want a $165 PC, you're gonna have to use something VERY cheap.