Aunt's pc died, new build for her

[Tomas650]

Hi my aunt's HP pavilion a1710n power supply died. It's fairly old and probably not worth repairing. She uses her computer for mostly skype, emails, music, and pictures. My grandfather uses it sometimes too but he just plays chess on it. I have some old computer parts lying around at home so I'm not sure what would be the best thing to do. At home I have intel core 2 quad q6600, a compatible asus motherboard, 2x2gb of ram, a case, and a evga gt640 (which is incredibly loud) i'd probably omit it from a build if i used it again. This was my computer from before so it has windows 7 locked to it still. I'd still need a psu, cd drive, and hdd so it's be about $200. Or would it be better to start fresh with a new amd apu? I was thinking something like this but I'm open to suggestions.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2O4Ku) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2O4Ku/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2O4Ku/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad679kwohlbox) | $109.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-fm2a75map33) | $59.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-psd38g1600kh) | $76.00 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001) | $89.99 @ Dell Small Business
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $19.99 @ Microcenter
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $91.48 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $464.41

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Be better to just go new, as you would have all the warranties, customer support, etc. Plus, for basic use like that, the A10-6790 is a great APU. That's a great budget build with good overall performance.

Tl;dr go new, much less stress

 

[clutchc]

If the LGA 775 MB and C2Q is still in good condition, it would be cheaper just to add the missing parts. The GT 640 shouldn't be that loud unless it's fan is stuck at full speed all the time.

But your A10 build is a good alternative for someone like that.