Extreme low cost build

[902]

Hey, i found an a4 4000 collecting dust so i thought I'd consider what sort of build i could get out of it. if it's worth it
Looking for any advice on an extreme low cost build around an a4 4000 8) just needs to be able to power on and watch youtube

 

[clutchc]

Do you already have any of these items?

monitor
keyboard
mouse
case
power supply
motherboard
memory
hard drive
optical drive (if desired)
Operating system

 

[902]

monitor yes
keyboard no
mouse no
case no
power supply no
motherboard no
memory no
hard drive yes
optical drive (if desired) yes
Operating system yes
hard drive might be faulty it makes a clicking noise, worst case scenario I'll run linux off a usb lol

 

[An AFK User]

A $200 computer build including a standard Logitech keyboard and mouse (excluding the CPU, hard drive and, optical drive).

EDIT: Looking at the forum posts about using the integrated graphics, I changed my build so now it's $160

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $159.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 19:56 EST-0500

 

[902]

I see you edited your post xD it looks a lot better, just a quick question, i have an 8350 stock cooler and some thermal paste hanging around could i use that to cool this?

 

[delaro]

Yes you can use that cooler, I did on a A8 5600K

The APU's integrated graphics is a little better than that discrete card all you need is faster ram for the chip to make use of it. Make sure to overclock taking it to 4ghz alone would make a nice difference for a little Dual core.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.37 @ Mwave)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.99 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse ($5.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $170.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 19:38 EST-0500

 

[An AFK User]

I see you edited your post xD it looks a lot better, just a quick question, i have an 8350 stock cooler and some thermal paste hanging around could i use that to cool this?

Thought you were using it to play games, I didn't see the part where you said you'll only be watching youtube XD. And yes, you'll be able to use the stock cooler. But you might not need the cooler at all since all you're doing is watch youtube.

 

[iron8orn]

would it not be better to just give the apu some faster ram rather than getting a gpu just for videos?

 

[delaro]

Yes it would, APU's want at least 1866 mhz ram.

 

[iron8orn]

skimmed a little to fast there.. yeah for sure go with delaro's build.

 

[An AFK User]

skimmed a little to fast there.. yeah for sure go with delaro's build.

I changed my build, and it's a bit cheaper than delaro's. Check it out and see if you still are 100% sure that delaro's build is better.

 

[iron8orn]

Looks fine to me.. might as well go for whats cheaper.