Low budget computer for music editing.

[Caleb Bach]

Hey guys, one of my good friends from work had his computer go out on him within the past week. He was running an old Intel dual core computer, but it got the job done. He did notice lots of lag time here and there, but was able to work with it. The software he will be using is just a VLC media player and FL Studios to edit. I am unfarmiliar with the software but he is wanting to build a PC that will run it smooth with a budget of $400.

Here is what I have come up with. We would love to have parts ordered by today to start the build as early as possible. Besides a copy of windows, we are going to reuse his old HDD and use the motherboards GFX. Will this build suffice?

CPU: AMD Athlon x4 3.8GHz 760k -http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113348&cm_re=amd_athlon_760k-_-19-113-348-_-Product

Motherboard: ASUS A68hm-K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132408&cm_re=asus_m68hm-k-_-13-132-408-_-Product

Ram: 4gb DDR3 GSkill NS Series - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231644&cm_re=4gb_ddr3-_-20-231-644-_-Product

PSU: EVGA 430w ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438015&cm_re=evga_430w-_-17-438-015-_-Product

HDD: Salvage old HDD if possible?

Case: Cougar Spike Black Steel - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811553015&cm_re=cougar_black_steel-_-11-553-015-_-Product

 

[laviniuc]

you don't have a graphics card anywhere...
there is not motherboard gfx unless you use A series apu-s instead of athlon x4. athlons are the A series with the graphics card removed/disabled.

 

[Caleb Bach]

Would something like a swap for an AMD A-8 6600K work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113333&cm_re=a_series_apu-_-19-113-333-_-Product

 

[reedo_43]

Yes that would work.

 

[filippi]

This would be my build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($22.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $400.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 11:43 EST-0500