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[How To] Build a Nice Computer For a Miniscule Price [How To] - Reliable - 11-28-2011 Introduction: Most people are always wanting to buy a really nice computer but have a pretty tight budget. This guide will show you some really good places to buy computer parts for cheap. Putting it all together is up to you. ;) Things you'll need: Housing RAM Motherboard Hard Drive Cooling Unit CPU Interface Card CD/DVD Drive Sound Card Power Supply Video Card Operating System (Not Necessarily In That Order) Guide: Ok let's start finding the parts for cheap. I like to shop at TigerDirect. You can find these parts at other stores near you, possibly for even cheaper. First we'll start with the Housing for your desktop. If you want a nice cheap basic housing this ones nice: $29.99: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=735786&CatId=3427 If you want a more expensive but much nicer case you might want something like this: $99.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=419876&Sku=T925-3082 Or this: $49.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5222597&Sku=A406-1094 Ok next you're going to want a nice motherboard. I like a nice ASUS but you might like something a bit different. I'll provide a couple of options. Now some of these motherboards are a bit expensive but their good quality. For a decent, but, cheap motherboard you might want an ECS: $19.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=57124&Sku=S458-1383 Or a more expensive GIGABYTE motherboard: $69.99: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1165562&Sku=G452-1047 Now I like a nice ASUS so here's a couple of options. This: $69.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=779339&Sku=A455-3067 Or this: $89.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1124769&Sku=A455-3505 Now if you'll need some RAM. Most people only need 2GB or 3GB but I like 4-8. Here's a few options from some good memory companies: 8GB of RAM: $44.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=40739&Sku=C13-5720 8GB of RAM: $43.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5688415&Sku=P33-6110 4GB of RAM: $19.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6075371&Sku=C19-6155 8GB of RAM (Kingston ): $27.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7162756&Sku=K24-9918 Now you will need a hard drive. Some pretty cheap ones that are actually pretty cheap ones that are loaded with storage can be found. Here are some I found: 1TB HDD: $99.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4682320&CatId=2459 1TB HDD: $139.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61389&CatId=2459 1TB HDD: $119.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=685727&CatId=2459 Now we need a CD drive so you can run your DVD's and CD's and applications and such. Here are some really cheap ones. DVD Writer: $17.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4829307&CatId=1624 DVD Drive: $19.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5077988&CatId=88 Now we need a fan for the computer. Here are a few cheap, but nice fans. Fan (Cooler Master): $39.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4434989&Sku=C283-1202 Fan (Cooler Master): $29.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4950641&Sku=C283-2054 Now we need a CPU. Some of these are expensive and there's a wide variety depending on what you want. I'll post a few here. AMD Phenom (6 Cores): $149.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6052731&Sku=A79-1055 Intel i7 Core (3.4 GHZ): $299.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7073159&Sku=I69-2600K Intel i3 Core (3.3 GHZ): $129.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7295299&Sku=I69-0212 AMD Phenom Black Edition (Six Cores): $199.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7023169&Sku=A79-1100 Now we'll need a graphics card. TD has some really nice ones for pretty cheap. And since we're keeping this as cheap as possible there might be some no-name brands. But they are still very good. ATI Radeon (1GB): $69.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1076251&Sku=P450-6674 MSI GeForce GT (2GB): $39.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=726687&Sku=M452-0432 Now we'll need a sound card. Some pretty good quality ones are very cheap. Creative is a good brand and TD has some pretty cheap sound cards. Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi (Refurbished | For Gaming): $39.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=402122&Sku=C44-3351 Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi: $49.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2687630&Sku=C44-3346 Sabrent 5.1 Surround Sound: $9.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1111756&Sku=M501-1042 Now we'll need a power supply so let's find some of those. OCZ ModXStream Pro: $29.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362113&Sku=O261-2016 OCZ Fatal1ty Series: $24.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362117&Sku=O261-2020 OCZ ModXStream Pro: $49.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362114&Sku=O261-2017 Congratulations you've just made yourself a computer for $425-$910 (Depending on how you customize it) Thanks for reading my thread. ENJOY! Anything I haven't mentioned here try to find yourself . This thread will be edited and updated periodically. Feel free to PM me if you think I'm missing something or need something put in here. RE: [How To] Build a Nice Computer For a Miniscule Price [How To] - ISO - 11-29-2011 Very nice thread man , thanks for writing ! RE: [How To] Build a Nice Computer For a Miniscule Price [How To] - Reliable - 11-29-2011 No problem man thanks for reading it! RE: [How To] Build a Nice Computer For a Miniscule Price [How To] - D Generation X - 11-29-2011 Nice thread dude. thanks for sharing ^^ RE: [How To] Build a Nice Computer For a Miniscule Price [How To] - Reliable - 11-29-2011 Thank you very much kind sir