Feb 11, 2011

Guide for a Destitue (budget $226)

Ok, so lets see what we need for building a desktop computer for the very low budget starters.
  • Motherboard; Asus M4N68T-M which costs $55 Or a Asus M4A78LT-M-LE for $65
  • CPU; Sempron 140 for $37 Or a Sempron 140 for $57
  • PSU; Antec Basiq BP350 350W for $30 Or any 300w+ PSU.
  • Case; NZXT Gamma for $40
  • GPU; None
  • RAM; 2 GB DD3 $21
  • HDD; 320GB $43
TOTAL: $ 226
Posted by Lance Powers at 12:02 AM

29 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    That CPU gets me hot

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  2. Lendo KharFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Well, I can't play my vidya on that. At least is chep

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  3. JoshFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    Wait, what?!? That's like 3rd world country prices.

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  4. BearchillerFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    This is such a cool blog. I'd totally get some of this stuff but i'm stuck with a laptop -.-

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  5. AesopFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    Great build, I could really use an extra paycheck these days.....

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  6. ERBNFMFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    asus is actually pretty good lasted 7 years or so

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  7. The Big SolidFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    2 gb of ram for $20 nicee

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  8. Ion762February 11, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    not bad and for that budget it is exceptional!

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  9. Jazz bazookaFebruary 11, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Why no GPU ?

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  10. Dr. BrainFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    This is amazing, and the price is great, but how limited of a machine would it be?

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  11. shadiFebruary 11, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    226$ is nothing,it's very cheap,but i can't use like this computer with my Cinema 4d program,supporting

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  12. BentFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Wow, that's really cheap! I'll probably bookmark this post so i can remember it if i have to get a new computer. Nice job!

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  13. jopjopjopFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    lol this one is actually better than the one i got

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  14. rocknrollcrazyFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    HDD with that much memory are that cheap now, wow what an age we live in

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  15. AWLBlogsFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Im bad at this computer thing, what would you suggest for me to buy. A ram-card or a new graphic-card so my games can run faster?

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  16. Daddy DoesFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Nice budget desktop. Make a good first computer for someone's kid. Probably run linux very well.

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  17. Johnny DramaFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Nice budget spec, I'll have to save some of these for the future.

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  18. FitzenFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    This computer won't be able to do aaaaaanything haha.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Wow, I never built a PC that cheap :D But I guess this one won't really work for gaming. Oh yeah it has only onboard GPU

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  20. JRFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Considering I am destitute right now I really appreciate the build =)

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  21. GGMPFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    wow thats really cheap, but is it worth spending that bit more for something better that you will use hours every day

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  22. ComicReliefFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    GPU: NONE ='[

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  23. LittleGiantBombFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    I vouch for any ASUS motherboard, they're the best.
    I've always used them and they never died on me.

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  24. BassislvFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    No GPU is sad

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  25. DaniaFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    i never realized it was that cheap to make a desktop. good information to know. new follower

    http://underratedfilms.blogspot.com/

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  26. Scootland EconomicsFebruary 12, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    im touching myself now. just saying
    -economics

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  27. AdamFebruary 12, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    I really need a new computer

    following
    http://oneblueyoyo.blogspot.com/

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  28. LeviuqseFebruary 14, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    great....i will be building a low budget pc soon, thanks!!

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  29. xChrisFebruary 19, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    wow this is cheap, thinking of building a pc when I have the money to upgrade.

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