EggXpert

I am building a budget machine.  as close to 500 dollars as possible... so far I have come up with the following.  Its main use will be for mp3 and homework... etc.  no gaming...

Processor
 Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz

MOBO
 EVGA 122-YW-E173-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard      
Memory
 Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail  

Case
 Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail      

Vid Card
 EVGA 256-P1-N399-LX GeForce 6200 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Video Card - Retail   

Power
 Antec Basiq BP500UB 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply - OEM     

Optical Drive
 LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail            

HDD
 Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM   

 Thanks for the help.

 

LS72

 

 

Those parts are all good.  But I would recommend something higher than a 160 GB hard disk drive.  That amount of space can be used up pretty quickly when it comes to MP3's and extras.  I am sure you will also want videos and movies on your PC too.  I would recommend a 500 GB hard disk drive.  Since you are doing no gaming, and this computer sounds like it would be used for school,  I would also recommend getting a netbook.  The ASUS Eee PC 904 is a really good net book for around $350.00.  The portability with a netbook is unbelievable.

 EVGA 122-YW-E173-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard     

You don't need something like this if you aren't going to be doing any gaming. A motherboard like the ones listed below support all your other components and are $50 less.

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

 

I would go with AMD build instead,

Get a tri or quad core + 780G motherboard and you don't need a graphic card.

Gotta agree with Leon here, just no need for an 750i SLi board, if going with a old 6200.

I'd suggest going with a GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard and a ASUS EAH4670/DI/512M/A Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail, much better performance, and a few bucks back via the ol' MIRs.

Penewah!

Lostsoul72:

I am building a budget machine.  as close to 500 dollars as possible... so far I have come up with the following.  Its main use will be for mp3 and homework... etc.  no gaming...

Processor
 Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz

MOBO
 EVGA 122-YW-E173-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard      
Memory
 Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail  

Case
 Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail      

Vid Card
 EVGA 256-P1-N399-LX GeForce 6200 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Video Card - Retail   

Power
 Antec Basiq BP500UB 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply - OEM     

Optical Drive
 LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail            

HDD
 Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM   

 Thanks for the help.

 

LS72