Build advice - Budget around $350

Hey everyone! Since I haven't actually owned a PC for a little while now, I’m totally out of the loop regarding what everything costs on the market lately...

So, I'm trying to figure out what kind of rig I can put together for $833, and just to be clear, I don't need a mouse, a keyboard, a monitor, or even a printer. I don't really need an HDD either since I've already got two lying around, though if you guys think it'd be smarter to just buy a fresh one, please let me know, because I've got a decent amount of stuff on my current drives—including some old leftovers from Windows XP...

It would be awesome if we could go with an Intel build, maybe something like a Phenom setup, and I'd really love a quiet power supply too (somewhere in the 450-500W range)... I'll mostly be using this machine for watching movies, listening to music, and browsing the web, but obviously I want it to handle relatively newer games smoothly on at least medium settings and make sure HD video playback is seamless...

Regarding the drive bay and the hard drive, what kind of connection are we looking at here—is it SATA or PATA?

The hard drive uses SATA, but the burner is using PATA...
Well, look, it’s really not that big of a deal if I just end up grabbing a new burner since they aren't compatible anyway, right?

1 x Intel Core i5 3.80GHz Quad-core
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, HyperX, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x Zalman ZM-T4 micro tower case. 189(W) x 427,5(H) x 364(D)mm. MB
1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX, NVIDIA GeForce, HD7770, PCIe 3.0, 1024 MB, DDR5
1 x Corsair HPA-400W, Advanced Highly HPA Series
1 x ASUS, S.FM2+, Intel B85, DDR3/2133, PCIe
1 x ZALMAN CNPS 5X, socket 775/1155/1156/AM2/AM2/AM3

$891
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It's a little bit over budget, but I suppose it might be worth it if you go for a better graphics card and a decent cooler. I'm not even sure if you actually need an optical drive; you can probably just install Windows from a USB stick anyway.

I’ve got a few things on my mind here... do you think a 400W power supply is going to be cutting it, or is that actually way too much $333 for the graphics card? Is there maybe something a little easier on the wallet that isn't going to tank my performance? Also, does the shipping and assembly come free, or am I looking at extra fees? From what I can tell, buying from Micro Center is going to cost me an arm and a leg... I'm living out in Savannah where we don't really have many tech shops around, so I'm probably going to head over to Best Buy to check out their prices before I get back to you,,, thanks so much for the help!

400W is plenty, as long as it’s decent quality (the Corsair one is fine). At Micro Center, assembly is free—though I guess I'm not sure if that applies without an HDD—and you get free shipping on orders over $667.

The GPU isn't even 1000, it's more like a $267. It really just depends on what kind of gaming you're planning; maybe you could just grab a cheaper GTX 750 instead.

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it hits all the marks

With just integrated graphics, there's no way it's going to handle modern titles even on medium settings. You really need a discrete card. At the very least, grab a GTX 750.

CPU: Intel Core i5, FM2 socket, 3.8GHz, 4MB cache, Quad-core, about $217

Motherboard: I'm looking at either an ASUS or an MSI board—which one of those is actually going to be better for me? 🤷about $160

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX, 1GB GDDR5/128-bit, PCIe 3.0, D-Sub/Single-link DVI-D/HDMI (GV-R725OC-1GI), roughly $250

Power Supply: Something in the 450-500W range—just as long as it doesn't go over $133

RAM: 4GB DDR3 (single 4GB stick) from Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, HyperX, KHX1600C9D3B1 $133

Cooler: A 92mm ZAL-CNPS5x PERFORMA CPU cooler, maybe around $50

Case: A Thermaltake MIDI tower, probably near $83

This all came out around $1000 🙂

Where on earth are you getting those prices from...?

This looks like the build @halek suggested, minus the motherboard... though I guess this Asrock one is slightly better.