Description: The $300 office PC entry is an upgrade from the entry-level $200 nettop. You get an upgraded CPU, upgraded storage, and more expansion options. Unfortunately, the mini-ITX tower, while not huge, is still larger than the $200 nettop build, so you will have to take this into consideration. Otherwise, this is a respectable CPU capable of every mundane task you can think of for a computer, and then some. A Seagate hybrid SSD+HDD drive provides faster and plentiful storage for this machine.
| Cost Breakdown |
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| Subtotal | MIRs | Total |
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| $291 | $15 | $275 |
| Individual Parts |
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| Type | Part | Price | MIR | Link |
|---|
| CPU |
Intel G540 |
$50 |
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Newegg |
| Hard Drive |
Seagate Momentus XT 750GB |
$130 |
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Newegg |
| Combos |
|---|
| Type |
Part |
Part |
Price |
MIR |
Link |
| Case + Power Supply |
HEC ITX200B |
Integrated PSU |
$50 |
--- |
Newegg |
| Motherboard + RAM |
ECS H61H2-I3 |
Crucial 4GB DDR3 1600MHz |
$61 |
$15 |
Newegg |
Variations:
This build came in a little under budget. If you can spare it, it any of the upgrades below would be a good investment.
SSD: Replace the hybrid drive with a medium-capacity SSD.
| Substitutions |
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| Part | Price | MIR | Link |
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| Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB |
$100 |
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Amazon |
| Sandisk Extreme 120GB |
$100 |
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Amazon |
| Intel 330 120GB |
$100 |
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Amazon |
| Intel 330 180GB |
$100 |
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Newegg |
CPU: Upgrade the CPU to a faster Pentium series.
| Substitutions |
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| Part | Price | MIR | Link |
|---|
| Intel Pentium G630 |
$65 |
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Newegg |
| Intel Pentium G860 |
$75 |
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Newegg |
ODD: Invest in an external USB optical disk drive.
| Substitutions |
|---|
| Part | Price | MIR | Link |
|---|
| ASUS USB 2.0 DVD-Burner |
$30 |
$5 |
Newegg |
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