Another friend of mine is wanting to build himself a computer that he can mix music on and occasionally play a game on. I sent him a 3 lists of different computer parts to build 3 different computers. I put together a list for one cheap PC, one media-center PC and one faster gamers PC. I emailed him these lists but I’m putting them on here hopefully to inspire some people to build their own computers. It’s a fun hobby and develops skills that you can in turn use to fix your computers when they break on you. Read on for the lists.

Cheaper PC

Case: $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

Powersupply: $0
Comes with case – 500w

Motherboard: $68
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135075

CPU: $56
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103210

RAM: $22 (2gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134635
or
RAM: $43 (4gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188

Hard Drive: $49 (320gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098

TOTAL: $327

Media Center PC (see this post for an example)

Micro ATX Silverstone Case: $149
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163078
OR w/o Window: $109
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163116

PSU: $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028

Motherboard: $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131324

CPU: $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244

Heatsink: $49
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220019

RAM: $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Hard Drive: $89 (1tb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317
OR
Hard Drive: $59 (500gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

TOTAL: $485 (cheaper options)
TOTAL: $555 (more expensive options)

Higher End Gaming PC

Case: $139 (case like mine)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

PSU: $129 (PSU like mine)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817190016

Motherboard: $96
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131320

CPU: $159 (like my cpu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103280

Heatsink: $59
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123
OR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106124

RAM: $55 (4gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
(or you can get 8gb for $110)

Hard Drive: $89 (1tb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317
OR
Hard Drive: $59 (500gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

Video Card: $209 (not included in final price)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150330

TOTAL: $781 (with 8gb RAM and 1tb HD) (add $200 for high end video card, or about $75 for normal video card)
TOTAL: $696 (with 4gb RAM and 500gb HD) (add $200 for high end video card, or about $75 for normal video card)