Repurposing some spare parts

Hi guys!

 

I was doing some cleaning and found some spare parts that could go into a build.

Here is the list of all I have on hand.

CASE : Antec 302

CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965

MOBO : MSI 970A-G46

GRAPHICS CARD : Asus Radeon 7870 ghz edition

 

Things missing right now

PSU

RAM

CPU COOLER (can't find the box cooler right now)

HDD (though I do have a 2.5" laptop drive somewhere) or SSD

Operating system

 

Budget is MAX 350$ canadian (lower is better).


Here is what I came up with :


Option 1 - Regular PC :

Here is what I came up with :

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/J2zPQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/J2zPQ7/by_merchant/

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $344.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 


Option 2 - PLEX Media server (Using some Linux distro).

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/D33wyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/D33wyc/by_merchant/

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.75 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $216.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


 

What would you guys do with these spare parts? Sell them? Build something? 

 

Depends on what you want to do.  It might still be a nice mid-low end gaming rig.  Perhaps stick a FX-6300 into the motherboard and have a nice rig.