I was think of building a slim PC, micro ATX form factor. All I need is a case, CPU, motherboard, and memory. I have the PSU, hard drive and Windows 7. The processor could be anything from a X3 to and i3. My goal is to get the total price under$399 which is what a shipped Dell 620 slim with an i3 2130 and 4GB DDR3 go for. I'm having a hard time doing it. I can get an AMD X3 with a semi decent case and 4GB DDR3 for about $300 + ~$50 shipping but it's no where near as good as the 620 i3 for about $50 more. Can anyone do better? The PC is strictly for streaming, storage, browsing.
Got an awesome deal today. Dell slim inspiron 620 with i5 Sandy Bridge 2320, 6GB of memory, and AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB DDR3 for $400. The normal price is about $800.