[Build Complete] Nightwing - A $275 budget PC

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I built Nightwing for my girlfriend's parents after their $1500 Mac's video card died out. The build is intended for web browsing and media consumption, such as Netflix.

The Pentium in this build is phenomenal in terms of computational and graphical performance. The SSD is also really fast for opening apps and the case is really nice.

The case was challenging to build in though. The SSD is currently only being held by one screw and some of the standoff screws wouldn't go in. However, everything is working just nicely.

The ODD was highly requested as the parents wanted to watch DVDs and listen to music off CDs and didn't want a USB drive. I know ODDs are becoming obsolete and I didn't have fun trying to put them in, but it's what the client wanted.

This build is not intended for games, so I'm not going to boast about performance. However, I'm extremely proud of the price/performance ratio here.

I'm always looking to get better, so leave feedback!

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Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor	Purchased For $44.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	Purchased For $52.00
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	Purchased For $25.00
Storage	Patriot Blast 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $39.00
Storage	Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $39.00
Case	DIYPC J180-BL ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $35.00
Power Supply	Corsair CX 430W 80 Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $20.00
Optical Drive	Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer	Purchased For $20.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$274.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-31 23:51 EDT-0400

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