Budget Build

[KQFan]

Will be my 3rd build. Last was LGA775 based in 2009. Still flies for what I throw at it.

Now I need a sub $500 machine that won't have much thrown at it either. Not based around any gaming and Photoshop probably most taxing thing used.

I have OS (Win 7) and monitor, need the rest.

See a preference for Z68 based NB but wonder if this is necessary for a true budget build. Prob won't use SSD cache on this machine, no overclocking, etc. Tempted to just buy a prebuilt Acer on Newegg but I'd rather have control.

Wanted to land on a motherboard first, so I wonder about:
ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
versus
ASUS P8Z68-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Thanks for any comments to get me started.

[glc]

Newegg.com - APEX TX-381-C Black Steel Micro ATX Tower Computer Case

Newegg.com - ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G530

Newegg.com - Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3S8N9K2/4G

Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS90B - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

[KQFan]

Hey GLC, thanks for the granny (from the other thread) build specs! Actually that's just about all this build required. Replacing a Dimension 4400 with only 80gig that was 99% full, mostly of family iTunes stuff. 500gig should last for a while and it's all I want to spend with drive prices where they are.

Sometimes the forum is all gaming builds and it's hard to find specs on a celeron based run of the mill box.