for web and office
i3 and i5 would give him the same preformance.so will pentium? whats ur point? that's why im asking why you would recommend him a i3, the worst price/perf ratio when there's a pentium?
gskill and normal cheaper ram, would preforme the same for him????? i still don't understand what you mean by this, the cheapest 8gb ram he can get is $29.99 and it's normal? so.. what's your point?
like what is "gskill and normal cheaper ram"?????
i3 suppoerts full hd, pentium doesnt, its a point picking it over.wat? g3258 supports hd too
a cheap "active" psu does the job for the system, if you dont know what active is, thats a problem.no, the problem is using that verb because of course people would want an active PSU, would anyone ever want an inactive psu?
you mean QUALITY psu?? because quality psu is important, unlike an "active" psu cuz any shitty psu are active & work, just not for long.
and i wouldnt pick ferrari for sure, bigger costs, more fuel , all i do is 10 min drive? no one would pick a ferrari.

if u wanna go into it that deep for the sake of arguing, that's the dumbest thing you could've said. Why not just get the Ferrari for 10k and flip it to make huge profit? then u could have ur cheap car & extra $$$$
such narrow mind
bro its the same like you dont buy i7 for gaming.yeah, u dont buy i7 for gaming cuz u dont benefit from hyperthreading in a lot of the games, AND uses up a lot of budget for minimal gains.
Exact same reason u don't buy i3 cos it uses up a lot of the budget for minimal gains.
anyways, its my opinion and experiense. you dont have to accept it, no point arguing.im not trying to argue, just trying to understand your logic cuz it makes no sense.
you say crucial rams, when they cost more & ram is ram. Sure, he can save $10 bux and cut down to 4gb but why? it fits his budget... why not just say 2gb to save even more, since even that's enough?
you say yes to i3 because it supports HD?? but no to i5 or pent?
you say active cheap psu, when all psu's are active. Who deliberately sells inactive psu???? 1 thing u don't cheap out on is the psu
you say no to ssd, why not? why wouldnt it be nice to have it for office & browsing?
basically, why hold the OP back from purchasing best for his budget w/ better quality than a prebuild
while you're suggesting him to buy a half assed build??