Last month I also built an inexpensive desktop for my parents. It consists of the Intel G530, Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3, Antec EarthWatts EA380D Green, 2 x 2 GB Crucial 1333 MHz DDR3. Reused an Antec ATX case, Intel X25-V 40 GB SSD, keyboard, mouse and display. With Windows 7 32-bit (small SSD) it's ru...