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I would choose a typical Seagate 7200 RPM hard drive. They remain dependable and are about $20 less than other options. Here’s the breakdown of parts and costs from PCPartPicker.
With Windows 10 Home Edition, you're still under $500: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($22.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Case: Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $484.47 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 10:56 EST-0500
Do you possess a personal computer for testing purposes? If yes, please use the same one and keep the costs down.