Cheap Parent Build (need Sanity Check)

[Zuchowski]

Hey strangers,

So - Parents want a new computer and instead of them spending 2k on a mac for something they use just for FB, Emails and the odd stale "viral video" that they envitibly email me.... i offered to make them a cheap one that will last for a few years and in the end can upgrade some components to keep it alive.

Anyways, Anyone got any ideas of hardware problems with the linked partlist? (no need for monior, OS, Keyboard, Mouse Etc... just the tower.)

Thanks,

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gKdmsY

[Philcat101]

get a 750 ti. same price, WAY better performanc.e

[rtpb5642]

if they rnt gaming no need for an expensive GPU, grab an APU

[Mew]

Alternatively, you can just get a nuc.

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102096&cm_re=nuc-_-56-102-096-_-Product

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Parent build?

Your parents build should be THIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Much expensive 
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($22.69 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($153.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.25 @ Mac Mall) 

Total: $511.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 21:25 EDT-0400

[Br3tt96]

APU

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Alternatively, you can just get a nuc.

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102096&cm_re=nuc-_-56-102-096-_-Product

^^^

 

That's a great idea

[comicsansms]

^^^

 

That's a great idea

 

 

Alternatively, you can just get a nuc.

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856102096&cm_re=nuc-_-56-102-096-_-Product

Doesn't have an SSD or HDD

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Doesn't have an SSD or HDD

it has a SSHD

[givingtnt]

zotac zbox ?

[Andrew Storlie]

750ti! Just kidding.... not a fan on amd but for their use.... go apu

[Darth-Marius]

get a nuc or a brix

[Zuchowski]

Alrighty, if going APU - Would the AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz  suffice do you all think?

[Zuchowski]

I wont plan on getting a nuc soley because i want to be able to upgrade it later down the line instead of haveing them re-invest into a new computer when... idk... it just starts getting slower EG. their current computer is an old HP from 2011 but its only got a dual core APU caped at around 3GHz but its running a 2k monitor and anytime they try to play a video or even browse the web the APU hits it maximum processing capacity. - so that was also my idea behind getting a seperate GPU - so that it wont get tasked down the line.

[comicsansms]

it has a SSHD

No it doesn't It also doesn't have ram!4

 

 

Nucs are barebones unless said otherwise!

 

I assembled 16 NUCs I know this!