Hello everyone!
Soooo I'm looking of recommendations to improve my plan for a potato machine for my parents capable of web browsing and office in order to replace the prebuilt pc from 2009 (still uses SATA2) that they are still using..
Here the guidelines I have:
I'm from Italy, so amazon.it is the way (or from neighbor countries amazon.es, amazon.de, amazon.fr work as well).
Budget as low as possible. lets say €350ish (but of course lower is better) excluding peripherals, storage, and software.
Small case that sits flat under the monitor with USB-3 front ports.
Capable to run a sigle 1080p monitor (at the moment we have a 1600x900 one).
WIFI is not required, we have an ethernet plug right next to the pc.
at least 1 NVMe slot for possible future upgrades.
80+ Bronze or better PSU.
at least 2 SATA3 ports.
Would be nice to have but not essential:
WGA (so they don't need to change monitor or get adapters).
USB c
I'm quite unsure about which motherboard to choose.. This are the option i've found:
ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/AC 109.90€ https://www.amazon.es/dp/B073BFTJQK
ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/AC 112.99€ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07FVVNDFX
Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro Wi-Fi 122.99€ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07GZW32BV
MSI B450I GAMING PLUS 117.41€ https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07FNMLCTC
PCPartPicker Part List
Type
Item
Price
CPU
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
€97.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler
€41.10 @ Amazon IT (Optional, only if the stock cooler will not fit in the case)
Motherboard
ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard
€109.90 @ Amazon ES
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
€36.03 @ Amazon UK (or should I go for 2x8GB?)
Storage
Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Already at home
Storage
Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Already at home
Case
Silverstone ML05B HTPC Case
€46.61 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply
Silverstone SST-ST30SF v 2.0
€47.20 @ Amazon IT
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (Not Yet Purchased)
€377.84
Hello everyone! Soooo I'm looking of recommendations to improve my plan for a potato machine for my parents capable of web browsing and office in order to replace the prebuilt pc from 2009 (still uses SATA2) that they are still using.. Here the guidelines I have: I'm from Italy, so amazon.it is the way (or from neighbor countries amazon.es, amazon.de, amazon.fr work as well). Budget as low as possible. lets say €350ish (but of course lower is better) excluding peripherals, storage, and software. Small case that sits flat under the monitor with USB-3 front ports. Capable to run a sigle 1080p monitor (at the moment we have a 1600x900 one). WIFI is not required, we have an ethernet plug right next to the pc. at least 1 NVMe slot for possible future upgrades. 80+ Bronze or better PSU. at least 2 SATA3 ports. Would be nice to have but not essential: WGA (so they don't need to change monitor or get adapters). USB c I'm quite unsure about which motherboard to choose.. This are the option i've found: ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/AC 109.90€ https://www.amazon.es/dp/B073BFTJQK ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/AC 112.99€ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07FVVNDFX Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro Wi-Fi 122.99€ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07GZW32BV MSI B450I GAMING PLUS 117.41€ https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07FNMLCTC PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor €97.00 @ Amazon UK CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler €41.10 @ Amazon IT (Optional, only if the stock cooler will not fit in the case) Motherboard ASRock AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard €109.90 @ Amazon ES Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory €36.03 @ Amazon UK (or should I go for 2x8GB?) Storage Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Already at home Storage Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Already at home Case Silverstone ML05B HTPC Case €46.61 @ Amazon UK Power Supply Silverstone SST-ST30SF v 2.0 €47.20 @ Amazon IT Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (Not Yet Purchased) €377.84