€700 office PC

[jaffacakes]

My parents have asked me to come up with parts for a new office PC they are building. I haven't looked at any new hardware since 2017, so I am kind of out of touch with what is currently available.

So their budget it of around €600-€700 (not much more). The main purpose of this PC will be to run CAD programs, moslty AutoCAD & SketchUp. The requirements for AutoCAD aren't all that much, so maybe the budget is a little overkill, but they also need something that will last a good few years without major upgrades.

They are going to be buying everything in Italy, as that's where they are based (pcpartpicker has an italian version too, luckily).

 

So, what do you guys recommend?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Tisham]

use i7 and good motherboard for future updates. I dont know about which gpu to use.....use small ram....etc

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€153.19 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€74.63 @ Amazon Italia
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€86.99 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€92.99 @ Amazon Italia
Case	Cougar MG120 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€29.90 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€49.25 @ Amazon Italia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€486.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-15 20:33 CET+0100

 

[Sir0Tek]

My first thought was that uhd 630 should be sufficient... Seems as if it is not. So I suggest the Ryzen 3400g paired to a good mainboard, sufficient and fast ram, ssd/nvme and a large harddisk.

 

add.: Yes, pretty much along the line of what @boggy77 did suggest, just a nodge up...

[m0oble]

7 hours ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€153.19 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€74.63 @ Amazon Italia
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€86.99 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€92.99 @ Amazon Italia
Case	Cougar MG120 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€29.90 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€49.25 @ Amazon Italia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€486.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-15 20:33 CET+0100

 

i’d add a budget gpu that would help run some stuff better, heres the list with an rx 560

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€153.19 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€74.63 @ Amazon Italia
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€86.99 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€92.99 @ Amazon Italia
Video Card	Asus Radeon RX 560 - 1024 4 GB STRIX Video Card	€106.66 @ Amazon Italia
Case	Cougar MG120 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€29.90 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€48.50 @ Amazon Italia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€592.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-16 04:08 CET+0100

Edited February 16, 2020 by m0oble
560 > 550

[boggy77]

41 minutes ago, m0oble said:

i’d add a budget gpu that would help run some stuff better, heres the list with an rx 550

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€153.19 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€74.63 @ Amazon Italia
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€86.99 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€92.99 @ Amazon Italia
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 550 - 512 2 GB Video Card	€81.00 @ Amazon Italia
Case	Cougar MG120 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€29.90 @ Amazon Italia
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€48.50 @ Amazon Italia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€567.20
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-15 22:15 CET+0100

 

Rx 550 isn't better than the integrated vega 11 in the 2400g

[m0oble]

4 hours ago, boggy77 said:

Rx 550 isn't better than the integrated vega 11 in the 2400g

oh right, let me edit it

[m777y]

don't forget build storemi. tutorial on google

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€194.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€77.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (€47.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€83.78 @ Newegg Italia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€70.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB Twin X2 OC Video Card  (€150.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€27.04 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€49.10 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €699.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-16 09:20 CET+0100

[m0oble]

5 hours ago, m777y said:

don't forget build storemi. tutorial on google

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€194.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€77.98 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (€47.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€83.78 @ Newegg Italia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€70.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Inno3D GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB Twin X2 OC Video Card  (€150.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€27.04 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€49.10 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €699.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-16 09:20 CET+0100

why would you choose that for your gpu, 1650 isnt good for the price and this is just an office pc. at the most i’d choose rx 570

[m777y]

9 minutes ago, m0oble said:

why would you choose that for your gpu, 1650 isnt good for the price and this is just an office pc. at the most i’d choose rx 570

sketchup and cad have fully support from nvidia.

i don't want take any risky.

[weeblord]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$147.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B450-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$134.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$127.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$112.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H210 Mini ITX Tower Case	$79.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$70.98 @ Newegg
Case Fan	In Win Sirius Loop ASL120 (3-Pack) 50 CFM 120 mm Fans	$28.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$722.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$702.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-16 10:53 EST-0500

Looks nice, is easy to upgrade, lots of RAM.