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any build with g4560 is good enough

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I'm just curious, if someone only uses their desktop to browse reddit, and watch some netflix, what kind of cpu should he buy? 

 

Is i3 the minimum here? Or pentium will do the job just fine? 

 

Is this build powerful enough for everyday light usage? 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HvbkZ8

 

 

If it is not broken, let's fix till it is. 

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2 minutes ago, mrchow19910319 said:

I'm just curious, if someone only uses their desktop to browse reddit, and watch some netflix, what kind of cpu should he buy? 

 

Is i3 the minimum here? Or pentium will do the job just fine? 

 

Is this build powerful enough for everyday light usage? 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

 

that link is messed up - shows the last system I looked at for me which is a 10.000$+ system. I guess that's not what you wanted :-)

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pentium g4560 is good enough for browsing, don't bother with an i3 the g4560 is better

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CPU: Ryzen 2700X 
Cooler: Corsair H150i PRO RGB 360mm Liquid Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero
RAM: 16GB (2x8) Trident Z RGB 3200MHZ
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO NVME SSD 1TB, Intel 1TB NVME

Graphics Card: Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080Ti OC

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for light tasks that are basically just web browsing a Celeron will even do the job tbh. or a C2D. hell even a 3+GHz P4 will be just fine if paired with 4+GB of RAM and an SSD

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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Thanks guys... sorry for the broken link... don't know how to properly embed pc partpicker list...

 

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If it is not broken, let's fix till it is. 

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1 minute ago, mrchow19910319 said:

Thanks guys... sorry for the broken link... don't know how to properly embed pc partpicker list...

 

@ItsTheDuckAgain

behind "Current part list", there should be a permalink which is what you were looking for

Remember to quote me (or someone else), otherwise we won't going to recieve your answers...

 

PC Specs                   PCPartpicker full performance builds (from350$-1250$)

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Something new like an Intel Celeron G3930 is enough. In fact, for just internet browsing, anything in good condition and not old enough to be expensive is good enough,

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Cheapest would be this one (no gaming rig, but really pure media consumption, browsing etc.; added a nvidia card for potential 4k netflix though there is no news yet).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($72.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $515.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 05:44 EDT-0400

 

This Build on the other hand, can be considered overkill, if it is only for media consumption, but if you are going to game and then some, then it is a fitting machine.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($294.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($95.74 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($744.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1573.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 05:48 EDT-0400

 

 

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17 minutes ago, mrchow19910319 said:

I'm just curious, if someone only uses their desktop to browse reddit, and watch some netflix, what kind of cpu should he buy? 

 

Is i3 the minimum here? Or pentium will do the job just fine? 

 

Is this build powerful enough for everyday light usage? 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HvbkZ8

 

 

if it needs to run chrome and word it will be fine.

the SSD is a tad too much I guess, whi8le the PSU ain't that great. Shouffle around some SSD money for a better psu ?

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Just now, ItsTheDuckAgain said:

if it needs to run chrome and word it will be fine.

the SSD is a tad too much I guess, whi8le the PSU ain't that great. Shouffle around some SSD money for a better psu ?

oh.. thanks for the advice. I'm just curious about it. I don't plan on building anything. 

 

If it is not broken, let's fix till it is. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($72.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $515.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-26 05:44 EDT-0400

This one is more than enough for videos, browsing and office work.

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1 hour ago, TrigrH said:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-Intel-Core-i7-7500U/3892vsm171274

 

that should put things in a bit more perspective. 

wow. Thanks for the info. I have no idea how powerful pentium chips are... so they are basically i3.

If it is not broken, let's fix till it is. 

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3 hours ago, TrigrH said:

no, only that specific one is.

oh . i see. 

If it is not broken, let's fix till it is. 

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