Budget multimedia PC - tips / thoughts?

[Merkey]

Hi, my grandma asked me to build him a new PC to replace his old one. He wants to have a PC, that is reliable and will be future-proof for 8 or more years with little maintenance (like his HP pre-built did).

 

Ok, he wants to:

• browse net
• watch videos (like youtube for example)
• be able to play games like Tetris

Here are the parts:

• Ryzen r3 1200
• Msi A320M PRO VD/s mobo
• Kingston 4gb DDR4 2400MHz CL15 HyperX Fury black series
• Corsair CX450m
• MSI geforce gt 710 1GD3H LP
• He already has a drive and a case

He doesn´t want to spend more than 350 - 400 euros, cheaper than that would be better of course, but he has no problem with spending a little bit extra if that is worth it.

Any tips to improve it?

[themctipers]

have a SSD inside it, otherwise not much 

[DragonTamer1]

I might recommend switching to intel and just using integrated graphics.

[gbergeron]

9 minutes ago, Merkey said:

Hi, my grandma asked me to build him a new PC to replace his old one. He wants to have a PC, that is reliable and will be future-proof for 8 or more years with little maintenance (like his HP pre-built did).

 

Ok, he wants to:

• browse net
• watch videos (like youtube for example)
• be able to play games like Tetris

Here are the parts:

• Ryzen r3 1200
• Msi A320M PRO VD/s mobo
• Kingston 4gb DDR4 2400MHz CL15 HyperX Fury black series
• Corsair CX450m
• MSI geforce gt 710 1GD3H LP
• He already has a drive and a case

He doesn´t want to spend more than 350 - 400 euros, cheaper than that would be better of course, but he has no problem with spending a little bit extra if that is worth it.

Any tips to improve it?

I would also suggest to switch to intel i5 and use the HD graphics. this way you don't need the video card.

Also try to have 8 gb ram total, so 2x 4gb for dual channel total of 8 gb

 

And please... use a SSD instead of HDD, this will increase computer speed X4

[Blebekblebek]

Any modern processor is fine,  8GB RAM + SSD also nice things to have.

 

I'm not sure what futureproof by today standart that you expect the hardware would last for 8 years.

Get a MINI PC, it's cheaper, lower power consumption, and almost maintenance free.

 

8 Years later, just buy the whatever future offer for the money you spend today.

Something like this

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Customizable-Mini-PC-Computer-Intel-Celeron-N2830-Dual-Core-Windows-10-8-7-Linux-Mini-Computador/1169094_32816239859.html

[Merkey]

12 minutes ago, gbergeron said:

I would also suggest to switch to intel i5 and use the HD graphics. this way you don't need the video card.

Also try to have 8 gb ram total, so 2x 4gb for dual channel total of 8 gb

 

And please... use a SSD instead of HDD, this will increase computer speed X4

I am not sure if the HD graphics would be better than the gt 710. And I din´t mention that I am planning to use a SSD and his HDD

[Merkey]

1 minute ago, Blebekblebek said:

Any modern processor is fine,  8GB RAM + SSD also nice things to have.

I will put there a SSD, forgot to mention it. Do I really need 8gb of ram for net browsing?

[gbergeron]

1 minute ago, Merkey said:

I will put there a SSD, forgot to mention it. Do I really need 8gb of ram for net browsing?

I suggest 8 gb yes.

4 gb is short. windows will use 1.5 by itself, consider 2.5 gb of ram for browsing etc. a little weak...

specially if you tell me you want it to last 5+ years, yes make it 8 gb 

[gbergeron]

2 minutes ago, Merkey said:

I will put there a SSD, forgot to mention it. Do I really need 8gb of ram for net browsing?

I usually recommand 8 gb for normal usage and 16 for gaming

[Merkey]

1 minute ago, gbergeron said:

4 gb is short. windows will use 1.5 by itself, consider 2.5 gb of ram for browsing etc. a little weak...

specially if you tell me you want it to last 5+ years, yes make it 8 gb 

Ah, you are right, 8gb will be better for futureproofing