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looking to build a pc for everyday use.  If you can suggest entire build that'd be even better.

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Define "Everyday"...

 

Choose from:

 

1. Enthusiast/Overclocker: All out top of the line parts and cooling

2. High end gamer: 4k/1440p 144Hz, Latest titles at High res to ultra

3. Mid range gamer:  1440p or 1080p 144Hz for latest titles on high res, Ultra for older titles

4. Everyday Gamer: 1080p 144Hz, medium-high settings

5. Casual Gamer: 1080p 60Hz, medium-high setttings

6. Family PC: Internet browsing, 1080p medium/low settings 60hz, litte gaming ourside of browser based, 2D and low GPU intentisy games.

7. Office PC: little gaming in general

8. Thin Client: Another PC does the work for me.

i5 8600 - RX580 - Fractal Nano S - 1080p 144Hz

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Just now, NineEyeRon said:

Define "Everyday"...

 

Choose from:

 

1. Enthusiast/Overclocker: All out top of the line parts and cooling

2. High end gamer: 4k/1440p 144Hz, Latest titles at High res to ultra

3. Mid range gamer:  1440p or 1080p 144Hz for latest titles on high res, Ultra for older titles

4. Everyday Gamer: 1080p 144Hz, medium-high settings

5. Casual Gamer: 1080p 60Hz, medium-high setttings

6. Family PC: Internet browsing, 1080p medium/low settings 60hz, 

7. Office PC: No gaming ourside of browser based, 2D and low GPU intentisy games.

Family PC

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4 minutes ago, BrandBeanie said:

Family PC

Will you game on it? if not then i'd say an i3 8100 on a b360

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Just now, Princess Cadence said:

Will you game on it? if not then i'd say an i3 8100 on a b360

No I won't this pc isnt for me, I already have one.

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Is this just a shared PC for checking facebook and email for different family members? A PC for netflix and other media?

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1 minute ago, Bitter said:

Is this just a shared PC for checking facebook and email for different family members? A PC for netflix and other media?

Exactly

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What kind of budget are you looking to stay in? Do you need a monitor and peripherals like a mouse, keyboard, and speakers as well? Is there a reason you want to build rather than buy a prebuilt for this use?

 

You can have a lot of different grades of Family PCs as performance can still be a priority for a machine such as this.

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literally anything in the current generation of AMD and Intel, it will just come down to budget at that point

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Just now, dDave64 said:

I always like to start these with a few questions.

 

What kind of budget are you looking to stay in? Do you need a monitor (or two)? Do you need peripherals like a mouse, keyboard, and speakers as well? Is there a reason you want to build rather than buy a prebuilt for this use? Do you need a wifi card or can you get a wired connection?

 

Just now, dDave64 said:

 

You can have a lot of different grades of Family PCs as performance can still be a priority for a machine such as this.

 

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1 minute ago, dDave64 said:

What kind of budget are you looking to stay in? Do you need a monitor and peripherals like a mouse, keyboard, and speakers as well? Is there a reason you want to build rather than buy a prebuilt for this use?

 

You can have a lot of different grades of Family PCs as performance can still be a priority for a machine such as this.

The cheapest possible, no peripherals or anything, only to check and only to check if it worth to build an everyday use pc or to buy a prebuit one

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If you look on Amazon, they have a lot of what I would call everyday/family computers in their refub page, ranging from  160 USD and up. Maybe what you are looking for and save you some time and maybe money.  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=refurbished+desktop+computers+with+windows+10&crid=2ICONZG6OWD48&sprefix=reburbished+%2Caps%2C479&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_7_12

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If you are using all current gen parts that are unused for $250 you could build something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor $55.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Tactical 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $52.99 @ Amazon
Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Amazon
Case Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $34.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic - S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $26.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $265.83
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $250.83
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-06 19:03 EDT-0400  

However, If you wish to spend less money you could buy used parts or a used prebuilt.

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Even a high-end Intel Pentium will pretty much do.

 

If you need more power just go with a Core i3.  That should be enough and more for simple tasks.

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Something quad core at least.

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1 hour ago, MrFixitBlankFace said:

Even a high-end Intel Pentium will pretty much do.

 

If you need more power just go with a Core i3.  That should be enough and more for simple tasks.

If you excuse me for using the PC building f-word here, I think that the Athlon 200GE would be better than a pentium from a future proofing perspective, as the socket will be supported until at least 2020, allowing for an easier upgrade. Though if there is a pentium that would offer better performance per dollar than the Athlon I would suggest that. 

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2 hours ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

If you excuse me for using the PC building f-word here, I think that the Athlon 200GE would be better than a pentium from a future proofing perspective, as the socket will be supported until at least 2020, allowing for an easier upgrade. Though if there is a pentium that would offer better performance per dollar than the Athlon I would suggest that. 

You know what you need.

 

I was just putting some 5% suggestions

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5 hours ago, BrandBeanie said:

The cheapest possible, no peripherals or anything, only to check and only to check if it worth to build an everyday use pc or to buy a prebuit one

 

At the lowend a prebuilt is the better option.

 

If you had an actual budget the answer might be different.

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