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Hello everyone, I am going to build PC for my parents, have no clues about this, all other builds are for gaming, but they don't play Crysis?

 

1. Budget & Location:

My budget is around $700, I live in USA.

2. Aim:

The PC will mainly used for web browsing, movie watching, casual games like Tetris? (no external graphic card?), it would be better to include WiFi module. 

3. Monitors:

Only one monitor would be enough.

4. Peripherals:

Keyboard, mouse, stereo are not considered for this build.

For OS, windows 10, but please don't include this into budget.

5. Why upgrading:

They are using an old laptop which is about to die any minute, I think it would be better to build a PC instead of buying a laptop again. 

 

Thanks in advance!

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $135.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Amazon
Memory Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $43.99 @ Newegg
Storage TCSunBow - X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $45.99 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $36.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $13.99 @ SuperBiiz
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $33.89 @ Amazon
Monitor BenQ - GW2270 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $89.00 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $514.71
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $499.71
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 20:07 EDT-0400  

Cheap and it works.

Home Base : Ryzen 5 2400G - ASROCK HDV R4.0 B450M -  Corsair Vengance Pro RGB 2x8GB @3200Mhz - Sapphire Pulse RX 5700XT - WB Black (2018) 500GB NVME SSD - 250GB WD (P.O.S.) HDD - 250GB LITEONIT SSD - Cougar MX330 ATX Tower - EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GQ 750W Gold- Razer Deathaddder Elite - Corsair K55 RGB Keyboard

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, OmicronEta said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $135.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Amazon
Memory Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $43.99 @ Newegg
Storage TCSunBow - X3 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $45.99 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $36.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $13.99 @ SuperBiiz
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $33.89 @ Amazon
Monitor BenQ - GW2270 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $89.00 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $514.71
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $499.71
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 20:07 EDT-0400  

Cheap and it works.

Shitty SSD. Pretty bad case. Pretty bad DVD drive.

 

If I was OP, I'd build an ITX system in the Inwin Choppin. I'd still use a 2400G (or even a 2200G), but I would use an external Bluray (might as well) drive (if that's even a requirement) and a motherboard with built-in wifi.

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CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones:  Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds

 

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Thank you @OmicronEta and @kelvinhall05 !

 

It's nice to have a DVD drive as @OmicronEta mentioned. But I also think I can get a better motherboard with built-in WiFi since the budget is $700 and there are almost $200 more to spend in this build. As @kelvinhall05 mentioned, Blue-ray is a better option. 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nHFL8Y

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Intel - 760p Series 128 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($37.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 2 GB Video Card  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-04 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $502.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 20:28 EDT-0400

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Here's an excellent build for their needs:

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $135.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $70.98 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $66.85 @ OutletPC
Case Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $50.03 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $36.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive Pioneer - BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $74.99 @ B&H
Monitor Acer - SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor $89.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $636.32
  Mail-in rebates -$35.00
  Total $601.32
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 21:22 EDT-0400  

 

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1 minute ago, jerubedo said:

Here's an excellent build for their needs:

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $135.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $70.98 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $107.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fractal Design - Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case $50.03 @ Walmart
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $36.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive Pioneer - BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $74.99 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $597.37
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $552.37
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 20:38 EDT-0400  

 

It's nice but I think 16GB is overkill for them.

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On higher end of the $700 budget, but I reckon your parents won't be complaining about performance anytime soon....

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($118.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.71 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg Business)
Case: Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.50 @ Amazon)
Total: $621.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 20:43 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Heatsink: ID-Cooling Frostflow X GPU: Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 6GB RAM: KLEVV Bolt 3600Mhz (2x8GB) Mobo: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix (Wifi)  Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: Deepcool DQ-M-V2L

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3 minutes ago, flya00 said:

It's nice but I think 16GB is overkill for them.

It probably is, but it comfortably fits in the budget and who knows, maybe they are chrome monsters that keep open 50+ tabs lol. 

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28 minutes ago, flya00 said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nHFL8Y

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Intel - 760p Series 128 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($37.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 2 GB Video Card  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-04 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $502.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 20:28 EDT-0400

Z390 motherboard and a 9th gen i5 for a media PC? Complete overkill.

Quote me to see my reply!

SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones:  Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds

 

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For a web browsing rig, this is really all you'll need:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.12 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($33.89 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - SB220Q bi 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $448.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 21:10 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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CPU: Depends on what is done. An Athlon 200GE is enough. 2200G is great.

 

The Rest, I totally disagree with.

Just get an ASROCK A300 and put the CPU in there. Might want to spend a bit on an NH-L9a-AM4 and maybe a 92x25mm Fan. According to some people you can make that fit. Haven't tried it (yet). Though I might get an A300 at some time.


Storage: Whatever you feel like it - as long as its 2,5" or NVMe m.2.

PSU: Integrated.


Monitor: I'd get a good quality, possibly refurbished higher end Office/Profesional Monitor. Either IPS or VA Panel.

 

Since we're talking about Parents, I'd look at 27" Full HD.

 

DVD Drive has to be seperate in an external case. Its not a problem, those are 20€ or so. Not much more than internal S-ATA Drives.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 GAMING-ITX/AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($66.85 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Silverstone - SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($50.50 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - EB321HQU Awidpx 31.5" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $686.09
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 22:05 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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My family PC build:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $135.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.89 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $70.98 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $28.95 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate - Constellation ES 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Amazon
Case Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case $53.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.88 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $58.47 @ OutletPC
Monitor BenQ - GL2760H 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor $149.00 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $732.04
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $702.04
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 22:56 EDT-0400  
  • Ryzen 5 2400G for 4c/8t processing, as well as Vega 11 graphics. Probably overkill, but it will be solid.
  • the Aorus Pro Wifi is actually only a few bucks more than a PRO 4 and a wireless adapter. Why not?
  • 16GB RAM may be overkill, but I don't see anywhere else the budget needs that savings to flex out.
  • 240GB SSD for boot up, and to run their MS Office suite, etc. Should provide a nice experience. 3TB HDD for everything else!
  • I chose this case, since it has a decent intake on the front, and is windowless, so the LED on that MOBO won't bug them at night. No flashy stuff, so it just looks like a family PC. I didn't include, but a $6 120mm case fan for the intake and exhaust might not be a bad idea.
  • I've got this Bluray Writer. It's solid for the price :)
  • 27" 1080p monitor for favorable experience.
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