Office PC Trouble!

[D3monw3st]

Hello,

I am currently looking to build several office PCs and this was the configuration I am looking to purchase. I have one computer on its way, so that I can test it out and see how well it performs. However, I was wondering if there were any areas that I could cut down costs on? I don't think I need anything bigger than 100 GBs of storage. Looking to order everything from Amazon. 

PC: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$83.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI - B450M BAZOOKA V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.18 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - T-Force Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$45.98 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow - X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$26.49 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$29.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$41.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$317.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$307.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 17:17 EDT-0400

NOTE: Price came out to around $380, I wish it was 307 haha!

Thank you!

[Electronics Wizardy]

For office pcs, Id normally suggest getting something like a dell refurb as its normally easier to manage and work with and about the same price or cheaper, but this will fe fine aswell.

 

Id get a name brand ssds, those cheap ones are known for high failure rates and random high latencys.

[D3monw3st]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

For office pcs, Id normally suggest getting something like a dell refurb as its normally easier to manage and work with and about the same price or cheaper, but this will fe fine aswell.

 

Id get a name brand ssds, those cheap ones are known for high failure rates and random high latencys.

Ah really, I originally had something completely different; however, I was told to go to a name brand leading me to TCSunBow. 

[OtterlyDumb]

Yeah, what Electronics Wizardy said. But if you do decide to assemble your own, and correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the 2200G could only use up to 2666Mhz RAM? And if this is your first build, it might be better to use a mid tower case for convenience.

Edit: You might also want to get a modular PSU, or at least semi. I had enough trouble cable managing with the cords I used in my build, and my PSU was semi-modular

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, D3monw3st said:

Ah really, I originally had something completely different; however, I was told to go to a name brand leading me to TCSunBow. 

I wouldn't call that a name brand, id get something like crutical, samgsung, toshiba, wd, sandisk, and the many other larger companies.

 

1 minute ago, OtterlyDumb said:

Yeah, what Electronics Wizardy said. But if you do decide to assemble your own, and correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the 2200G could only use up to 2666Mhz RAM? And if this is your first build, it might be better to use a mid tower case for convenience.

You can go >2666 mts, but then its overclocking.

[D3monw3st]

1 minute ago, OtterlyDumb said:

Yeah, what Electronics Wizardy said. But if you do decide to assemble your own, and correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the 2200G could only use up to 2666Mhz RAM? And if this is your first build, it might be better to use a mid tower case for convenience.

Looks like the 2200G uses 3000MHz ram. Also, this wouldn't be my first rodeo w/ building a PC. 

[brob]

I'd suggest a case with a closed top. Top grills are an invitation to collect dust and spilt beverages.

[VEXICUS]

6 hours ago, D3monw3st said:

Hello,

I am currently looking to build several office PCs and this was the configuration I am looking to purchase. I have one computer on its way, so that I can test it out and see how well it performs. However, I was wondering if there were any areas that I could cut down costs on? I don't think I need anything bigger than 100 GBs of storage. Looking to order everything from Amazon. 

PC: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$83.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI - B450M BAZOOKA V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.18 @ OutletPC
Memory	Team - T-Force Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$45.98 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow - X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$26.49 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake - Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$29.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$41.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$317.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$307.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 17:17 EDT-0400

NOTE: Price came out to around $380, I wish it was 307 haha!

Thank you!

I'd recommend you to get some good old prebuilts with something like an i5/i7 3rd/4th gen.

If you plan to buy all new parts, you can go with something like this...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.61 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($28.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-06 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $285.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 23:48 EDT-0400

[D3monw3st]

2 hours ago, brob said:

I'd suggest a case with a closed top. Top grills are an invitation to collect dust and spilt beverages.

There won't be any beverages, but dust is definitely a problem. The dust collector should be able to keep it from getting in, no?  

[D3monw3st]

21 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

I'd recommend you to get some good old prebuilts with something like an i5/i7 3rd/4th gen.

If you plan to buy all new parts, you can go with something like this...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($83.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.61 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($28.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-06 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $285.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-14 23:48 EDT-0400

Isn't having one channel of ram bad? 

[VEXICUS]

Just now, D3monw3st said:

Isn't having one channel of ram bad? 

Your employees would'nt be gaming, right?

So, it would'nt make much of a difference....

[D3monw3st]

Just now, vexicus365 said:

Your employees would'nt be gaming, right?

So, it would'nt make much of a difference....

Right, they wouldn't. However, one of the programs that they'll be running would be a bit heavy on the CPU - potentially a dual monitor for some as well. 

[VEXICUS]

Just now, D3monw3st said:

Right, they wouldn't. However, one of the programs that they'll be running would be a bit heavy on the CPU - potentially a dual monitor for some as well. 

would'nt make much of a difference...

Also i am trying to keep the cost low....

[D3monw3st]

Just now, vexicus365 said:

would'nt make much of a difference...

Also i am trying to keep the cost low....

Yeah, okay. Does Ryzen pride off of dual channel or does it not matter. Also thanks for keeping that in mind. 

[VEXICUS]

3 minutes ago, D3monw3st said:

Yeah, okay. Does Ryzen pride off of dual channel or does it not matter. Also thanks for keeping that in mind. 

dual channel is important fr ryzen builds...but for office pc it shouldn't affect much in performance.

[D3monw3st]

1 minute ago, vexicus365 said:

dual channel is important fr ryzen builds...but for office pc it shouldn't affect much in performance.

Right, I think one of the programs would require a bit on the heavy side for the CPU which is why I threw in dual channel. 

[VEXICUS]

3 minutes ago, D3monw3st said:

Right, I think one of the programs would require a bit on the heavy side for the CPU which is why I threw in dual channel. 

You can use these instead...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VXRzK8/team-t-force-vulcan-8gb-2-x-4gb-ddr4-3200-memory-tlred48g3200hc16cdc01

[D3monw3st]

2 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

You can use these instead...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VXRzK8/team-t-force-vulcan-8gb-2-x-4gb-ddr4-3200-memory-tlred48g3200hc16cdc01

Yeah, that's what I'm currently using.

[Lefteh]

heres a cheaper powersupply 80+ bronze and its evga so good warranty. this saves you 3 bucks

65$ 9 or 10 dollars cheaper than current going by the trend it may dip to 60$ aswell

 

[Lefteh]

Also if you have a network with decent storage and speed you could try just a network drive for the main drive of the systems but that may be out of your scope.

[D3monw3st]

13 minutes ago, Lefteh said:

heres a cheaper powersupply 80+ bronze and its evga so good warranty. this saves you 3 bucks

65$ 9 or 10 dollars cheaper than current going by the trend it may dip to 60$ aswell

 

That PSU looks nice. Thank you!

[Lefteh]

[Lefteh]

also check this out!!!! 20$ ssd https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-120GB-Solid-SA400S37-120G/dp/B01N6JQS8C

 

[Lefteh]

2 minutes ago, Lefteh said:

also check this out!!!! 20$ ssd https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-120GB-Solid-SA400S37-120G/dp/B01N6JQS8C

 

there are also some slightly cheaper ones but i trust kingston little bit more than the others.

[Lefteh]

ALSO heres a cheaper case its 19$ way cheaper than your current case. https://www.amazon.com/ROSEWILL-Computer-computer-transparent-FBM-X1/dp/B072F29JP4/ref=sr_1_1?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1560577227&refinements=p_36%3A1253503011&rnid=386442011&s=pc&sr=1-1