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10 minutes ago, Jasper1378 said:

Hello all,

 

I'm planning on building a PC for my Grandma. The cheaper the better. She'll only use it for email, browsing, etc... 

 

Any suggestions appreciated. 

Hello,

 

I'll look into something like that :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor $79.98 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.50 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill Value 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $40.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $71.75 @ Vuugo
Case Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $44.47 @ Vuugo
Power Supply SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $62.99 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $384.68
  Mail-in rebates -$25.00
  Total $359.68
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-21 11:21 EST-0500  

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($48.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: PNY CS900 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.96 @ Vuugo)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.47 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ Vuugo)
Total: $377.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-21 11:26 EST-0500

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21 minutes ago, Jasper1378 said:

Hello all,

 

I'm planning on building a PC for my Grandma. The cheaper the better. She'll only use it for email, browsing, etc... 

 

Any suggestions appreciated. 

If you really want to build one, then I'd go with the 200GE as above. But for that usage case I'd consider the possibility of using an android box possibly, or a NUC... As long as she doesn't mind using a TV for the output, or she already has a monitor to use. A half decent wireless keyb/mouse can make a big diifference to the usability in this case.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor £44.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £41.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Patriot Signature Line 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory £13.06 @ Amazon UK
Memory Patriot Signature Line 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory £13.06 @ Amazon UK
Storage Kingston UV500 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £22.49 @ Amazon UK
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 550 - 512 2 GB Video Card £66.00 @ Amazon UK
Case Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case £21.60 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £50.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor BenQ GW2270H 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor £78.48 @ Ebuyer
Keyboard Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard £10.49 @ Amazon UK
Mouse Microsoft P58-00061 Wired Optical Mouse £17.12 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £379.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-23 19:06 GMT+0000  

 

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3 minutes ago, GerbilPlays said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor £44.00 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £41.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory Patriot Signature Line 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory £13.06 @ Amazon UK
Memory Patriot Signature Line 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory £13.06 @ Amazon UK
Storage Kingston UV500 120 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive £22.49 @ Amazon UK
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 550 - 512 2 GB Video Card £66.00 @ Amazon UK
Case Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case £21.60 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £50.98 @ Amazon UK
Monitor BenQ GW2270H 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor £78.48 @ Ebuyer
Keyboard Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard £10.49 @ Amazon UK
Mouse Microsoft P58-00061 Wired Optical Mouse £17.12 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £379.26
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-23 19:06 GMT+0000  

 

IMO, you really need at least 8 GB of RAM...it's so cheap now that skimping out really isn't worth saving $10-15

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7 minutes ago, steelo said:

IMO, you really need at least 8 GB of RAM...it's so cheap now that skimping out really isn't worth saving $10-15

There is 8gb, 2x4gb (Dual channel) gives you better performance. It's Also cheaper to buy 2 4gb sticks separately than a pack of 2x4gb sticks

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On 12/21/2019 at 8:10 AM, Jasper1378 said:

Hello all,

 

I'm planning on building a PC for my Grandma. The cheaper the better. She'll only use it for email, browsing, etc... 

 

Any suggestions appreciated. 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Athlon X4 950 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $64.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $58.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $26.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $31.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Low Profile Video Card $84.49 @ Amazon
Case Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $33.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $53.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $355.36
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-23 20:05 EST-0500  

This doesn't include peripherals but I had fun making this one. The processor is cheaper than the 200GE but also faster, as it is a quad-core versus a dual-core running at mostly the same clockspeeds. Also you don't really need a graphics card at all to surf on the web but I grabbed a GT 1030 just in case. It won't run most games, and the few it can not very well, but for checking email and browsing the web it's a great build. (Also cheaper than most other builds here)

My Build (5800X3D, RTX 3070)

 

disclaimer: i probably don't know what I'm talking about but I try to give the best advice I can

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Why don't you just get her a laptop instead. A core i3, 8 gb ram, 256 gb SSD should be plenty for her.

It also saves you the budget for monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers.

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