Need suggestions for system's upgrades for computer club / PC class.

[StrawberryShortCakes]

Our school is upgrading the pc lab, so our principal said to submit suggestions on what kind of pc we want. Each pc must not exceed the price of S$750(US$610),so I was thinking AMD Matx system. Our computer teacher said if mdm principal approves we can use the funds to purchase the parts by bulk and put them together ourselves. 

I was thinking the CoolerMaster NR400 seeing its the cheapest air flow case in Singapore and motherboard we'd use the msi b450m mortar titanium there are alot of leftover or should spend abit more and get b550?

 

 

[Jacob_S]

I am not sure what the PC would be used for, but amd benefits from higher memory. I would recommend at least 3200

[StrawberryShortCakes]

3 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

No need for B550, B450 is fine. I assume that because this is a PC lab, there isn't really any reason to get a dGPU. I would recommend going with this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 CL19 Memory	$54.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Kingston A400 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$54.95 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$15.00
Custom	ASRock DESKMINI A300W AMD Socket AM4 1 x HDMI Barebone System
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$224.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-20 01:17 EDT-0400

The Deskmini is about $150, it's out of stock on Newegg right now. May also want to consider a 1tb SSD instead of the 480 I have in that list, and also consider faster RAM. (3200mhz)

Yeah it's a PC lab but it's also the pc club hang out area, I was hopping to get proper pc systems since the principal gave us $700 for each pc (total 25 pcs needed) that way during frre period we could play abit of gaming. 

[StrawberryShortCakes]

4 minutes ago, Jacob_S said:

I am not sure what the PC would be used for, but amd benefits from higher memory. I would recommend at least 3200

Well, basic 1st years use for Microsoft word, excel, printshop and lastly printing. 

2nd year is video scrubbing, editing, cutting, and make a class movie together. 

Last years are coding, 3d modelling, and printing out your model. 

[Escapenz]

5 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

Yeah it's a PC lab but it's also the pc club hang out area, I was hopping to get proper pc systems since the principal gave us $700 for each pc (total 25 pcs needed) that way during frre period we could play abit of gaming. 

I'm shocking at this and someone always does better but

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$139.94 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$82.99 @ Newegg
Memory	ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	$54.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$24.50 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card	$239.99 @ Best Buy
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA BR 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.84 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$682.23
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-20 01:31 EDT-0400

 

[Jacob_S]

1 minute ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

Well, basic 1st years use for Microsoft word, excel, printshop and lastly printing. 

2nd year is video scrubbing, editing, cutting, and make a class movie together. 

Last years are coding, 3d modelling, and printing out your model. 

For the second and third year plans I would get 3200 speed, if not 3600. AMD loves higher speed ram way more than intel. 

[zeusthemoose]

12 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

Yeah it's a PC lab but it's also the pc club hang out area, I was hopping to get proper pc systems since the principal gave us $700 for each pc (total 25 pcs needed) that way during frre period we could play abit of gaming. 

700 or 750 each? Any idea if the school has to pay tax (some don’t)?

[ColdPressCoconutOil]

1 minute ago, zeusthemoose said:

700 or 750 each? Any idea if the school has to pay tax (some don’t)?

OP has stated 610 USD or 700 Singaporean Dollar

[StrawberryShortCakes]

4 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

Well, basic 1st years use for Microsoft word, excel, printshop and lastly printing. 

2nd year is video scrubbing, editing, cutting, and make a class movie together. 

Last years are coding, 3d modelling, and printing out your model. 

2nd year's have to make a 5 min film in a group of 6.

As for last year's you have to design and print out a Keychain no bigger then 5cm x 5cm

Printer + filament providee by school

[zeusthemoose]

Just now, PoopThatTookAPee said:

OP has stated 610 USD or 700 Singaporean Dollar

They said 750 at first and 700 later, I wanted to see which it was.

[StrawberryShortCakes]

2 minutes ago, PoopThatTookAPee said:

OP has stated 610 USD or 700 Singaporean Dollar

$700 for each, mostly in  Singapore gst is already included in the thing you buy. 

[zeusthemoose]

2 minutes ago, StrawberryShortCakes said:

$700 for each, mostly in  Singapore gst is already included in the thing you buy. 

Last question before I finish the list, does your school use a server to hold the files or does each computer need to be able to store all the videos they will be editing?

[StrawberryShortCakes]

4 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said:

They said 750 at first and 700 later, I wanted to see which it was.

My bad, I took out the $50 for keyboard and mouse, sorry as for monitors we had dell sponsored ones. 

[ColdPressCoconutOil]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$300.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$82.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$66.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$40.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$54.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$830.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-20 01:47 EDT-0400

 

note that the 3300x has been overprcied, it should cost 180$ cheaper.

included dGPU for demanding workloads, you can easily put in a 3400g instead and cut costs

1 minute ago, zeusthemoose said:

Last question before I finish the list, does your school use a server to hold the files or does each computer need to be able to store all the videos they will be editing?

this. this can cut costs as well

 

 

[StrawberryShortCakes]

1 minute ago, zeusthemoose said:

Last question before I finish the list, does your school use a server to hold the files or does each computer need to be able to store all the videos they will be editing?

We have a server but each 2nd year students will be issued an 500gb external hdd for the video corse/exam

[zeusthemoose]

Using pcpp, this is the best I could do. It has everything coming from the us which makes shipping costs insane. So, if your school is able to buy in bulk and get better deals on shipping (or find local sources), it should meet your price needs.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$150.00
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$176.73 @ Newegg Singapore
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$131.51 @ Newegg Singapore
Storage	HP EX920 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$99.02 @ Newegg Singapore
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$163.06 @ Newegg Singapore
Power Supply	EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$134.83 @ Newegg Singapore
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$855.15
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-20 14:02 +08+0800