Light Workstation

[Keltyx98]

Budget (including currency): ~ 500 USD

Country: Switzerland

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: MS Office, Browsing, Electrical CAD, Light Programs

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Hyx2tp
 

Hi, I'm planning to make a small build I would use only for light workload since I already have a gaming laptop.
Attached is the part list, I would buy used CPU and MOBO, therefore the price would go down to about 518 USD.

Add a 140mm noctua fan on the case as intake since the case comes without any fans (it's about 33 USD) 

I'm planning to run Linux on the machine because i want to get used to it for gaming in the future (not on this machine).
What do you think about the build? Any advice where I could do something better?

Thanks!

 

[Duckson McQuack]

Seems fine but don't spend your money on the noctua FAN [not cpu cooler]

ATX PSU in SG13 is hard and even harder with non modular

[Keltyx98]

2 minutes ago, Duckson McQuack said:

Seems fine but don't spend your money on the noctua FAN [not cpu cooler]

ATX PSU in SG13 is hard and even harder with non modular

thanks, so I would go with a Pure Wings 2 from BeQuiet for 14$
Abot the PSU, I don't think I can go modular or  SFX without dropping to 300W, would 300W be enough?  

[SavageNeo]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$142.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$129.98 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	$54.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.67 @ Amazon
Case	Silverstone SG13 V2 Mini ITX Tower Case	$51.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$559.51
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-06 11:46 EDT-0400

changed the motherboard for cheaper but as good unit.

foo the savings from the motherboard oyu could afford much better psu.

 

59 minutes ago, Keltyx98 said:

Add a 140mm noctua fan on the case as intake since the case comes without any fans (it's about 33 USD) 

noctua redix or silet wings 3 are good fans.

41 minutes ago, Duckson McQuack said:

ATX PSU in SG13 is hard and even harder with non modular

it will be harder than in normal mid tower cases but still highly possible.

 

14 minutes ago, Keltyx98 said:

Abot the PSU, I don't think I can go modular or  SFX without dropping to 300W, would 300W be enough?

300w would be enough but for future upgrades you want 450w-550w psu. well 300w psu would be enough, but depends on the exact model

[Keltyx98]

Thank you a lot!
I changed the fan with a used Silent Wings 3 for 17$ 

For the PSU i was considering the ST30SF 300W 80Plus Bronze at 60$ 
https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=458&area=en
I'm not planning on upgrading the PC in any way