Non gaming build

[Buffon07]

Budget (including currency): $600-700

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Non-gaming

 

Here is what I have planned. Any suggestions on ways to reduce cost a bit? This is a non gaming rig and will primarily be used for work (nothing too demanding such as rendering or photo editing) I do not wish to use anything with onboard graphics, so a GPU will be needed. Thoughts? 

 

Product Description Qty. Total Price Windows 10 Home - 64-bit - OEM Item #: 32-416-892 1 $109.99 ViewMax ENIGMAX Radeon RX 570 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express 3.0 x16 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, 3 DisplayPort, PRO Gaming Edition Item #: 9SIA23XBEE6453 1 $122.99 LG Electronics 14X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black Model WH14NS40 - OEM Item #: 27-136-250 1 $59.99 WD Blue WD20EZAZ 2TB 5400 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Item #: 22-234-372 1 $52.99 SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 250GB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-76E250B/AM Item #: 20-147-676 1 $49.99 EVGA 500W Power Supply 500 W1 100-W1-0500-KR 80+ WHITE 500W Power Supply Item #: 9SIAR4JBRT5960 1 $68.99 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Item #: 20-231-941 1 $59.66 AMD RYZEN 3 3200G 4-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W YD3200C5FHBOX Desktop Processor Item #: 19-113-571 1 $99.99 MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard Item #: 13-144-264 1 $109.99 Fractal Design Focus G Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, FD-CA-FOCUS-BK-W Item #: 11-352-069 1 $55.49

 

Total: $790.07 (891.98 after shipping and taxes)

[bmx6454]

you can save a bit of money getting a windows 10 pro key off ebay, usually 5-10$ instead of 100$+

[eeeee1]

2 minutes ago, Buffon07 said:

I do not wish to use anything with onboard graphics

but your cpu has onboard graphics... and there is nothing wrong with onboard. it will be fine.

[Buffon07]

1 minute ago, eeeee1 said:

but your cpu has onboard graphics... and there is nothing wrong with onboard. it will be fine.

My concern is some bottlenecks with onboard which is why I would want to do a dedicated card. 

[GhostRoadieBL]

1 minute ago, Buffon07 said:

My concern is some bottlenecks with onboard which is why I would want to do a dedicated card. 

what specifically do you feel would be bottlenecked by onboard graphics?

[Buffon07]

1 minute ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

what specifically do you feel would be bottlenecked by onboard graphics?

This computer is for my father and while he mostly does his business with it (mostly word documents and web based systems) I am uncertain of the full extent to which he needs graphical computing which is why I picked a "budget" graphics card. Nothing overpowered, but still within reason should his workloads demand something more and wouldn't need to upgrade for him should something change. I am only hypothesizing his workloads which is why I am wanting to have dedicated.  

[GhostRoadieBL]

19 minutes ago, Buffon07 said:

This computer is for my father and while he mostly does his business with it (mostly word documents and web based systems) I am uncertain of the full extent to which he needs graphical computing which is why I picked a "budget" graphics card. Nothing overpowered, but still within reason should his workloads demand something more and wouldn't need to upgrade for him should something change. I am only hypothesizing his workloads which is why I am wanting to have dedicated.  

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$71.88 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$83.99 @ B&H
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$63.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card	$144.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$36.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$79.98 @ Amazon
Optical Drive	LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer	$53.48 @ Other World Computing
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$749.06
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-23 21:39 EDT-0400

 

 

- since it's probably primarily single threaded applications the i3-9100F will be more than enough. turbos up really well for the bursty loads like opening documents and spreadsheets, and no onboard graphics so it runs cooler

- saved some $ by going mATX  with a case to match, full ATX doesn't get you anything mATX won't give you

- couple dollars extra for Patriot RAM, it's personal preference at this price so I tried to tie in the dark grey metallic with the silver accent motherboard

- for the same price as the sata SSD you can get an NVME SSD with cache for faster writes. 

- effectively the same HDD

- RX570 8GB for 20$ more is worth it if there does happen to be a graphics accelerated program being used. it's unlikely to need an upgrade for many years

- swapped 80+ "certified" to 80+ Gold PSU, it's 10$ more but well worth it for the peace of mind of quality components. 

[Buffon07]

4 minutes ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$71.88 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$83.99 @ B&H
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$63.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card	$144.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$36.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$79.98 @ Amazon
Optical Drive	LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer	$53.48 @ Other World Computing
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$749.06
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-23 21:39 EDT-0400

 

 

- since it's probably primarily single threaded applications the i3-9100F will be more than enough. turbos up really well for the bursty loads like opening documents and spreadsheets, and no onboard graphics so it runs cooler

- saved some $ by going mATX  with a case to match, full ATX doesn't get you anything mATX won't give you

- couple dollars extra for Patriot RAM, it's personal preference at this price so I tried to tie in the dark grey metallic with the silver accent motherboard

- for the same price as the sata SSD you can get an NVME SSD with cache for faster writes. 

- effectively the same HDD

- RX570 8GB for 20$ more is worth it if there does happen to be a graphics accelerated program being used. it's unlikely to need an upgrade for many years

- swapped 80+ "certified" to 80+ Gold PSU, it's 10$ more but well worth it for the peace of mind of quality components. 

I appreciate it. I actually just looked more into the 3200G on board graphics and was actually surprised as to its power for graphics demand on gaming - which if it can handle that load on 1080P gaming still giving around 60FPS, I may not need the GPU as you and the other poster stated.