Parents PC Upgrade

[ewkjung]

Budget (including currency): ~$600 CAD

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: No gaming, mostly YouTube and streaming shows on a TV

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): 

 

Prices on graphics cards are kinda ridiculous at the moment but I've looked at the 1650 Supers and not sure if it's necessary or not. My parents have been running a PC that's almost a decade old and anything would be a good upgrade tbh. Oh and I already have 8 GB of RAM so I don't need to buy that.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-9100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$137.50 @ shopRBC
Motherboard	MSI B365M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$94.99 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$65.98 @ Amazon Canada
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$54.75 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Newegg Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$423.21
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-14 11:55 EDT-0400

[thebosserman34]

are you sure thats the part list the i3 9100 is 2 years old 

[WaggishOhio383]

1 minute ago, ewkjung said:

Prices on graphics cards are kinda ridiculous at the moment but I've looked at the 1650 Supers and not sure if it's necessary or not. My parents have been running a PC that's almost a decade old and anything would be a good upgrade tbh.

If it's just for web browsing and watching videos, then integrated graphics should be fine. You can always add a GPU later if it becomes an issue. Current specs look pretty good to me for just a basic desktop for everyday web-browsing activities. I'd probably put somewhere around 8-12GB RAM. 16GB would be a bit excessive if it doesn't even have a GPU.

[Guest]

I would just buy a NUC for that price and use case. It's small, elegant and sips power.

[ewkjung]

6 minutes ago, thebosserman34 said:

are you sure thats the part list the i3 9100 is 2 years old 

Yeah, didn't know it was that old but it fit the budget and had an integrated card which I figured would be okay for the time being.

 

6 minutes ago, WaggishOhio383 said:

If it's just for web browsing and watching videos, then integrated graphics should be fine. You can always add a GPU later if it becomes an issue. Current specs look pretty good to me for just a basic desktop for everyday web-browsing activities. I'd probably put somewhere around 8-12GB RAM. 16GB would be a bit excessive if it doesn't even have a GPU.

I think the most intensive thing it would be doing is watching videos that they recorded of them hiking.

 

6 minutes ago, Konrad_K said:

I would just buy a NUC for that price and use case. It's small, elegant and sips power.

Not too familiar with NUC's but I'll definitely have to take a look before making any purchases.

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$141.50 @ shopRBC
Motherboard	ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.50 @ Vuugo
Memory	Patriot 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 CL16 Memory	$46.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	ADATA SU630 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$34.99 @ Memory Express
Case	DIYPC MA01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$39.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 400 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ Canada Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$422.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$402.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-14 11:58 EDT-0400