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Building Computer for Parents

zolo30
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My parents have contacted me to build them a computer. They will use the computer for Word Processing, YouTube, netflix, Skype and browsing the internet. So in other words not much. They have tablets but specifically want a new computer. They would also like something as small and compact as can be to take up less space. The budget is up to 700 USD but if it can be cheaper then by all means lets do it. I am looking for suggestions on everything but I really need help with cases.

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Rasberry pi.  :P

Case: Corsair Carbdie 330R Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Asus Z97-A CPU: AMD FX-6300 i5 4690K 3.5 GHZ + 212 EVO GPU: ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII Ram: Corsair Vengeance LP 8gb (2x4gb) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M
Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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Get the Gigabyte BRIX with the i5 4570R, put 4GB or 8GB RAM and a 1TB SSHD in it and call it a day :)

 

Very powerful now (possibly overpowered), but won't need replacement for a long time.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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help with cases? case is a subjective thing, you might dislike what i like and so might your parrents.. give them a list and let them pick..

 

as for the specs, just go with a APU and you'll be fine

RIG-Processor: Intel core i7 3770k @4.4GHz,Mobo: MSI Z77-G43,GPU:Gigabyte GTX 770, RAM:16 GB G-skill sniper f3,SSD: Corsair Force f3 240gb,HDD: Seagate baracuda 1TB,Cooler:CM Hyper 212 evo, Case: Sharkoon T28 Blue

Peripherals- Monitor: Samsung S24B300, Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow, Mouse: Razer Abyssus, Headphones: Razer Megalodon, Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Alpha, Webcam: Logitech C270,Pad:Logitech F710, Sp: Philips generic ones

#KILLEDMYWIFE #MAKEBOMBS

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Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

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Rasberry pi.  :P

Its as hard as it is already to get them to understand windows.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.97 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 Memory  ($68.31 @ Amazon) 


Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $513.21

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 15:26 EDT-0400)

 

 

you can swap the gold for something cheaper.

Diamond 5 in League :)

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help with cases? case is a subjective thing, you might dislike what i like and so might your parrents.. give them a list and let them pick..

 

as for the specs, just go with a APU and you'll be fine

 

They are not picking with cases I just need something small

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fixing this

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 15:19 EDT-0400)

the 750 is actually unneeeded.

^ Don't double post when you can just edit your earlier one.

I'm merging the posts.

 

I need windows of any kind as well yes

What about peripherals?

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My parents have contacted me to build them a computer. They will use the computer for Word Processing, YouTube, netflix, Skype and browsing the internet. So in other words not much. They have tablets but specifically want a new computer. They would also like something as small and compact as can be to take up less space. The budget is up to 700 USD but if it can be cheaper then by all means lets do it. I am looking for suggestions on everything but I really need help with cases.

please follow guidelines by telling us the exact peripherals you need etc.. do you need a keyboard, mouse, monitor, windows license, wireless card?

"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire

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please follow guidelines by telling us the exact peripherals you need etc.. do you need a keyboard, mouse, monitor, windows license, wireless card?

 

 

^ Don't double post when you can just edit your earlier one.

I'm merging the posts.

 

What about peripherals?

 

I require hardware and windows that is all.

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I require hardware and windows that is all.

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3aXxd

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I require hardware and windows that is all.

what do you mean by "I require hardware"? That doesn't tell me much. You have to tell me if all you need is the tower, or if you need a computer screen, keyboard, mouse, wireless card etc.. 

"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire

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what do you mean by "I require hardware"? That doesn't tell me much. You have to tell me if all you need is the tower, or if you need a computer screen, keyboard, mouse, wireless card etc.. 

 

 

Hardware is a broad term. Do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse, web cam included in the budget?

 

By Hardware I mean core components nothing outside of a chasis. I got the build thank you everyone for contributing

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:  Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($83.31 @ NCIX US)
Memory:  Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($90.48 @ NCIX US)
Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Case:  Inwin BP655.300TB3L Mini ITX Tower Case w/200W Power Supply
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: 3.5" to 2.5" adapter ($5.00)
Total: $428.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 17:44 EDT-0400)

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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