Mom Build

[Krocket]

Important Notes:

I want it to be fast, last a while, and be very quiet.

The GT 630 is something I have laying around that I thought I might as well throw in. The only thing I think it could hurt is the noise level, which I'd like to keep as low as possible.

She wants to run 2 monitors.

There are full builds on places like NewEgg that come up for sale every once in a while but I felt building my own would be better and get myself some more experience.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.19 @ Amazon) This can be considered a gaming processor. Too much?

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.98 @ Newegg) Is the stock cooler fine?

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($57.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg) She only does things with Word and Excel so she won't need 8 GB

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($65.99 @ Amazon) With the extreme amount of time she's used her current it's only at 89 GBs used so I figured I'd just use an SSD for the whole thing as a lot of laptops do this.

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GT 630 1GB Video Card  ($56.98 @ Newegg) This is something I have laying around. Should I even put it in?

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) I'd like to have a semi or full modular PSU if possible.

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) I hate having to pay so much for software.

Total: $494.86

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 17:24 EDT-0400)

[NohbdyKnows]

Just do a cheap APU build

 

edit : and you really don't need an aftermarket cooler

[Bloodyvalley]

I got my mom a 4570 lol. Stock is fine, it's really quiet too. The hyper 212 evo is really loud.

 

200R is the same case I got my mom, it's an amazing case.

 

Doesn't she have more budget?

[helping]

drop GPU, go low end APU

stock cooler should be fine, but a hyper 212 should be quieter I guess? The main benefit is you can leave the hyper 212 at a fixed fan speed, like 30 or 25% and it should be fine under 100% load.

if she only does things like word or excel I would go with an i3.

buy 1600 RAM, drop the frequency to 1333 and lower the latency on it.

Win 8.

use iGPU on i3 and remove other case fans if you can't force them to 5v, don't put in GT630. At stock clocks and 30% fan speed it should still stay plenty cool during load and the PC should be dead quiet. 200R has enough passive cooling to do this.

[Krocket]

Just do a cheap APU build

 

edit : and you really don't need an aftermarket cooler

 

I mean is APU even necessary? No gaming whatsoever. Just enough to do 2 monitors.

 

I got my mom a 4570 lol. Stock is fine, it's really quiet too. The hyper 212 evo is really loud.

 

200R is the same case I got my mom, it's an amazing case.

 

Doesn't she have more budget?

 

Ya it looked like a nice case. Okay I'll probably go with stock then. But isn't that....ILLEGAL 

 

And ya she has plenty of budget. She could probably go $700 or higher if she wanted but I like seeing how low I can get it When I first suggested building her one she gave me $1000 as the budget until I showed her how cheap I could really make it.

[Bloodyvalley]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $484.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 17:45 EDT-0400)

 

How is this? It will last her a heck of a long time. Really good parts. You can re-use the PSU for a long time, SeaSonic sell the best PSus on the market along with OCZ XFX (SeaSonic's distributor).

[Luc401]

Get a hdd also maybe..

[Heisenbleurgh]

You're building a mom?

jk. stock cpu cooling will be fine, otherwise good picks.

[Krocket]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($65.99 @ Amazon)

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $484.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 17:45 EDT-0400)

 

How is this? It will last her a heck of a long time. Really good parts. You can re-use the PSU for a long time, SeaSonic sell the best PSus on the market along with OCZ (SeaSonic's distributor).

 

Ya I think I have a better idea of what I want. And thanks

[AMD Lover]

Drop the GPU and get an APU like the others are saying. Get a Noctua or Be Quiet CPU cooler or the Hyper 212 and get a Noctua Fan. Prob get some low noise adapters and put those on all the fans and maybe invest in a sound proofed case.

[spwath]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $484.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 17:45 EDT-0400)

How is this? It will last her a heck of a long time. Really good parts. You can re-use the PSU for a long time, SeaSonic sell the best PSus on the market along with OCZ (SeaSonic's distributor).

Ouch you got me on that last statement. Ocz psues are terrible and have high failure rate.

[Bloodyvalley]

Ouch you got me on that last statement. Ocz psues are terrible and have high failure rate.

OMG so sorry, OCZ are like the worst PSU makers lol! They went bankrupt! I meant XFX!

[spwath]

OMG so sorry, OCZ are like the worst PSU makers lol! They went bankrupt! I meant XFX!

Good.

[swifty7]

are thermaltake psu's any good?

[Krocket]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($57.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($67.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $347.72

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 17:38 EDT-0400)

 

Dropped the CPU and picked up a really good APU. Maybe it's over the top but it'll be more than enough for 2 monitors.

You guys seemed pretty certain about not needing the after market cooler so I took it off.

Thanks to a wonderful person who helped me get a copy of Win 7 I was able to take that off as well.

With just 6 parts it looks like I have a really cheap and fast computer I'd like to keep this final unless somebody can really persuade me otherwise.