My girlfriend's PC.

[WooZ_Lv]

Hi.

 

I am planing build for my girlfriend so number one priority is stability.

Computer will be used for basic daily stuff and some lite gaming on 1080p screen.

 

And we are on tight budget around 400€ I am giving my GTX 560ti and my cpu (2500K).

I am changing to 3750K because my 2500K only works at stock speeds.

 

UPDATED

 

CPU - I5-2500K (my old)

GPU - GTX 560ti (my old)

MB - Giga Byte GA-B75N ( 72€ )

RAM - A-Data XPG Gaming 8GB Dual channel  ( 69€ )

PSU - Corsair CX430M ( 50€ )

Storage - Seagate Barracuda 500Gb  ( 50€ )

SSD - Kingston SSDNow V300, 60GB ( 53€ )

Network - Asus PCE-N15 Wireless PCI-E card ( 20€ ) Because cable not available at her's place.

Case - Fractal Design Core 1000  ( 41€ ) 

Cheapest optical drive ( 17€ )

 

Total - 372 €

 

So what are your thoughts about this build? Is it optimal or I need change something?

[Probenja]

You could go with the CX430M and a small 64gb ssd for the os + 1tb seagate baracuda. Oh and a smaller case.

[jezza39]

I'd recommend squeezing 8GB in to the budget, you'd be surprised how quickly apps like chrome use up 4GB

[flibberdipper]

8GB of RAM and maybe a cheaper case. 4GB is not enough.

[kristaps552]

So,
8gb of ram
Small nice not gamer looking case, something "pretty"

Cx430m will be fine, i've got 660ti running with a cx430 and it's fine.

SSD + HDD would be better.

[Mister Snow]

Squeeze 8 GB of ram if you can, everything else is ok.

[JAKEBAB]

Everything they said plus a pic of your gf 

 

just want to see her reaction when u have built it thats totally all

[ThyFeared]

I'd recommend squeezing 8GB in to the budget, you'd be surprised how quickly apps like chrome use up 4GB

I'm having this problem so much on my laptop

But yeah 8Gb's of ram is a Need

[WooZ_Lv]

So,

8gb of ram

Small nice not gamer looking case, something "pretty"

Cx430m will be fine, i've got 660ti running with a cx430 and it's fine.

SSD + HDD would be better.

Ok. 

I edited my post

[WooZ_Lv]

Everything they said plus a pic of your gf 

 

just want to see her reaction when u have built it thats totally all

Hmmm. 

[FloRolf]

You could go with the CX430M and a small 64gb ssd for the os + 1tb seagate baracuda. Oh and a smaller case.

 

i wouldnt go ssd unless its like 250gb for people who are not that tech savvy. Simply because they'll just cramp everything on C (ssd) and 64gb are not enough for that.

[Willson94]

I'm just curious as to why your 2500k only runs at stock 
can't find anything else wrong that hasnt been mentioned already 

[Willson94]

i wouldnt go ssd unless its like 250gb for people who are not that tech savvy. Simply because they'll just cramp everything on C (ssd) and 64gb are not enough for that.

I had this problem with my parents but once I changed the default download folder on chrome and the libraries in windows explorer it was fine 

[Megazero]

A little bit over budget but it's good. The mobo have build in Wifi
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  (€89.48 @ Amazon Italia) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€66.94 @ Amazon Italia) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€59.39 @ Amazon Italia) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.00 @ Amazon Italia) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  (€87.84 @ Amazon Italia) 

Power Supply:  Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€59.45 @ Amazon Italia) 

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (€15.16 @ Amazon Italia) 

Total: €434.26

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-20 22:05 CEST+0200)

 

I dont skim on anything here, plus also my option are limited because the PcPartPicker part list for country that use Euro are extremely limited, so feel free to change it around a bit to suit with your actual place

[WooZ_Lv]

I'm just curious as to why your 2500k only runs at stock 

can't find anything else wrong that hasnt been mentioned already 

I don't know why but I can't overclock it anymore.

[WooZ_Lv]

I had this problem with my parents but once I changed the default download folder on chrome and the libraries in windows explorer it was fine 

I will do the same.

[WooZ_Lv]

 

A little bit over budget but it's good. The mobo have build in Wifi

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  (€89.48 @ Amazon Italia) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€66.94 @ Amazon Italia) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€59.39 @ Amazon Italia) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.00 @ Amazon Italia) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  (€87.84 @ Amazon Italia) 

Power Supply:  Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€59.45 @ Amazon Italia) 

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  (€15.16 @ Amazon Italia) 

Total: €434.26

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-20 22:05 CEST+0200)

 

I dont skim on anything here, plus also my option are limited because the PcPartPicker part list for country that use Euro are extremely limited, so feel free to change it around a bit to suit with your actual place

 

 

In my country those parts are more expensive. But thanks for help.

[Mister Snow]

i wouldnt go ssd unless its like 250gb for people who are not that tech savvy. Simply because they'll just cramp everything on C (ssd) and 64gb are not enough for that.

I would agree with this. People just have a tendency of clicking next on installations and it installs on drive C by default. 

You can maybe explain it to her where to install stuff.

[Megazero]

In my country those parts are more expensive. But thanks for help.

Hmm... well, I still think you need a 120GB SSD, not 60GB. I only install Win 7 and 1 game on my SSD but it already took up 90GB, I think win 8 took less space but it's still better to have a little room to breath

1TB HDD should not be that much more expensive than a 500GB, try looking into it.

Also see if there's any mobo that have build in Wifi, it should be cheaper than buying 2 seperately, but I might be wrong on this

[WooZ_Lv]

Hmm... well, I still think you need a 120GB SSD, not 60GB. I only install Win 7 and 1 game on my SSD but it already took up 90GB, I think win 8 took less space but it's still better to have a little room to breath

1TB HDD should not be that much more expensive than a 500GB, try looking into it.

Also see if there's any mobo that have build in Wifi, it should be cheaper than buying 2 seperately, but I might be wrong on this

Okey. Thanks for advice.

[WooZ_Lv]

I would agree with this. People just have a tendency of clicking next on installations and it installs on drive C by default. 

You can maybe explain it to her where to install stuff.

I will explain.