Desktop for parents

[simbaleo]

Budget (including currency): 1000 euro

Country: Netherlands

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: The most graphically intensive stuff I can think of will be either high res pictures / videos since my mom is into taking pictures and drawing (she might want to try digital drawing as well since she likes painting and seems interested in my sisters digital drawings) or playing solitaire. 

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): It's a pc for my parents. They will mostly use it for emails and such other standard desk things I guess. They have peripherals already and use 2 1080p monitors which are alright quality I think. ( I don't know any of the brands, can ask for them if it matters) Their current PC is so old it freezes from moving the mouse so I don't think any of the old parts will be reused. Planning to buy as soon as I know what to buy. The main things I need is for it to be smooth in use and to stay smoothly useable for as long as possible

 

[bezza...]

i would go for a ryzen 5 5600g and a cheap am4 mobo. no gpu needed should come under budget

[JimTheBeet]

Reuse the case and you can build it for 1/5 the budget!

[BiotechBen]

https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/fqJ9Ls

Mid range GPU (<400W transient) can be added no problem.

[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€146.95 @ Azerty) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  (€26.95 @ Paradigit) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (€138.85 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (€73.85 @ Megekko) 
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€71.95 @ Paradigit) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  (€89.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Silverstone SX300-B 300 W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  (€62.85 @ Azerty) 
Total: €610.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-12-06 22:31 CET+0100

[bezza...]

12 hours ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€146.95 @ Azerty) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  (€26.95 @ Paradigit) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  (€138.85 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (€73.85 @ Megekko) 
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (€71.95 @ Paradigit) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  (€89.00 @ Amazon Netherlands) 
Power Supply: Silverstone SX300-B 300 W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  (€62.85 @ Azerty) 
Total: €610.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-12-06 22:31 CET+0100

u may as well use the stock cooler. they r not going to putting that cpu under sustaned load

[brob]

3 hours ago, Tomberry said:

u may as well use the stock cooler. they r not going to putting that cpu under sustaned load

 

True. The aftermarket cooler is just to reduce noise level.

[simbaleo]

bit late reply from me but thanks for all the info everyone!