Build idea for my grandparents

[JAW96]

my aunt told my grandparents about the XP security issue, and the decided the best way to handle it was to not use their PC anymore, and while they were talking about it I told them I could build them one, so I made up a list

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jakenator96/saved/4NQs

 

I know what some of you are thinking "that RAM with THAT motherboard HELLLL NO!"

 

so yeah, if anyone has experience building in that case tell me what to expect

[Flight1sim]

That seems ok

 

 

Better PSU?

[Coombzy]

My Little Fermi Rig is built in the N200 its a pretty nice case but the hard drive cages were a bugger the cable is facing the front instead of the back but its pretty silent even with a stock cooler.

[Tech_Dreamer]

wait , don't they have a rig already? why the new case then?

[JAW96]

wait , don't they have a rig already? why the new case then?

it is a dell pre-built, not very builder friendly

[dizmo]

Do they really need a 1tb drive and 8gb of RAM?

I'm betting you could get away with a much, much cheaper build than this.

[Tech_Dreamer]

it is a dell pre-built, not very builder friendly

Oh okay... :mellow: in that 'case' that looks good, imo , Do they really need 8 gigs of ram ? OG's dont do heavy stuffs with their PC i believe. Hdd size is okay..

[flibberdipper]

Do they really need a 1tb drive and 8gb of RAM?

I'm betting you could get away with a much, much cheaper build than this.

My grandma has used up about 10-20% of her 1TB drive. And you should never have less than 8GB of RAM with an APU, otherwise you might start to run out.

 

OP, I'll do a $500 or so build right now to see what I can come up with.

[Markyod]

Get Windows 7 since it's a lot more like XP, Windows 8 will probably confuse them.

[JAW96]

Do they really need a 1tb drive and 8gb of RAM?

I'm betting you could get away with a much, much cheaper build than this.

well with HD the cost between a 1tb and anything lower is so little it is not worth it, and with ram I have a cousins who visit there often and play games, so that is for them, plus APU it has no VRAM

[JAW96]

Get Windows 7 since it's a lot more like XP, Windows 8 will probably confuse them.

I wish that was a valid option as a windows 7 user, but the cost for a proper copy of windows 7 compared to 8.1 doesn't justify it

[zombiepixel]

you dont need such an expensive cpu (unless they want it) and 8 gbs of ram is a bit high but its fine 

[llama16plays]

Swich the HD with a 120GB SSD, unless they will really need that much storage.  8GB RAM is too much. 4GB is pleanty.

[Guest]

I would rather stick an i3 in there

[Guest]

Swich the HD with a 120GB SSD, unless they will really need that much storage.  8GB RAM is too much. 4GB is pleanty.

8 gig is needed for an APU

[JAW96]

I would rather stick an i3 in there

yaaaa.... no

[flibberdipper]

Better components as far as the PSU and motherboard goes, and the colors don't clash.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $504.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:48 EDT-0400)

 

EDIT: And an option for Windows 7.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $504.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:51 EDT-0400)

[Guest]

Better components as far as the PSU and motherboard goes, and the colors don't clash.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

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

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $504.74

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:48 EDT-0400)

I dont think his grandparents care about the colors

[dizmo]

My grandma has used up about 10-20% of her 1TB drive. And you should never have less than 8GB of RAM with an APU, otherwise you might start to run out.

 

OP, I'll do a $500 or so build right now to see what I can come up with.

Yeah, my dad (who's probably the same age as you youngsters grandparents) is a heavy gamer. He has a 500gb and rarely gets even close to maxing it out.

I can't disagree more with your RAM statement though. I have 4gb in my ultrabook, with HD4000 graphics. Which is basically an APU. It uses it all when I game, yes, but it's not that bad.

 

well with HD the cost between a 1tb and anything lower is so little it is not worth it, and with ram I have a cousins who visit there often and play games, so that is for them, plus APU it has no VRAM

Ahh, fair enough. Without the gaming though, APU's work perfectly fine with 4gb of RAM. Or if your cousins play basic games (Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc) you don't need it.

[dizmo]

Better components as far as the PSU and motherboard goes, and the colors don't clash.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

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

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $504.74

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:48 EDT-0400)

 

EDIT: And an option for Windows 7.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

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

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $504.74

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:51 EDT-0400)

I believe the 6790k has a much better graphics unit. It's only $10 more.

[llama16plays]

8 gig is needed for an APU

Ok true. I overlooked that.

[flibberdipper]

I dont think his grandparents care about the colors

Well, I do. And it's still ~$10 cheaper than the one the OP posted.

 

 

Yeah, my dad (who's probably the same age as you youngsters grandparents) is a heavy gamer. He has a 500gb and rarely gets even close to maxing it out.

I can't disagree more with your RAM statement though. I have 4gb in my ultrabook, with HD4000 graphics. Which is basically an APU. It uses it all when I game, yes, but it's not that bad.

 

Ahh, fair enough. Without the gaming though, APU's work perfectly fine with 4gb of RAM. Or if your cousins play basic games (Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc) you don't need it.

Granted, my grandma may use her computer differently, but she blows through 4GB like it's nothing.

 

 

I believe the 6790k has a much better graphics unit. It's only $10 more.

I think it does, but in the interest of keeping it as close to $500 as possible, I went with the 5800k. And even then it would probably be a negligible upgrade.

[jem.graham]

Yeah, I built a PC for my grandparents and I only went with an athlon x2, 4gb ram and a 1tb hdd.

I found it difficult not going with 8gb ram and a ssd because, it's just habit to pick them

[jtrier1]

my aunt told my grandparents about the XP security issue, and the decided the best way to handle it was to not use their PC anymore, and while they were talking about it I told them I could build them one, so I made up a list

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jakenator96/saved/4NQs

 

I know what some of you are thinking "that RAM with THAT motherboard HELLLL NO!"

 

so yeah, if anyone has experience building in that case tell me what to expect

 

 

Given that your grandparents are most likely using their PC for basic purposes such as web surfing & email, 4GB is more than enough memory for them. Take a look at what I've put together.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Rtmw

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Rtmw/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Rtmw/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.94 @ OutletPC)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Mwave)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $457.35

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 18:04 EDT-0400)

[JAW96]

Better components as far as the PSU and motherboard goes, and the colors don't clash.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

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

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $504.74

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:48 EDT-0400)

 

EDIT: And an option for Windows 7.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg)

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.44 @ Amazon)

Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

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

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $504.74

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 17:51 EDT-0400)

here is my adjustment

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jakenator96/saved/4NQs