Amd Build help

[Marish11]

Budget & Location: $800 in Usa --- Aim: This Build is for my mom all she will be doing is using the web, playing facebook games and watching some videos.--- Monitor: All ready have one so its not in the Pcpartpicker list but for the people that would like to know its Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ......... Peripherals -- have keyboard and mouse also going to use windows 8.1 Why are you upgrading? Her old computer was some floor model Hp system that died a few months after she got it. I finally got her to let me build and new pc and the parts below is what i came up with she doesn't need much but the only thing she really wanted me to get was a ton of ram so thats what i did even if she doesn't need that much. If anyone here sees something i should fix any help would be great as this is only my 2nd pc build.

The one question i do have is should I stay with the asrock board in my build or switch to Motherboard: Asus A88XM-PLUS/CSM Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  

Memory: Kingston Predator Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive   

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case   

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply   

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer   

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Total: $725.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[WyvernAbstracts]

why not go for a locked i5 and what's with the 16gb of ram? is she going to be editing

[JoshM]

She will barely be able to use 8gb doing that stuff lol, save a bit of money. Asus is a better brand of motherboard but my mates haven't had issues with Asrock 

[KPZ211997]

For your mom's purpose I highly recommend using intel due to low power consumption

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $722.79

 

One thing I don't know is why are your mom using 16 GB of RAM for web, fb games, videos,.... Unless she opens like 20+ chrome tabs and 10+ apps, it's a waste of money

[Marish11]

why not go for a locked i5 and what's with the 16gb of ram? is she going to be editing

Local hole in the wall pc store was doing and deal that made the amd processor $60 cheaper then the I5 and with my mom insisting on the 16gb of ram it made sense to go with that. Had I got her to lower to 8gb of ram i would have used that savings to get an i5. As for editing she might use Photoshop some but most likely wont make a dent to the 16gb but thats what she wants.

[TymmVonD]

Stay with the APU but get the 7700. She probably won't OC and doesn't need that big of a GPU. She could literally get away with 4 GB of RAM, but 8 is more than enough.