"Office PC" for my Mother

[Kameegaming]

I want to make a basic PC for office like work, Browsing, Microsoft Office, Youtube.

No peripherials needed, she has a monitor 15 inch, 1024x756 or something along those lines.

Pc would be nice under 200 euros.

Already have and SSD:

Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB for 46 euros.

this is the same size as she has now in HDD.

[kristaps552]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€34.86 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (€45.01 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€33.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (€38.63 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€56.90 @ Caseking) 

Total: €209.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

It's a quick mock up from German pc part picker as it's the only country that has euros on PC part picker, but it should give you a good example of what you would need.

[ShadowCaptain]

I want to make a basic PC for office like work, Browsing, Microsoft Office, Youtube.

No peripherials needed, she has a monitor 15 inch, 1024x756 or something along those lines.

Pc would be nice under 200 euros.

Already have and SSD:

Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB for 46 euros.

this is the same size as she has now in HDD.

 

I was going to say just buy a NUC or something

 

If you just want super cheap look for an AM1 socket board and the 5350 quad core, they are super cheap and should be perfectly fine for office work

 

alternatively an h81 1150 board and a pentium would be even better

[c3p0]

Under 200 seems a little unrealistic due the fact you need an operating system which is alone 100 € OEM. Or pick linux mint. For the daily shedules she isn't really forced to use windows.

 

Well here's a little system:

 

Case:

BitFenix Shinobi Core USB 3.0 Midi Tower

 

DVD

LG Electronics GH24NSB0 DVD-RW SATA

 

Cpu

Intel Pentium G3420 2x 3.20GHz So.1150

 

Cooler:

Thermalright AXP-100 Muscle Topblow Kühler

 

MB:

Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Intel H81 So.1150

 

Ram:

4GB Corsair XMS3 Xtreme Performance DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9 Single

 

Psu:

300 Watt be quiet! Pure Power L8

 

Hdd:

1000GB Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003

 

Total 297 323€

https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping_cart.php/basket_action/load_basket_extern/id/fd8d3122072143080aaea998a6aa612a1002a5a57cf9835d0d8

 

Edit: Forgot 2 fans

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/be-quiet--Shadow-Wings-SW1-Mid-Speed-120x120x25mm-1500-U-min-18-dB-A--sch_767389.html

[Kameegaming]

Under 200 seems a little unrealistic due the fact you need an operating system which is alone 100 € OEM. Or pick linux mint. For the daily shedules she isn't really forced to use windows.

 

Well here's a little system:

 

Case:

BitFenix Shinobi Core USB 3.0 Midi Tower

 

DVD

LG Electronics GH24NSB0 DVD-RW SATA

 

Cpu

Intel Pentium G3420 2x 3.20GHz So.1150

 

Cooler:

Thermalright AXP-100 Muscle Topblow Kühler

 

MB:

Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Intel H81 So.1150

 

Ram:

4GB Corsair XMS3 Xtreme Performance DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9 Single

 

Psu:

300 Watt be quiet! Pure Power L8

 

Hdd:

1000GB Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003

 

Total 297€

https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping_cart.php/basket_action/load_basket_extern/id/fd8d3122072143080aaea998a6aa612a1002a5a57cf9835d0d8

Already have SSD for storage,

Dont need HDD, DVD slot , Nor OS, I have OS, i am a student,

Cooler seems also redundant if the CPU comes with one.

there is a case available, which is and older HP case, not sure if that would suffice though

[ShadowCaptain]

 

The NUCs are pretty nice actually but the pricepoint is much higher regarding bang/buck i think.

 

 

i3 nuc for 160 euros

 

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-BOXDC3217BY-Barebone-Mini-PC-Intel-HD/dp/B0093LINT2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1405595484&sr=8-8&keywords=intel+nuc

[c3p0]

Already have SSD for storage,

Dont need HDD, DVD slot , Nor OS, I have OS, i am a student,

Cooler seems also redundant if the CPU comes with one.

there is a case available, which is and older HP case, not sure if that would suffice though

That would size it down to 240. A bit over budget but stil a nice rig for office Just thought of an aftermarket cooler because the stock ones are usual loud. Maybe I'm just to silent pc fanatic For the case you can check for atx or matx at the hp homepage. Or consider the manual to check for fitting standoffs.

[ShadowCaptain]

yeah, that's right. Anyway, performance-wise this NUC sucks compared with the Athlon, you would need extra RAM (my proposition already comes with 8GB) and he could not use his SSD, he would have to buy an mSATA SSD too. And 160€ are sth like 215$ right now, so even more expensive.

 

I would happily pick an i3 over the am1 processors it would eat it up, I was just saying there are some NUCs in the price range

 

BUT your build is still very good for the money! and I origionally recommended the AM1 system perfect for a home office system

[Kameegaming]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kK8xRB

With Cooler Master Mini Case with 300 W PSU

For 240

Gonna check the case we have at home if it can accomodate the ATX and what PSU does it have, it's kind of and old case so not getting my hopes up but another 80 euro cut form the prize would come handy

[Kameegaming]

Under 200 seems a little unrealistic due the fact you need an operating system which is alone 100 € OEM. Or pick linux mint. For the daily shedules she isn't really forced to use windows.

 

Well here's a little system:

 

Case:

BitFenix Shinobi Core USB 3.0 Midi Tower

 

DVD

LG Electronics GH24NSB0 DVD-RW SATA

 

Cpu

Intel Pentium G3420 2x 3.20GHz So.1150

 

Cooler:

Thermalright AXP-100 Muscle Topblow Kühler

 

MB:

Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Intel H81 So.1150

 

Ram:

4GB Corsair XMS3 Xtreme Performance DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9 Single

 

Psu:

300 Watt be quiet! Pure Power L8

 

Hdd:

1000GB Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003

 

Total 297 323€

https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping_cart.php/basket_action/load_basket_extern/id/fd8d3122072143080aaea998a6aa612a1002a5a57cf9835d0d8

 

Edit: Forgot 2 fans

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/be-quiet--Shadow-Wings-SW1-Mid-Speed-120x120x25mm-1500-U-min-18-dB-A--sch_767389.html

WHy the 300W Psu btw?  do you have any calculator for it? is 200 not enough for a low profile pc like this?

Based on a calculator:http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

This systeam needs about 180W

[c3p0]

WHy the 300W Psu btw?  do you have any calculator for it? is 200 not enough for a low profile pc like this?

Based on a calculator:http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

This systeam needs about 180W

 

Why because it's not much of a pricediffrence between an 80+ brand psu and an chinese 200 watts that may catch fire over night. Also it's not always at 300 watts its max 300 watts. + better regulated consumption which this cheap one probably don't have.

[Kameegaming]

Why because it's not much of a pricediffrence between an 80+ brand psu and an chinese 200 watts that may catch fire over night. Also it's not always at 300 watts its max 300 watts. + better regulated consumption which this cheap one probably don't have.

It's just there is two cases, Cooler master mini with 200 Watt PSU and one with 300 watt PSU, and the difference is 30 Euros, so if all that extra 100 Wattss just gonna sit there it's not really worth that extra 30 euros

But meh, rather have the upgradeability and not have the psu run on full power all the time