600 Dollar Home PC Build

I am building a Home PC for my aunt and I wanted to see if these parts are good.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/766923

Give any advice or changes that you think would make it better.

I would much rather get an APU then an i5

An SSD for older people does wonders, it makes the PC feel so fast

And do you really need a modular PSU for that build?

Aniallation · July 29, 2014

Get a different SSD, that one is crap.

Try to get 8 GB of RAM.

I would get a Barracuda instead of a Green, it'll be a bit faster.

Get your Windows key from G2A, it will save you a lot of money.

I would get a more... classy looking case, that one is kind of... 'gamer' oriented.

Besides that, looks good.

If he's getting an SSD then might as well stick with the green. Less heat, ,less noise, less vibration, less power, longer life

G2A is getting more and more hit and miss

Benjio · July 29, 2014

If he's getting an SSD then might as well stick with the green. Less heat, ,less noise, less vibration, less power, longer life

G2A is getting more and more hit and miss

I would still prefer a Barracuda personally, just in case it will be re-purposed for something else someday or just to make general things faster like if they ever want to install games/programs to it. I've never used G2A so you may be right, I'll have to look into that, thanks.

Aniallation · July 29, 2014

I would still prefer a Barracuda personally, just in case it will be re-purposed for something else someday or just to make general things faster like if they ever want to install games/programs to it. I've never used G2A so you may be right, I'll have to look into that, thanks.

But you want your drive to last to that "someday" right?

jbblingboy · July 29, 2014

Thanks everyone i will stick with what i have but will upgrade to 8gb of ram

Benjio · July 29, 2014

But you want your drive to last to that "someday" right?

Well it's not like Seagate drives aren't unreliable, and any drive has a chance of failing, but I see your point I guess.

brob · July 30, 2014

I am building a Home PC for my aunt and I wanted to see if these parts are good.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/766923

Give any advice or changes that you think would make it better.

A couple of suggestions. 2x4GB of memory, the part in the below list had the best pricing. I did not choose it for the speed. A Seagate Barracuda, if you prefer a WD Blue is about the same price. (I have to admit to not liking WD Greens after a number of problems.) A less expensive case and psu. Still good quality. The case is an mATX case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.51 @ Mwave)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($93.95 @ B&H)

Total: $597.79

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