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PC for my dad, what do you think?

Realseppy
By Realseppy
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My dad needs a new pc. He uses his old machine every day. He doesn't play games or edits video. 

 

Goal: Silent and fast pc, which still works in a few years!

 

What do you think of this? :) :

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4

Mainboard: MSI Z87-G43

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670k

CPU-Cooler: Be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 2,5" 250GB

HDD: WD Green WD20EZRK, 2GB

RAM: G.Skill DIMM 8GB DDR3-1600 Kit

Power supply: Be quiet! Pure Power CM L8 - 430W

 

I am planning to use the onboard graphics!

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Don't get a Z87. Get like an H87.

CPU: Intel Devil's Canyon i7 4790k | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760 (will get 880) | MoBo: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 | Keyboard: Razer Anansi | Drives: SanDisk 120GB SSD, 1TB Toshiba 7200RPM HDD

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How fast does it have to be?

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nevermind, i didn't read the integrated graphics part

CPU: AMD FX-8120 | CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Contac 30 | Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 | Memory: Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 | Storage: WD 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 | Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I | PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850W

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IMO an i5-4670k and a Z87 motherboard are way too overkill for daily use and web browsing.

CPU: Intel Core i7 860 @ 3.5ghz / CPU Cooler: Corsair H60i / Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 /

RAM: 16gb 4x4gb Corsair Vengeance LP / GPU: EVGA GTX 780Ti / PSU: Corsair AX850 / OS: Windows 8.1 /

Storage: Boot Drive 128gb Crucial M4 SSD, 1.5TB WD Green / Case: Ultra Defender II White /

Monitors: 2x 23" Acer G235H's / Peripherals: 2013 Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Keyboard, 2013 Razer Deathadder Mouse /

Laptop: 17'' HP ENVY Touchsmart M7-J020DX ( i7 4700MQ, 1TB, 8GB Ram )

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I'd go with an i3 instead of an i5, and I'd get H87 or H97.

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@Deadzz, gFrenken97 thank you thats defnitly an better option!

@Speedbird I like it to be as fast as possible ;)!

 

@YoyiSkill My thoughts behind such a fast setup were that he is using like 100 Programms at once. And to be honest for my dad the little extra money is not the problem so i thought it will last longer.

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I am planning to use the onboard graphics!

*vomits all over desk*

QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE 

My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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Why not MiniITX for a casual user

FANBOY OF: PowerColor, be quiet!, Transcend, G.Skill, Phanteks

FORMERLY FANBOY OF: A-Data, Corsair, Nvidia

DEVELOPING FANBOY OF: AMD (GPUS), Intel (CPUs), ASRock

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@Deadzz, gFrenken97 thank you thats defnitly an better option!

@Speedbird I like it to be as fast as possible ;)!

 

@YoyiSkill My thoughts behind such a fast setup were that he is using like 100 Programms at once. And to be honest for my dad the little extra money is not the problem so i thought it will last longer.

As fast as possible? You don't need an i5 for daily tasks. A Pentium or i3 will be good enough. Also, get H87 or H97.

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You might want a bigger hard drive... Unless you made an error and want a 2TB WD Green.

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@Sonefiler: This is case is super quiet and has great cable management!

@Speedbird Okay then i go with an i3, thank you! :)

You're welcome. This advice came from an i3 user - I have 2 PCs with first gen i3-550s.

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@Speedbird I think 2TB is enough, also because my dad has a lot of external hard drives

Even 1 TB should be good enough.

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@Speedbird Yeah thats true, maybe even 2x 1TB in raid1

Maybe... Your dad probably doesn't need the redundancy of RAID, and you pay twice as much for the same amount of storage.

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Instead of an i3, wouldn't one of the 20th anniversary Pentiums be a good idea? unless you're set on using onboard graphics in which case, yeah, you want an i3.

 

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Get an S-Skew processor (i5-4670s or similar), and a passive cooler (Nofan Ice Pipe or similar), and a larger SSD (512GB), and no HDD, and a mATX case (Fractal Design Define Mini), and a mATX board (Some Gigabyte or ASUS thing), and a H or a B series Chipset, and a SeaSonic Power Supply (they have passive ones too), and a couple of Noctua or BeQuiet fans.

Compatible with Windows 95

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