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my mom's laptop is dying and she needs something she can do her banking, facebook, and some flash games on...

she's also not willing to go back to one screen... (she currently has one plugged into her laptop) she likes to have her word documents and exel files on one screen and her facebook and email open on the other.

 

so i wanna know, will this build handle her graphical needs? she doesnt need much storage than that, snd she's definately not interested in an ssd just for boot times, as she'll only ever turn it off once a week.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fFQCZL

 

(if you plan on modifying, dont change the motherboard to something that doesnt have wifi, she hates having more cables being used)

soryy for making so many new topics. xD

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I'd say just get her a decently speced out Chromebook.

Ew no.

 

@BurgerBum Her needs are literally squat. 

 

 
CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($42.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($53.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Total: $413.22
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Just get her a decent chromebook or ultrabook, facebook doesn't need much to be open.

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i3531-1200BK-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00KMRGF28/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1409786618&sr=1-2&keywords=ultrabook

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I have now idea how I could miss-read that...

Really,I was like "Holy crap."

 

I really need to go to sleep.

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That's too much, what's wrong with the laptop?

myfamily has just had bad expieriences with laptops.... especially in the under 500$ range.

we also dont move around much... so portability is pointless for her...

 

she wants to upgrade to a deskop one soon and she really wants to be able to run two screens...

Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger, forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart. 
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myfamily has just had bad expieriences with laptops.... especially in the under 500$ range.

we also dont move around much... so portability is pointless for her...

 

she wants to upgrade to a deskop one soon and she really wants to be able to run two screens...

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($62.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($26.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($25.00)
Total: $315.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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"Rawr XD"

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I recommend this (The aftermarket heat sink is for overclocking to get a bit of extra performance) : 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/28LV23

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Why don't you get a chromebox if you don't like laptops? :P

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These days, even a potato is powerful enough to run facebook. Take a look at this one!

 

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Jokes aside, any modern PC Will run Facebook.

Main Machine:  16 inch MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1 Pro (10 CPU, 16 GPU Core), 512GB SDD, 16GB RAM

Gaming Machine:  Acer Nitro 5, Core i7 10750H, RTX 3060 (L) 6GB, 1TB SSD (Boot), 2TB SSD (Storage), 32GB DDR4 RAM

Other Tech: iPhone 15 Pro Max, Series 6 Apple Watch (LTE), AirPods Max, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360

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Why not? It's just banking, facebook, and flash games.......

they're like netbooks....theyre just not worth it

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All it needs is an SSD bruh,rest don't matter ;)

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Ew no.

 

@BurgerBum Her needs are literally squat. 

 

 
CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($42.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($53.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Total: $413.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 19:24 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($62.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($26.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($25.00)
Total: $315.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 19:27 EDT-0400

 

Why 500w psu"s though? This pc will probably never have a gpu and 350w would be perfect.

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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These days, even a potato is powerful enough to run facebook. Take a look at this one!

 

Jokes aside, any modern PC Will run Facebook.

i know that, but she'll need the ability to run the two screens with alot of other shit at the same time. xD

skype, chrome (probabbly about 3 tabs average) word, exel, and some small time games like plants vs zombies.

she's the type of person who will literally open up a game to pass the time of google taking time to find her search. xD

Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger, forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart. 
-Jim Hensen

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Why 500w psu"s though? This pc will probably never have a gpu and 350w would be perfect.

CX500 is the cheapest PSU available on the Canadian PCPP site that I would be comfortable with using, but I guess this would be okay too. Adds room for a possible future GPU upgrade for a bit of gaming (which a 5350 can definitely handle)

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($62.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($26.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($25.00)
Total: $307.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Why 500w psu"s though? This pc will probably never have a gpu and 350w would be perfect.

Like Aniallation said, you don't want a shit psu

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CX500 is the cheapest PSU available on the Canadian PCPP site that I would be comfortable with using, but I guess this would be okay too. Adds room for a possible future GPU upgrade for a bit of gaming (which a 5350 can definitely handle)

 

 
CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($62.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($26.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($25.00)
Total: $307.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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And this rosewill? - http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-rv3502

 

Those g2a windows 8 are not legit btw, rather just add a normal one

The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC

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And another thing, 8GB RAM will make a world of difference add it please, the extra cost will be justified in the performance

For minimal stuff like Facebook and just general internet browsing, 4gb should be more than enough. It's safe to assume there won't be hundreds of open tabs. 

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CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($62.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-M Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($26.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($25.00)
Total: $315.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 19:27 EDT-0400

 

Drop the G2A copy of Windows, they have been proven to sell MSDN keys (illegal) and they only last for around 1-2 years before needing to be replaced.

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Drop the G2A copy of Windows, they have been proven to sell MSDN keys (illegal) and they only last for around 1-2 years before needing to be replaced.

Well, aside from the illegal factor, I'd rather pick up a copy for 2 years and then replaced it with an actual copy of windows 9, which should be released soon. 

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