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[Cheese4395]

Good Evening Everyone,

 

1. Budget & Location
I live in America, and have a Micro center easily accessible. My budget including the monitor will probably honestly end up being 600-700, but I would prefer it be as cheap as possible. Hopefully from 500-600 if possible.

2. Aim
The aim is a cheap, fast computer for my parents who only use it to browse the internet and watch videos.

3. Monitors
1 Monitor, probably a 27" or a 24". 

4. Peripherals
I do not need Windows, but my parents requested a very clear and sharp monitor.  They are old and they are having a harder time looking and reading things.

 

5. Extras

I prefer Intel as it is what I've always worked with, but it you decide to do an AMD build at a significantly lower and better price point I might be persuaded.

 

Also I considered doing the G2538 as it is a cheap but easily overclocked chip and could work wonders.

 

Thanks guys I really appreciate your help!

 

-Cheese

 

[TheKDub]

Please change 2 - 4 to automatic text color

 

the G2538 is a great choice.

 

Are you looking for a small form factor build? also do you need a wireless card thrown in with it? I know of a great one for $30.

[Aniallation]

 

The aim is a cheap, fast computer for my parents who only use it to browse the internet and watch videos.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($59.97 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($34.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($8.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $489.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 00:27 EDT-0400

[TheKDub]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.62 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Colossus Micro MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $588.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 00:31 EDT-0400

 

The above build would be a cheaper option, though youi could probably drop the ram down to 4GB and shrink the SSD to 120GB and put that into a nicer case.

[Cheese4395]

Please change 2 - 4 to automatic text color

 

the G2538 is a great choice.

 

Are you looking for a small form factor build? also do you need a wireless card thrown in with it? I know of a great one for $30.

 

Small form factor would be nice, and wireless card is a definite yes.

[TheKDub]

Small form factor would be nice, and wireless card is a definite yes.

 

Then I highly suggest this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GMPZ0A/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=

 

I use it in my build, have not had a single issue with it yet.

I suggest just installing the bare driver, and not the stupid wireless configuration tool as windows will let you connect to networks without it.

[ZacDaMan72]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.92 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.35 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($268.99 @ Adorama) 

Total: $678.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 00:39 EDT-0400

 

This is pretty OP for a browsing build, you can drop the RAM to 4GB, change the PSU but keep the monitor.

[bry.yyyy]

intel

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.26 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GW2760HS 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $570.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 01:02 EDT-0400

AMD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.26 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GW2760HS 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $550.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 00:56 EDT-0400

[1823alex]

 

-snip-

 

It's still overkill IMO, you don't need an overclocking board for web browsing, and you don't need that SSD either, I mean for documents, web browsing, and random applications you can make do with 60gb or maybe if you'd like to push it 30gb.

What I would build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fvxbVn

You could switch the case back to the bitfenix one if you want something smaller.

[TheKDub]

It's still overkill IMO, you don't need an overclocking board for web browsing, and you don't need that SSD either, I mean for documents, web browsing, and random applications you can make do with 60gb or maybe if you'd like to push it 30gb.

What I would build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fvxbVn

You could switch the case back to the bitfenix one if you want something smaller.

 

I just thought the bitfenix looked really damn sexy in the picture of it.

 

Usually the case is a huge choice as its the part of the computer you will see the most.

[1823alex]

I just thought the bitfenix looked really damn sexy in the picture of it.

 

Usually the case is a huge choice as its the part of the computer you will see the most.

True, I was assuming it would be behind the monitor, out of sight etc, but like I said if you want something smaller and nicer you could stick with that bitfenix which I do have to agree is pretty sexy.

[Lazlex]

Some may question why I added an optical drive. They probably like to watch movies and videos on a cd if not then don't buy it. 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DxJm7P) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DxJm7P/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $69.99 @ Newegg 

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85md3h) | $74.23 @ OutletPC 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $72.00 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp600s3128gmc) | $59.99 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-one) | $35.99 @ NCIX US 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | $34.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $19.99 @ Newegg 

**Monitor** | [benQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gl2760h) | $179.99 @ Newegg 

**Keyboard** | [Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-keyboard-gkkm5300) | $8.99 @ NCIX US 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $548.16

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 01:07 EDT-0400 |

[Lazlex]

 

Some may question why I added an optical drive. They probably like to watch movies and videos on a cd if not then don't buy it. 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DxJm7P) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DxJm7P/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $69.99 @ Newegg 

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85md3h) | $74.23 @ OutletPC 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl) | $72.00 @ Newegg 

**Storage** | [A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp600s3128gmc) | $59.99 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-one) | $35.99 @ NCIX US 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | $34.99 @ Newegg 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $19.99 @ Newegg 

**Monitor** | [benQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gl2760h) | $179.99 @ Newegg 

**Keyboard** | [Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-keyboard-gkkm5300) | $8.99 @ NCIX US 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $548.16

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 01:07 EDT-0400 |

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DxJm7P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DxJm7P/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.23 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($8.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $548.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 01:10 EDT-0400

[Lazlex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.23 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($8.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $548.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 01:10 EDT-0400

[Lazlex]

Was trying to find how to post it the right way they are all the same.

[Cheese4395]

Alright thanks guys! I'm definitely leaning towards a G3258 now with all the builds with it in it. I'll spend some time and make something from all of these that overall I like. Thanks a ton guys!

[HashtagMilk]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($73.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $536.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 03:19 EDT-0400

[simson0606]

why not a i3 intel nuc? you can mount it to the back of the monitor so it uses a very small footprint and it can be done within the budget