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I don't know what the budget is so I used a random number (0-300) generator and got 290 here is the thing 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£49.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£49.36 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£22.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.39 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £288.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So my dad would like a new PC to replace his old crappy one!!

He only uses it to surf the web and some other stuff like banking and social media.

He already has a tablet but told me he still wants a PC tower!!

Location UK no peripherals needed but I need and OS

What is the lowest you can get it to??

Thing

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i can just go and chose the cheapest thigns on pc part picker, it will work but wont be good at all, can you give us a budget

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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So my dad would like a new PC to replace his old crappy one!!

He only uses it to surf the web and some other stuff like banking and social media.

He already has a tablet but told me he still wants a PC tower!!

Location UK no peripherals needed but I need and OS

What is the lowest you can get it to??

Thing

 

 

Will ubuntu or other linux distro suffice? For something of low budget I wouldn't bother building and just buy something cheap from a reputable brand, that way you won't have to rip your hair out if something goes wrong and it will be guaranteed to work.

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I don't know what the budget is so I used a random number (0-300) generator and got 290 here is the thing 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£49.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£49.36 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£22.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£25.39 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £288.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 18:25 GMT+0000

CPU:AMD FX-8320, RAM:Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600, GPU:MSI Radeon R9 280, Case:Cooler Master 690 III, PSU:Thermaltake Smart 650W

Storage:WD Purple 1TB, CPU Cooler:Hyper 212 EVO, Keyboard:SCI Granite, OS:win 8.1 64bit, Display:Samsung SyncMaster SA100, Mouse:CM Storm Spawn

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