PC for Nana?

[RevoltTrain]

Should I convince my Nana to let me build her a PC? She's been using the same iMac since 2007. It will only be for web browsing and photo saving but her iMac is so slow.

 

Also, if you could suggest a build that is fairly cheap that will do what we need, including a monitor that has built in speakers (1080p)

 

I'd love micro-ATX for her so it doesn't take too much room

[thekeemo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gzgtdC

 

add a monitor

could go for a 5800k if you want

[Oberon.Smite]

I threw this together. There's some headroom if she's going to use a lot of stuff.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS72 DVD/CD Writer  ($17.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer UM.WV6AA.A02 (V226HQL Abmd) 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $431.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-04 20:00 EDT-0400

[EpicGeekonFire]

What if you replace the HDD of the iMac with a SSD? Should make it faster. 

[RevoltTrain]

What if you replace the HDD of the iMac with a SSD? Should make it faster. 

The HDD speed isn't the issue. The CPU is so slow. We've done fresh installs of OSX, but ti's is still extremely slow, she has a laptop she uses instead ATM that she wants to move away from. She prefers the desktop experience but the iMac is so slow she stays away from it whenever she can

 

Plus she prefers Windows now over OSX