Family Build

[Shiro Hagane]

This is a build I have had planned for quite a while for my family to replace the Dell GX 240 that they have. I have finally persuaded them to invest into this build since the Dell will only have harder times as the internet progresses. Their use is typically light, depicted by the fact that they were using the GX 240 for 6 years. I went with the G3250 for some nice power and if one day I do add a GPU to it. Any pointers on the case or ram would be cool. Though keep it less than 280 USD with the entirety. The Motherboard, HDD and CD drive are already bought, they are hand-me-downs from my personal original build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RkY6gs

[JG_A_BOSS]

no graphic card?

[ImBleu]

no graphic card?

 

No need for a cheapo office PC, could always reuse the 260.

[Genesis1800]

Looks very solid for a family build I would just recommend 8 gigs of ram 4 is bare min you really really want 8

 

no graphic card?

He said family build not gaming PC the gpu on the CPU is fine

[dizmo]

I'd probably do something closer to this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 342 (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $221.70

 

Another $10 will get you 8gb of RAM which would be useful if they're tab happy.

You don't really need the G3258. I don't see an aftermarket cooler so you won't be OC'ing it.

Cheaper motherboard.

 

*I see you already have the board. Yay for savings? Maybe buy a small SSD?

[Shiro Hagane]

Another $10 will get you 8gb of RAM which would be useful if they're tab happy.

You don't really need the G3258. I don't see an aftermarket cooler so you won't be OC'ing it.

Cheaper motherboard.

 

*I see you already have the board. Yay for savings? Maybe buy a small SSD?

I planned on going with a Celeron but I thought my not the Pentium to make it a bit stronger, but i might as well switch back to the, which will save $10, and the extra RAM would com in handy. I doubt I will ever thouch this build for upgrades or anything so a Celeron and 8 GB of RAM should do.

 

And I got the Motherboard on sale last year for around $45. $35 After a mail in rebate a month later.