Last check before I start ordering stuff

[slay english]

Note this is an office pc for my parents. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.49 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.24 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $407.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 22:31 EDT-0400

[Clyne]

1TB for 52USD....why not a 2TB HDD for 55 USD.....

http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-0F10311-Desktop-Storage-Cache/dp/B0051XIUGW/ref=sr_1_25?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1437446183&sr=1-25&keywords=2TB+HDD&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_four_browse-bin%3A8067152011

[Shin-Gouki]

If I were building that I'd go with the Pentium G3258. You lose Hyperthreading but it overclocks like a MONSTER. (and it's cheaper!) I'd go with a Single 8GB Stick instead of 2 4GB ones too. 

[slay english]

If I were building that I'd go with the Pentium G3258. You lose Hyperthreading but it overclocks like a MONSTER. (and it's cheaper!) I'd go with a Single 8GB Stick instead of 2 4GB ones too. 

Why? That motherboard supports dual channel memory and has 4 slots. Also I won't be overclocking this build since It's an office pc. 

[Shin-Gouki]

4gb is just so small these days you are wasting slots for the future. As for the Proc it depends on what they plan on using it for then. In the end if it's just spreadsheets and the like just go with the cheaper Pentium. 

[slay english]

4gb is just so small these days you are wasting slots for the future. 

It's a 2x4 gb kit? 

[Shin-Gouki]

I understand that but you can get an 8GB stick for less than that and leave an extra slot open. 

[Guest]

4gb is just so small these days you are wasting slots for the future.

No its not. Can you prove it by not running chrome and other poorly optimized software? I have 2x4GB too and I never run into memory shortage even when playing and browsing at the same time.

[Clyne]

If I were building that I'd go with the Pentium G3258. You lose Hyperthreading but it overclocks like a MONSTER. (and it's cheaper!) I'd go with a Single 8GB Stick instead of 2 4GB ones too. 

You spend more money OC the G3258 than buying the i3.

Z87/Z97 board+G3258+Cooling is more expensive than a i3+H81/B85/H97 board. 

[NumLock21]

Remove GPU, use onboard. Get sshd, less hassle for them and less hassle for you. B85 will be good for them.