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Hello forum members,

I'm in need of a PC for my friend, the budget is $800.

He will be doing the basic web browsing and listening to music.

There will be no gaming, so no GPU required.

 

Also, not need for monitor, mouse or keyboard.

250GB SSD is fine / No HDD required.

 

Currency is AUD.

 

http://pccasegear.com/

 

 

This is what I came up with:

 

 

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/PyM8

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

Sound : | HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD800 SPEAKERS: B&W CM9 (Front floorstanding) ,  B&W CM Center 2 (Centre) | AV RECEIVER : Denon 3806 | MY X99 BUILD LOG!

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ PLE Computers)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ IJK)

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($95.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $788.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 17:30 AEST+1000

Should work, gives him a little bit of GPU horsepower for casual Internet games while maintaining a reasonable price point.

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Hello forum members,

I'm in need of a PC for my friend, the budget is $800.

He will be doing the basic web browsing and listening to music.

There will be no gaming, so no GPU required.

 

Also, not need for monitor, mouse or keyboard.

250GB SSD is fine / No HDD required.

 

Currency is AUD.

 

http://pccasegear.com/

 

 

This is what I came up with:

 

 

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/PyM8

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V7CX7P

 

you still have 100$ to spend, you can upgrade cpu and mobo for some unlocked ones or bigger SSD or even a better video card. 

even if i added a gpu, my build is superior in every way, the i5 is faster and you still have cash for an OS but i don`t see why you would want to pay for one since there are so many free options out there including windows 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ PLE Computers)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ IJK)

Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($95.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $788.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 17:30 AEST+1000

Should work, gives him a little bit of GPU horsepower for casual Internet games while maintaining a reasonable price point.

Swap the SSD for 250GB and drop the HDD and it should fit his needs perfectly. Since he just wants to browse the web etc he will most likely act as many casual users and just drop everything to C: meaning the HDD being unused when the SSD is full.

Bitfenix Phenom M White | ASUS RoG Maximus VIII Gene | Intel i7 6700K @4.6GHz | HyperX Savage 2800MHz CL14 DDR4 16GB | EVGA GTX1080 SC | Intel 750 Series PCIe SSD 400GB | EVGA SuperNova G2 550W | Windows 10 Professional x64 | Logitech G900, Corsair K70 RGB MXbrown O-ringed, BeyerDynamic DT880 (600 Ω) on Fiio E10K & Samson Meteor | Dell U2715H 27", Samsung SyncMaster P2450H 24", Samsung SyncMaster 931BF 19" | DIY Ambilight

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V7CX7P

 

you still have 100$ to spend, you can upgrade cpu and mobo for some unlocked ones or bigger SSD or even a better card. 

Thank you but:

 

 

 

There will be no gaming, so no GPU required.

And

 

 

Currency is AUD.

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

Sound : | HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD800 SPEAKERS: B&W CM9 (Front floorstanding) ,  B&W CM Center 2 (Centre) | AV RECEIVER : Denon 3806 | MY X99 BUILD LOG!

 

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($152.00 @ CPL Online) 



Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($150.00 @ Centre Com) 

Case: Cooler Master K281 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.00 @ CPL Online) 


Total: $603.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-03 17:34 AEST+1000

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Swap the SSD for 250GB and drop the HDD and it should fit his needs perfectly. Since he just wants to browse the web etc he will most likely act as many casual users and just drop everything to C: meaning the HDD being unused when the SSD is full.

Thank you!

 

Exactly, that's why I didn't want to add a HDD. The user will just dump everything on the SSD anyway.

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

Sound : | HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD800 SPEAKERS: B&W CM9 (Front floorstanding) ,  B&W CM Center 2 (Centre) | AV RECEIVER : Denon 3806 | MY X99 BUILD LOG!

 

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I'd also say go rather for a i3 or i5. AMDs APUs are good with HBM but a i3 with HT or a normal i5 can perform better - also less heat output.

and get some casefans as well.. not every case has them included

Bitfenix Phenom M White | ASUS RoG Maximus VIII Gene | Intel i7 6700K @4.6GHz | HyperX Savage 2800MHz CL14 DDR4 16GB | EVGA GTX1080 SC | Intel 750 Series PCIe SSD 400GB | EVGA SuperNova G2 550W | Windows 10 Professional x64 | Logitech G900, Corsair K70 RGB MXbrown O-ringed, BeyerDynamic DT880 (600 Ω) on Fiio E10K & Samson Meteor | Dell U2715H 27", Samsung SyncMaster P2450H 24", Samsung SyncMaster 931BF 19" | DIY Ambilight

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pretty sure i3 will be more than enough for web browsing

 

I got my dad the exact same build but with a i5 coz he hates dual core

 

the build came to about 900+ including the Win 8.1 Pro OEM disc which he can upgrade to Win 10

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pretty sure i3 will be more than enough for web browsing

 

I got my dad the exact same build but with a i5 coz he hates dual core

 

the build came to about 900+ including the Win 8.1 Pro OEM disc which he can upgrade to Win 10

The HT on the i3 helps it out a lot though.

Could probably make it a bit cheaper than 800 tbh, brb - nevermind, got to 600 like dragoon.

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