Extreme low budget pc

[Tattsyrup]

Hello im looking to build a pc that will be used for internet (chrome, thats why 8gb ) and some word processing.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9XWB3C

 

No upgrading for at least 4 years.

[minibois]

Hello im looking to build a pc that will be used for internet (chrome, thats why 8gb ) and some word processing.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9XWB3C

 

No upgrading for at least 4 years.

How extreme low is your budget?

[Swndlr]

Get a different SSD and youre good to go

[theereal]

No need for a 430W PSU. Also, 120GB of total storage is really low, if youre on a budget you shouldnt get an SSD, get a HDD.

[Aytex]

How extreme low is your budget?

it looks like that low of a build might actually run. your much off better with a console for gaming imo

[Solarisfire]

You have watched scrapyard wars right? Go hunting for second hand!

[Tattsyrup]

it looks like that low of a build might actually run. your much off better with a console for gaming imo

No gaming at all just a quick pc for internet searching and odd word processing

[Tattsyrup]

You have watched scrapyard wars right? Go hunting for second hand!

want 100% reliability, would normally go 2nd but this is not for me

[nhatduy1611]

Looks fine to me. For only web browsing and word processing solfware it will do the job well. If you want to save a tiny bit of cash go for a single stick of 8gb ram

[Aytex]

No gaming at all just a quick pc for internet searching and odd word processing

it should work den brah

[Tattsyrup]

No need for a 430W PSU. Also, 120GB of total storage is really low, if youre on a budget you shouldnt get an SSD, get a HDD.

its one of the cheapest non absolute crap psu s and he doesnt need the space, (hes had a laptop for 4 years and has never hit 70gb of used storage and thats with win 10 on there , so 120 gb is just fine), i want the ssd performance though.

[Tattsyrup]

Looks fine to me. For only web browsing and word processing solfware it will do the job well. If you want to save a tiny bit of cash go for a single stick of 8gb ram

could do but the fury stuff at £30 and 1866 mhz is reliable and just so cheap

[Aytex]

its one of the cheapest non absolute crap psu s and he doesnt need the space, (hes had a laptop for 4 years and has never hit 70gb of used storage and thats with win 10 on there , so 120 gb is just fine), i want the ssd performance though.

imo no point in getting a shit SSD your much better off with a 1tb hdd

that kingston SSD has shit speeds

[theereal]

its one of the cheapest non absolute crap psu s and he doesnt need the space, (hes had a laptop for 4 years and has never hit 70gb of used storage and thats with win 10 on there , so 120 gb is just fine), i want the ssd performance though.

That SSD is, questionable, better to get a 1TB HDD running at 7200rpm

[Solarisfire]

want 100% reliability, would normally go 2nd but this is not for me

 

No computer is 100% reliable

[Mr.Meerkat]

could do but the fury stuff at £30 and 1866 mhz is reliable and just so cheap

Damn...if I waited 1 month to build my server/back-up PC/Lan machine, I could have got better ram for 20 quid less (it is some corsair 8gb 1333mhz ram and had a strict budget of 200 as well). Oh well, it's mostly used as a server for TS/CS:GO so the 560 it has is more than sufficient. 

[pokechat8978]

Hello im looking to build a pc that will be used for internet (chrome, thats why 8gb ) and some word processing.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9XWB3C

 

No upgrading for at least 4 years.

Change CPU to something like the Pentium G3220

[Lotus]

The Sandisk X110 isn't a shit SSD (beats my Crucial M500) and is ridiculously cheap.

That being said, what you're getting is quite a poor PC, especially for gaming even if you slap in a dedicated GPU down the road. The G3258 is just too crappy in multi-threaded performance. As a web browsing rig, okay, and in certain games with a dedicated GPU it can be quite good, but in games like GTAV, it'll just suck.

[Tattsyrup]

The Sandisk X110 isn't a shit SSD (beats my Crucial M500) and is ridiculously cheap.

That being said, what you're getting is quite a poor PC, especially for gaming even if you slap in a dedicated GPU down the road. The G3258 is just too crappy in multi-threaded performance. As a web browsing rig, okay, and in certain games with a dedicated GPU it can be quite good, but in games like GTAV, it'll just suck.

Again this is for someone who will never game (hes 70...)  trust me.

[Prince32780]

Hello im looking to build a pc that will be used for internet (chrome, thats why 8gb ) and some word processing.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/9XWB3C

 

No upgrading for at least 4 years.

 

Buy a used pc from your local classifieds. It will be a lot better than buying new cheap parts

[Prysin]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£93.84 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£43.76 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£40.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.40 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £276.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 17:15 BST+0100

 

APU setup, it will work for grandad, and the grandchildren can easily play BF4 on it when they visit.

[Tattsyrup]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (£93.84 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.76 @ CCL Computers)

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£40.36 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.99 @ Novatech)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.40 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £276.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 17:15 BST+0100

APU setup, it will work for grandad, and the grandchildren can easily play BF4 on it when they visit.

wouldn't it just be better to add a 750ti to my build if gaming?

[Nena Trinity]

Why not a Athlon X4 860K?

Its a nice little quad-core! But you need a GPU unless you get the A10-7850K.

[Tattsyrup]

Why not a Athlon X4 860K?

Its a nice little quad-core! But you need a GPU unless you get the A10-7850K.

I thought that browsing internet word and general use would benifit more from faster single core performance.

[Prysin]

I thought that browsing internet word and general use would benifit more from faster single core performance.

yes, it does run better on intel, but we are talking 1-2 seconds difference (unless a web page is extremely poorly written and has lots and lots of animations and flash players).... My friend has a APU build, a 7850k. It seems just as nippy as my mildly OCd i7 4790k. Although MY CPU is more then a order of magnitude faster in every measurable and imaginary way.

 

You can play using only the APU just fine, you just wont get super high FPS. However, FPS isnt the whole story here. Frame timing is the crucial bit. And this is where the APU shines. While it may not get 60FPS in AAA tiles, it will be smooth at 30FPS. This smoothness is what matters, because it makes 30FPS completely tolerable (unlike low and super high end GPUs, which when finally dipping below 30FPS usually stutters badly).

 

You could go for a Athlon 860k + 750Ti. A good combo, but it would cost a bit more (like 65-70 USD more)...

 

I dunno what type of monitor you got, but at 1280x720p, 1366x768, 1600x900 and 1920x1080p. the APU will do just fine for light gaming.

 

I am not saying that the APU is better. I am saying it saves you money by giving you what you need + a little more, then buying something much more expensive that will probably never realize its true potential, ever.