Need help planning a new build

Xtreme Gamer · August 14, 2015

Ok so my dad is currently using a vista laptop which is poor performance. He is wanting to upgrade but doesn't have much money to do so. All he ever does is social media, watch videos, do emails, and browse the internet. NOTHING intensive. Can you guys help me help him plan a build that can do all that for as cheap a possible? try to also include the os, monitor, and peripherals too IF possible. Thanks guys!!!!

Bosspro1 · August 14, 2015

What would be the MAX price or price range?

Xtreme Gamer · August 14, 2015

What would be the MAX price or price range?

min is as low as possible. Max is also low as possible. My pref for him is cap at $500, but we still need it to be low.

comicsansms · August 14, 2015

I would get a

- FX 6300 due to that i am guessing he will have this for years so it doesn't run like shit because programs will one day require more than 4 cores

- 256gb SSD.

- Cheap case w/ USB 3

- Cheap M/B w/ USB 3 headers

- 8GB Ram

- the cheapest, R7 GPU.

- 1tb HDD for photo storage and documents

- EVGA PSU

Xtreme Gamer · August 14, 2015

I would get a

- FX 6300 due to that i am guessing he will have this for years so it doesn't run like shit because programs will one day require more than 4 cores

- 256gb SSD.

- Cheap case w/ USB 3

- Cheap M/B w/ USB 3 headers

- 8GB Ram

- the cheapest, R7 GPU.

- 1tb HDD for photo storage and documents

- EVGA PSU

He doesnt care for speed so the ssd isnt needed. and for the processor and gpu, I was thinking that an apu would be better for him.

Amazingasian · August 14, 2015

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6pmR3C

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6pmR3C/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer K202HQL 60Hz 19.5" Monitor ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ Amazon)

Other: Windows ($20.00)

Total: $471.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-13 23:26 EDT-0400

Grab windows from /r/microsftsoftwareswap

byalexandr · August 14, 2015

Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($37.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($15.00)

Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $411.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-13 23:24 EDT-0400

A8 is plenty if your dad does only the stuff you say he does, not really for gaming or anything. Same with the RAM, 4GB is enough for Chrome and a few other applications. The SSD is still fast and a must have, although I only put a 64GB SSD since I assume your dad won't really be storing anything on there besides maybe photos or videos. The PSU may looks sketchy but's a high quality Delta unit. You can get the OS on Reddit's /r/microsoftsoftwareswap for like $15. The monitor is IPS, just to look nice and the keyboard combo is pretty good as I've had it before and was impressed considering it's only $30.