New PC for Parents.

[TheGrim123321]

   So my parents current PC is running a celeron with not even a gb of DDR2 ram. They complain about it all the time and asked me to build them a new one. The budget shouldn't go over $250 my parents are very cheep. I've checked and I don't see any of the parts being re-usable. I was thinking about getting a G3220 as it has decent on board graphics. That's the only part I've sorta decided on. The most intensive thing they will be doing is watching a video online. No gaming or anything like that.

[Opeth747]

G3258

[Trik'Stari]

$250 isn't going to really be enough. Get them to bump that up to $400

 

At the very least, get an SSD

[TheGrim123321]

They don't need an SSD, or anything good. They don't work on the computer or anything. They don't even get on Facebook. The most they will ever be doing is watchin a how to video on YouTube

[DarkBlade2117]

They don't need an SSD, or anything good. They don't work on the computer or anything. They don't even get on Facebook. The most they will ever be doing is watchin a how to video on YouTube

Have you looked into APUs?

Give me a minute also,

[manikyath]

pentium, 4GB of ram, SSD if they dont store a lot of files, hard drive if they do store a lot of files.

[manikyath]

Have you looked into APUs?

Give me a minute also,

they probably wont even need the "performance" of intel integrated, but an APU may be similarly priced to the pentiums.

[cortexcortex]

   So my parents current PC is running a celeron with not even a gb of DDR2 ram. They complain about it all the time and asked me to build them a new one. The budget shouldn't go over $250 my parents are very cheep. I've checked and I don't see any of the parts being re-usable. I was thinking about getting a G3220 as it has decent on board graphics. That's the only part I've sorta decided on. The most intensive thing they will be doing is watching a video online. No gaming or anything like that.

chromebook !

[TheGrim123321]

chromebook !

They only want Windows 7, I tried to talk them inot getting 10 but they only want 7

[DarkBlade2117]

$250 isn't going to really be enough. Get them to bump that up to $400

 

At the very least, get an SSD

They only want Windows 7, I tried to talk them inot getting 10 but they only want 7

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.00 @ Amazon)

Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $287.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 18:12 EDT-0400

. APU is probs overkill but will be good. Could always add another stick of ram but 4 should be plenty.

[Trik'Stari]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.00 @ Amazon)

Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $287.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 18:12 EDT-0400

. APU is probs overkill but will be good. Could always add another stick of ram but 4 should be plenty.

So low on memory and no SSD....seems like a waste of money.

[jimakos234]

If you have an hdd, it would be nice to add it in. Also you could get g3258 to oc for 10 usd more, or an i3 for 40 more.

But i think this should do for your parents.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $257.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 18:15 EDT-0400

[TheGrim123321]

If you have an hdd, it would be nice to add it in. Also you could get g3258 to oc for 10 usd more, or an i3 for 40 more.

But i think this should do for your parents.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.78 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $257.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 18:15 EDT-0400

I'm gunna go with this but through out the SSD and throw in a 1TB Harddrive.

[DarkBlade2117]

So low on memory and no SSD....seems like a waste of money.

The PC is being used for YouTube videos and barely searching the web. 4GB is plenty for that. My parents don't even know what a SSD is. For $25 I'm sure it's plenty for a regular home PC that's only used for and such. It's not a waste. It's a fine home PC.

[Trik'Stari]

The PC is being used for YouTube videos and barely searching the web. 4GB is plenty for that. My parents don't even know what a SSD is. For $25 I'm sure it's plenty for a regular home PC that's only used for and such. It's not a waste. It's a fine home PC.

4gb isn't enough if you're using chrome lol

[jimakos234]

I'm gunna go with this but through out the SSD and throw in a 500GB Harddrive.

You could get a 1tb hdd (seagate or wd blue) for the same price.

[TonyStark]

In your position i'd look for a SoC in ITX form factor and a SSD drive for boot... nothing more....you'll have all in once with a decent performance. Have a look at AMD as well, as I believe, has the best value per dollar when it comes to budget systems.

[TheGrim123321]

You could get a 1tb hdd (seagate or wd blue) for the same price

I meant 1TB, slightly distracted while typing these

[TheGrim123321]

4gb isn't enough if you're using chrome lol

firefox

[DarkBlade2117]

4gb isn't enough if you're using chrome lol

4GB is plenty.. You seem to neglect that fact that this is a basic PC and not a gaming PC. I never had a problem with chrome. I can play shadow of Mordor and have 10 tabs open in chrome with 8gbs of ram..

[DarkBlade2117]

firefox

I'd still personally look at my build. It's $287 and the APU will,last longer then the locked pentium.

[Trik'Stari]

4GB is plenty.. You seem to neglect that fact that this is a basic PC and not a gaming PC. I never had a problem with chrome. I can play shadow of Mordor and have 10 tabs open in chrome with 8gbs of ram..

I manage to hit 4gb using just chrome lol (maybe I haven't updated it. Not exactly sure)

 

firefox

Good point.

[TheGrim123321]

I'd still personally look at my build. It's $287 and the APU will,last longer then the locked pentium.

Not a fan of AMD, I've had a  lot of bad experinces with them

[DarkBlade2117]

Not a fan of AMD, I've had a  lot of bad experinces with them

AMDs fine, especially for low end rigs there CPUs are great. The Athlon 860k APUs are going strong. For low end builds Atleast. There GPUs are wonderful now a days except,for the high end Fury X and low end ones. That APU will be worlds better.

[jimakos234]

AMDs fine, especially for low end rigs there CPUs are great. The Athlon 860k APUs are going strong. For low end builds Atleast. There GPUs are wonderful now a days except,for the high end Fury X and low end ones. That APU will be worlds better.

well, his parents are not going to utilize all 4 cores the apu has,and in single core performance the pentium is better.

Also the l3 cache the pentium has is a plus for everyday tasks.