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Hello everyone !

 

My mother called me last night because her little old notebook is dying and she needs to replace it and this time for a classic desktop computer.

So here is what she needs : 

-The computer needs to be rather small and or portable 

-Wifi

-She will use it for purely bureautic tasks + some accounting (?) software that she needs for her business

-The price should be between 500-600€ ( we live in France, it sucks ... Computer parts are a lot more expensive than in the USA ... ) 

 

So if someone has some ideas, I/We would really apreciate to hear them.

 

Thanks !

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Hello everyone !

 

My mother called me last night because her little old notebook is dying and she needs to replace it and this time for a classic desktop computer.

So here is what she needs : 

-The computer needs to be rather small and or portable 

-Wifi

-She will use it for purely bureautic tasks + some accounting (?) software that she needs for her business

-The price should be between 500-600€ ( we live in France, it sucks ... Computer parts are a lot more expensive than in the USA ... ) 

 

So if someone has some ideas, I/We would really apreciate to hear them.

 

Thanks !

Go get a pre-built. Add a WiFi card. Done.

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  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.95 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($112.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 
Total: $618.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 15:46 EDT-0400

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this is an overkill, remove the cpu cooler if you want to, otherwise it is pretty much silent and portable+wifi

I believe the prices from germany  must be close enough to french prices

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€119.03 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€39.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€102.63 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€48.68 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€84.38 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€54.56 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case  (€74.46 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€78.84 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €602.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 21:55 CEST+0200

The site has changed....

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  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.95 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($112.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 
Total: $618.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 15:46 EDT-0400

 

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You will have to source and price the parts as pcpartpicker no longer has a France version. I used the German as I expect availability and pricing will be fairly close.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€119.03 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€102.63 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (€32.99 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€85.20 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  (€49.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€59.02 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (€119.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Keyboard: Perixx PERIDUO-703W Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (€38.97 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €606.74
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 22:31 CEST+0200

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Thanks everyone for your ideas.

 

 

you can get a lot of laptop for that now a days

She wants a desktop because she might need to upgrade it in the future 

 

 

how is having a zeon and a 750ti going to help when moving from a dead note book to a desktop? wheres the monitor and other desky things

 

Graphics card not needed that's true and I already gave her my old monitor,keyboard etc ... from my previous build 

 

And i will probably buy most of the parts from this site ( if someone understands a bit of French ) : http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php

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PC Build Guide – Budget M-ITX: (300$-500$)


*AMD Athlon 5350 APU


*N/A (its hard to find a cooler for this...)


*MSI AM1I, Socket-AM1  (This board does not have WIFI!)


*HyperX Savage 1866MHz CL9 4GB (x2)


*Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD 2.5” / Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD 2.5”


*MSI GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB


*Cooler Master V450S, 450W PSU


 


You can probably add a WIFI card! :D


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Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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Thanks everyone for your ideas.

 

 

She wants a desktop because she might need to upgrade it in the future 

 

 

 

Graphics card not needed that's true and I already gave her my old monitor,keyboard etc ... from my previous build 

 

And i will probably buy most of the parts from this site ( if someone understands a bit of French ) : http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php

here you go man

this site didnt have any h81/b85 wifi mobos or discrete wifi cards

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