A pc for my dad

[jamesfindlay3]

I am building a pc for my dad all he will use it for is word,exel internet browsing and general use e.c.t I have tried to build him a pc that I think should do but I am not sure if it is too overkill or not. His office is in quite a dusty/dirt environment so i have tried too make the parts as relaible as possible if you could please help out that would be awesome, so anyway here is my idea- http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ny6LQ7 and all help is greatly appreciated, thanks! 

[Amazingasian]

Looks good.  Just get an EVGA B2 PSU instead and maybe an i3 to save money.  YOu could also get an H97 board since you can't overclock.

[Unhelpful]

I am building a pc for my dad all he will use it for is word,exel internet browsing and general use e.c.t I have tried to build him a pc that I think should do but I am not sure if it is too overkill or not. His office is in quite a dusty/dirt environment so i have tried too make the parts as relaible as possible if you could please help out that would be awesome, so anyway here is my idea- http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ny6LQ7 and all help is greatly appreciated, thanks! 

Yeah probably overkill if he just does word excel and browsing.. Grab an intel nuc 8gb of ram and a 120/128 or 240/250/256gb ssd and call it a day.

 

Edit: actually that would not have an optical drive.

[TheRandomness]

This is basically a gaming rig. Go with an i3 and a B85 mobo, he doesn't even need a graphics card imo.

[dizmo]

Hmmm where to start.

 

I'd drop down to an i3. Stock cooler is fine.

Does he even need a graphics card? I doubt it. Chop that out of there as well.

Get a B85 board. Or H81. Why on earth do you have an expensive Z board in there?

The extra case fans are pointless.

 

There. From 770 pound to 440 pound.

 

I'd even consider getting a 240GB SSD and forgetting the mechanical storage. I'm just not sure how much space he needs or if he stores music/pictures.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£88.21 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£40.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£49.82 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone PS09B MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£40.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£38.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  (£33.69 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£75.79 @ More Computers)
Total: £438.75

[ohJey]

You could just go with an APU too   or a Pentium G3258

[J. Hammond]

If your father is going to be doing nothing but Word, Excel, and internet derping, then the cheapest prebuilt you find will work. Buy and install an SSD if he won't need the HDD space.

 

When you're on a budget, building a system with an AMD CPUs works fine, but when you're on an extreme budget or if it's never going to do much more than Youtube, then you can't get much cheaper than a prebuilt.
 

Unless you want the PC building practice or want a PC that's easily upgradable, there's really no reason to go out and build it.

[Streetguru]

I am building a pc for my dad all he will use it for is word,exel internet browsing and general use e.c.t I have tried to build him a pc that I think should do but I am not sure if it is too overkill or

That seems like complete overkill.

I'd look into a NUC, or perhaps a dust proof NUC, or an all in one fanless PC.

 

[Rolling Potatoe]

Its overkill for office etc.

If you go used you could just scavange an old core 2 duo or quad pc for 50 bucks, put it in a niceish case for 50 bucks and stuff in a ssd for another 75 bucks and call it a day.

The total would be only 1/5 of the price and perform pretty much the same.