Building a NEW PC as cheap as possible

cranberry · November 21, 2015

Dear community,

I am planning to build a new PC (actually upgrading my old one) but I want to keep it as cheap as possible.

The purpose of the PC will be solely internet browsing, very minor Office documents editing and printing through a USB printer.

No games, No nothing else, whatsoever.

The uptime is going to be a single digit hours per week or even month.

As you understand, I want the cheapest possible solution.

I was thinking of using my old case and PSU (I dont even know the wattage but I hope it will suffice).

I was thinking of an integrated CPU (on board cpu) maybe a mobo from ASROCK,

a box intel CPU so that I won't need an extra heatsink, 4GB of ram and that's pretty much it.

I was also thinking of a very small and cheap SSD but it drives up the cost so I might not get it.

Since I have no idea what I'm doing here, could you please suggest some parts?

Remeber: The usage is minimum so I want it to be as cheap as possible!

I'm buying from greece, so preferably I want to buy from www.skroutz.gr or www.e-shop.gr

Thank you so much in advance.

1. Budget & Location
I was hopng for something around 100-150 euros, location: Greece

2. Aim
Firefox for internet browsing, microsoft word and powerpoint and printing through an existing USB printer

3. Monitors
I already have a 19" LG 1280x1024 monitor that i am plannig to reuse.

4. Peripherals
I wont buy any peripherals, I have everything I need.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I am upgrading because the old computer is about a decade old hardware, 1GB of ram on an unsupported motherboard i scravenged from another PC and cant even run windows 7. The NIC is awefull and has a buggy driver so after a few minuted it eats up the ram and crashes...

Edited November 21, 2015 by cranberry

Sauron · November 21, 2015

Why not just use a raspberry pi 2? That's 70 bucks all included.

cranberry · November 21, 2015

Why not just use a raspberry pi 2? That's 70 bucks all included.

My parents are going to use it, they need it to run windows and Word/powerpoint and firefox.

Arwanell · November 21, 2015

or buy an Intel PC Stick ~ 140$

cranberry · November 21, 2015

or buy an Intel PC Stick ~ 140$

I want to migrate a coulple HDDs of data so I really want a full PC.

Sauron · November 21, 2015

My parents are going to use it, they need it to run windows and Word/powerpoint and firefox.

I would not cheap out harder than this if I were you, even if it's a low use scenario

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($45.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($33.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $234.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 08:51 EST-0500

jimakos234 · November 21, 2015

man, try to find some used stuff in order to make a pc with 140 euros.

140 euros will get you nearly nothing brand new.

aggeliopolis and skroutz are good choices to start looking for used stuff.

Arwanell · November 21, 2015

man, try to find some used stuff in order to make a pc with 140 euros.

140 euros will get you nearly nothing brand new.

aggeliopolis and skroutz are good choices to start looking for used stuff.

exactlly

if i was on a budget like this, i would definetlly go for used parts

TheCaptain53 · November 21, 2015

For scenarios like this, there is really no point in building it yourself. Just buy a pre-built desktop, at least you get Windows included.

cranberry · November 21, 2015

For scenarios like this, there is really no point in building it yourself. Just buy a pre-built desktop, at least you get Windows included.

I dont need windows, I have a licenced copy

A prebuild PC costs more.

cranberry · November 21, 2015

I would not cheap out harder than this if I were you, even if it's a low use scenario

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($45.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($33.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $234.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-21 08:51 EST-0500

Thank you Sauron! Do you believe AMD to be better that intel?

Amazingasian · November 21, 2015

Thank you Sauron! Do you believe AMD to be better that intel?

At that price point, yes. AMD APU'S combine a cpu and a gpu in one housing removing the need to buy a dedicated gpu.

cranberry · November 21, 2015

At that price point, yes. AMD APU'S combine a cpu and a gpu in one housing removing the need to buy a dedicated gpu.

But there are Intel CPUs with integrated graphics at this price as well e.g. CPU INTEL CELERON G1820 2.70GHZ LGA1150 - BOX

That's why I'm asking.

Amazingasian · November 21, 2015

But there are Intel CPUs with integrated graphics at this price as well e.g. CPU INTEL CELERON G1820 2.70GHZ LGA1150 - BOX

That's why I'm asking.

But that's dual cored. And the APU GPU is more powerful.

Sauron · November 22, 2015

Thank you Sauron! Do you believe AMD to be better that intel?

Depends on your budget. I don't think a brand is inherently better than the other, but I can say some products are better than others at a certain price. The A6 is superior to intel's offering at the same price.