Is this enough for multimedia,Web surfing,MS office

[AnkitJha]

Hi guyz,

 

Could you please review the below config and tell if this is enough for running Multimedia,Web surfing,MS office only.

 

1. Intel Pentium Anniversary Edition G3258 3.20 GHz Processor

 

2. A Good H81 / B85 Mobo Please advice (Must have HDMI)

 

3.  (2 X 4GB) 8GB 1600 ddr3 kit (Gskill/ Hyper x)

 

4. Corsair CX 430

 

5. WD BLUE 1 TB

 

Please feel free to modify/replace any part in this build for the defoined purpose.

 

1. Budget & Location

 As tight as can be but don't want to compromise on decent quality. INDIA
 

2. Aim
Multimedia,Web surfing,MS office only.

3. Monitors
1

4. Peripherals
NA

5. Why are you upgrading?
My old pc is 10 years old so i badly need to upgrade it

 

Thanks in advance.

[desertcomputer]

Yes... even 4GB is enough unless you going run well over 10tabs chrome. 

 

It will work well than enough, i would get better PSU. (http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers\)

[Streetguru]

Hi guyz,

What budget what country?

[z0ne]

Even though a dual core is really getting outdated, it will be able to handle all of those things. (If multimedia just means watching videos). Provided you run at a normal resolution ofcourse.

You are bound to get comments to not buy the Corsair CX. The CX is good enough to power this rig albeit not the best you can get for the money.

EDIT: Remember that for $100 extra you can get an i5, which makes the the rig a lot more futureproof and upgradeable to a gaming pc with a cheap used GPU.
EDIT2: Follow your own topic.

[Josephdalepi]

Hi guyz,

 

Could you please review the below config and tell if this is enough for running Multimedia,Web surfing,MS office only.

 

1. Intel Pentium Anniversary Edition G3258 3.20 GHz Processor

 

2. A Good H81 / B85 Mobo Please advice (Must have HDMI)

 

3.  (2 X 4GB) 8GB 1600 ddr3 kit (Gskill/ Hyper x)

 

4. Corsair CX 430

 

5. WD BLUE 1 TB

 

Please feel free to modify/replace any part in this build for the defoined purpose.

 

Thanks in advance.

to be honest, an 01 laptop running ubuntu would work

[Streetguru]

Hi guyz,

Your best bet is probably going to be an AM1 based build, but that depends on the availability of parts a 3850 or higher is what you'd want without spending too much on it

[LukeTim]

You could have proposed sticking a potato in a case and it would be adequate for those tasks.

 

I really don't think you can go far wrong with those requirements, to be honest.

[jackvannlammonby]

• maybe you could switch the CPU out with something a little cheaper. The anniversary edition is not worth it for a home PC. Get the non overclockable pentium instead. Bit cheaper. Or even go with a AM1 build.
• Don't worry too much about the motherboard. Just get one with a HDMI port and from a reputable manufacturer. 
• 4gb of ram will be enough unless you are a bit of a tab whore or like to keep a lot of programs running at the same time. 8gb DDR3 is still cheap and is not a bad option tho
• maybe look at getting a SSD as it will boost your performance in terms of boot time and how fast thing open and close which is very important for a home PC. maybe 480gb?

 

Have a great day and tell me what you think