PC for my Dad

[Tris15]

Hi guys, My dads wants a new pc, he first wanted a iMac. I talk him out of that and he wants me to put his pc together.

So what he wants:

- We are using home a NAS for music streaming. Sometimes we need to 'tag id' for his music.

- He wants it really quick

- Plenty of music

- many internet searching and some youtube and thats it

 

His budget is 800 euro.

Let me know what you guys have in mind for him!

 

Btw: the case doesn't care but if it is possible a small one (LOL that's what she said)

[pewpewmerica]

You dont need 800 euros to make a pc for youtube and music streaming....

[Tris15]

You dont need 800 euros to make a pc for youtube and music streaming....

What would you recommend then?

[defunkt]

an APU for a start.

[Cacao]

Here's what I put together: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1yhXt

 

Though an AMD build would be fine too.

[Tris15]

an APU for a start.

would for example a i5 4670k give more performance for what he is doing?

[Tris15]

Here's what I put together: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1yhXt

 

Though an AMD build would be fine too.

500gb SSD is a bit too much he only has 4 programs installed by himself included Google Chrome  

[Cacao]

would for example a i5 4670k give more performance for what he is doing?

He doesn't need performance, anything above a dual core won't make any difference. The only thing that would help him would be an SSD.

[Cacao]

500gb SSD is a bit too much he only has 4 programs installed by himself included Google Chrome  

Then don't get an HDD, just use the 500gb SSD for everything. A faster CPU or more RAM won't help anyway, so you might as well spend your money on storage

[ComputerNoob]

would for example a i5 4670k give more performance for what he is doing?

no, go with an i3 or amd.

[ComputerNoob]

500gb SSD is a bit too much he only has 4 programs installed by himself included Google Chrome  

Then go with a 128gb  or 256gb ssd and no hard drive and then use the rest of the money for something else.

[Tris15]

Then don't get an HDD, just use the 500gb SSD for everything. A faster CPU or more RAM won't help anyway, so you might as well spend your money on storage

he has 700gb music so that HDD is needed

[Tris15]

Then go with a 128gb  or 256gb ssd and no hard drive and then use the rest of the money for something else.

he has 700gb music so the HDD is needed

[WoodenMarker]

Where are you shopping? Location?

[Tris15]

Where are you shopping? Location?

Alternate.nl 

Netherlands

[Cacao]

he has 700gb music so the HDD is needed

Then make it a 120gb SSD + 1tb HDD.

[ComputerNoob]

Hi guys, My dads wants a new pc, he first wanted a iMac. I talk him out of that and he wants me to put his pc together.

So what he wants:

- We are using home a NAS for music streaming. Sometimes we need to 'tag id' for his music.

- He wants it really quick

- Plenty of music

- many internet searching and some youtube and thats it

 

His budget is 800 euro.

Let me know what you guys have in mind for him!

 

Btw: the case doesn't care but if it is possible a small one (LOL that's what she said)

Figured i would make my own:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1yi4b

[Cacao]

Figured i would make my own:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1yi4b

430w PSU? PCPartPicker says it uses under 100w A 250w would be fine.

[Classics]

This is perfect for a media pc in my opinion. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A85X-ITX Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  ($106.97 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.13 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage:  Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($16.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $635.02

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-31 08:07 EDT-0400)

[defunkt]

would for example a i5 4670k give more performance for what he is doing?

He wont need an i5. The graphics on an apu will crush that of any intel cpu

[defunkt]

430w PSU? PCPartPicker says it uses under 100w A 250w would be fine.

No.

[Cacao]

No.

Care to elaborate? He can't overclock, there's no video card and he has 2 drives.

[defunkt]

Care to elaborate? He can't overclock, there's no video card and he has 2 drives.

Don't trust pc part picker's watt thing. also, any 250w psu your going to get is probably going to be cheaply made poop.

[Cacao]

Don't trust pc part picker's watt thing. also, any 250w psu your going to get is probably going to be cheaply made poop.

The CPU has a max TDP of 55w, other than that the drives use 20w at MOST so, the RAM uses like 10w and the motherboard uses something like 30w. So even with that generous estimate we're at 150w. Plus just because a PSU is low wattage doesn't mean it has to be crap, here's an 80+ bronze 300w from seasonic. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss300etbronze

[defunkt]

The CPU has a max TDP of 55w, other than that the drives use 20w at MOST so, the RAM uses like 10w and the motherboard uses something like 30w. So even with that generous estimate we're at 150w. Plus just because a PSU is low wattage doesn't mean it has to be crap, here's an 80+ bronze 300w from seasonic. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss300etbronze

What's the point? 430w psu's are so damn cheap.