Build a 'normal' computer

[PaulPaul]

My uncle is after a new desktop, it will be used for Internet, Microsoft office applications and other similar activities. He also takes and stores lots of photos. 

As I only really know the best stuff for gaming PCs, what kind of equipment would be good for this type if computer. 

I can't really give a budget but as low as possible would be great. 

Thanks for the help!

[SkywardKkalox]

A NUC maybe? Small and can handle these tasks pretty easily. Although it's not a desktop PC.

[thekeemo]

An APU is made for this kind of thing.

[TheRandomness]

You could do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $253.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-31 11:07 EST-0500

[Rodniz]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

You could do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $253.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-31 11:07 EST-0500

500w? Overkill, holy smokes. I would go with 8 gigs of ram, since chrome is a ****

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Rodniz said:

500w? Overkill, holy smokes. I would go with 8 gigs of ram, since chrome is a ****

Was the cheapest non fire starter I could find. Also, I can run chrome easily on 2GB RAM on my laptop :P

[TomvanWijnen]

1 minute ago, Rodniz said:

500w? Overkill, holy smokes. I would go with 8 gigs of ram, since chrome is a ****

Chrome isn't a ****, but I'd still go with 8 GB of RAM :P

[PaulPaul]

I was thinking maybe 8gb of RAM as I'm sure it wouldn't be much more expensive than 4. 

Would it be better to go for a top end 2 core CPU or a lower end quad core? Especially price wise. 

 

Thankyou 

[Djole123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G620 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($66.38 @ Mac Mall) 
Motherboard: ECS H61H2-MV Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.90 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite Power 400W ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Directron) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive  ($12.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $251.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-31 13:30 EST-0500

 

 

Something like this would be great for such use