350$ PC

[Moonzy]

Hi,
I'm looking for a 350$-ish pc for my parents to just browse the interweb and read manga
No dedicated GPU is needed, just the tower
software side, only windows 7,8 or 10 (since all can be upgraded to 10) is needed, no anti-virus or what not
they dont download movie so a small HDD or SSD is fine

you can use the pc parts link below as a reference
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/moonzy/saved/nNBkcf
its 20$ over budget

and im purchasing in the SEA region

edit: oh, and im looking for about 5 years atleast out of this machine, but only browsing webs so i dont think its that tough

[comicsansms]

I'd get an APU and a better SSD such as a Samsung 850EVO

 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

I'd get an APU and a better SSD such as a Samsung 850EVO

 

well im not familiar with AMD stuffs so... can u help edit the list? ^^;

[NunoLava1998]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NunoLava1998/saved/#view=hY2J7P

[comicsansms]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7670K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.72 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $366.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 06:50 EST-0500

[Xenift]

Here you go my fellow Asian.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $221.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 06:54 EST-0500

 

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NunoLava1998/saved/#view=hY2J7P

well after including an OS, the system will be slightly over 400
but yea i was wondering about pentium too
someone recommended i get a G3258 and H81M mobo and overclock it

but im not sure about reliability about overclocking as it is for my parents and its quite inconvenient for me to help them if there are errors

[NunoLava1998]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NunoLava1998/saved/hY2J7P + Ubuntu (free OS)

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7670K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.72 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $366.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 06:50 EST-0500

 

hows the performance and reliability of AMD though?
it's for my parents and they live quite a distance away from me so i cant fix it immediately if anything went wrong

 

2 minutes ago, Xenift said:

Here you go my fellow Asian.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€42.40 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€52.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€23.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€45.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€47.82 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€49.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €262.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-04 12:51 CET+0100

do you think it's recommended i get a g3258 instead and overclock it?

[Xenift]

Just now, Moonzy said:

 

hows the performance and reliability of AMD though?
it's for my parents and they live quite a distance away from me so i cant fix it immediately if anything went wrong

 

do you think it's recommended i get a g3258 instead and overclock it?

Whatever flows your way man.

To be honest, a overclock is really stable if you do it right and has 0 drawbacks except power and heat.

 

Would get a better CPU cooler at it too. 212evo? 

[comicsansms]

Just now, Moonzy said:

 

hows the performance and reliability of AMD though?
it's for my parents and they live quite a distance away from me so i cant fix it immediately if anything went wrong

 

do you think it's recommended i get a g3258 instead and overclock it?

The APU will have not as good single core performance, but has a stronger iGPU.

It is about equal to the i3 4130.

[Guest]

Just now, Moonzy said:

 

do you think it's recommended i get a g3258 instead and overclock it?

passive cool this pc and put one ssd in easily with that budget.

 

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NunoLava1998/saved/hY2J7P + Ubuntu (free OS)

well i dont know how to use ubuntu, let alone my parents, so windows is needed

2 minutes ago, Xenift said:

Whatever flows your way man.

To be honest, a overclock is really stable if you do it right and has 0 drawbacks except power and heat.

 

Would get a better CPU cooler at it too. 212evo? 

depends on the budget...

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

The APU will have not as good single core performance, but has a stronger iGPU.

It is about equal to the i3 4130.

Will the desktop will this AMD chip or any pentium last 5 years at least just from internet browsing with no lags?


so far i think im either going AMD or going Pentium, which one offers better performance for internet browsing at this price?
i3 vs Pentium at lower end, which one makes more sense?
so many questions to ask. i apologise