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Hi, I'm building a new pc for my parents.  They don't do anything crazy.  They primarily use the current pc for watching Netflix, looking things up on the internet, and things like that.  I know this is way overkill, but this is meant to last them a while.  Their budget is $700. http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

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2 minutes ago, WrathofKhan said:

Hi, I'm building a new pc for my parents.  They don't do anything crazy.  They primarily use the current pc for watching Netflix, looking things up on the internet, and things like that.  I know this is way overkill, but this is meant to last them a while.  Their budget is $700. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170hd3p

Um, that´s a link to a motherboard?

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Haha, yes it was.  I was double checking something on the motherboard and I copied that url instead.  It has been updated.

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*derp* I just realized I was commenting based on the last build I worked on.

 

Anyway, I'd do something like this if you wanted something small and compact. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.33 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX/WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($33.93 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($149.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $531.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 20:27 EST-0500

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Still the wrong link. 

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4 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

JW!  Is that PSU even reliable?

yes, especially so on a low power system. 

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4 minutes ago, VinsinityKT said:

Still the wrong link. 

weird.  worked when I clicked on it.

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4 minutes ago, WrathofKhan said:

weird.  worked when I clicked on it.

That's a generic link that will link to whatever PCPartpicker list the person clicking on last looked at. You need to get the non-generic link in the top left corner. It looks like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gkDPMp

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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8 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

*derp* I just realized I was commenting based on the last build I worked on.

 

Anyway, I'd do something like this if you wanted something small and compact. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.33 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX/WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($33.93 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($149.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $531.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 20:27 EST-0500

i mean if they dont do anything super fancy why not just use stock cooler?

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5 minutes ago, crysilis said:

i mean if they dont do anything super fancy why not just use stock cooler?

Because it's noisy. (truthfully I wouldn't normally recommend an mITX build anyway, it just so happened that I was spec'g that out earlier and I liked the look of it when I saw it now)

 

 

Here would be my normal recommendation: 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MMwLhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MMwLhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $324.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-21 20:37 EST-0500

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Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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