Dad's looking for a new computer

[multitasker451]

I'm looking for some help in putting together a build for my dad.  He's a lawyer and just moved offices so he's looking to upgrade his computer. I told him I could save him some money if he let me build him one, so here we are.  

The computer needs to run Microsoft office

All he does is type documents, send emails (light internet browsing), and he uses facetime to speak with his clients

 

I don't know much about specs for machines like this, just gaming machines which he definitely doesn't need so I'd appreciate the help.

[Aytex]

whats his budget?

Does he need An OS, monitor, keyboard,mouse?

[vanished]

For the most part this could be quite cheap.  Pretty much any intel processor will do, 8 GB of RAM would be fine.  Things I'd get that are a little higher end would be an SSD and a really nice monitor.  And a nice case if this is going to be visible at all.  And a really good webcam with a good mic.

[multitasker451]

8 minutes ago, Aytex said:

whats his budget?

Does he need An OS, monitor, keyboard,mouse?

He has a monitor, keyboard and mouse he will need an OS, more than likely windows 10

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, multitasker451 said:

He has a monitor, keyboard and mouse he will need an OS, more than likely windows 10

 

Whats his budget

[multitasker451]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

 

Whats his budget

Probably up to $450

[Aytex]

4 minutes ago, multitasker451 said:

Probably up to $450

something like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.88 @ Newegg) 
Total: $437.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-01 15:36 EDT-0400

 

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[Unhelpful]

12 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

For the most part this could be quite cheap.  Pretty much any intel processor will do, 8 GB of RAM would be fine.  Things I'd get that are a little higher end would be an SSD and a really nice monitor.  And a nice case if this is going to be visible at all.  And a really good webcam with a good mic.

A NUC with 8gb of RAM and an SSD would be great.

[multitasker451]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

something like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.88 @ Newegg) 
Total: $437.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-01 15:36 EDT-0400

 

get an OS cheap from r/microsoftsoftwareswap from a moderator or kinguin/g2a buy the shield 

He probably doesn't need an i5 processor or 2tb of storage but looks about right otherwise

[multitasker451]

He could probably get by with a pentium and 1tb HDD

[Unhelpful]

2 minutes ago, multitasker451 said:

He probably doesn't need an i5 processor or 2tb of storage but looks about right otherwise

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Computing-2-5-Inch-Option-BOXNUC5I3RYH/dp/B00S1IQHKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464810156&sr=8-1&keywords=Intel+NUC+NUC5i3RYH

 

https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-SP550-Solid-ASP550SS3-480GM-C/dp/B013J7P7SK?ie=UTF8&tag=pcpapi-20

 

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-4GBx2-DDR3-1600-CT2KIT51264BF160B/dp/B005LDLVAO/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=XDRJB5BCGC0YHXMECTBS

 

[multitasker451]

Like I said, these kinds of builds are not my thing but:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cg7J7h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cg7J7h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($110.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.88 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $405.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-01 15:43 EDT-0400

EDIT: this would leave extra for a webcam

[Lehti]

Having more storage space isn't a bad thing anyway. Sure, a lawyer probably isn't going to fill up 2 TB with Word documents, but if you purchase a smaller drive you're getting less for your money.

[multitasker451]

51 minutes ago, Lehti said:

Having more storage space isn't a bad thing anyway. Sure, a lawyer probably isn't going to fill up 2 TB with Word documents, but if you purchase a smaller drive you're getting less for your money.

I understand but with him it really comes down to spending as little money as possible, and if all he needs is 1tb, then he won't want to spend extra money on storage he doesn't need

[Lehti]

Fair enough, just thought it was worth pointing out.