I need help I am useless

[Delten]

I'm really hoping it's not too much trouble to ask this. I have been having the worst time trying to figure out how to build a PC that will confidently do what I need so I'm hoping someone here could help. 

 

I have an extra keyboard and mouse and some hard drives so I wanted to build a small entertainment room PC. I would like it for light web browsing, watching HD video at 1080p and have an hdmi output for my tv. I would like to keep it around $350 Canadian or less. 

 

I would like it to be able to handle a proper desktop OS like windows though due to the budget likely Linux. My PC building expertise never involved budget builds and it's like I'm starting fresh. 

 

I dont know if I need a gpu or not and if not what CPU would be able to do what I need. I'm wholly unfamiliar with the concept of not building a full tower gaming computer. 

 

I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction of what I'm looking for because I'm so lost. 

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, Delten said:

I'm really hoping it's not too much trouble to ask this. I have been having the worst time trying to figure out how to build a PC that will confidently do what I need so I'm hoping someone here could help. 

 

I have an extra keyboard and mouse and some hard drives so I wanted to build a small entertainment room PC. I would like it for light web browsing, watching HD video at 1080p and have an hdmi output for my tv. I would like to keep it around $350 Canadian or less. 

 

I would like it to be able to handle a proper desktop OS like windows though due to the budget likely Linux. My PC building expertise never involved budget builds and it's like I'm starting fresh. 

 

I dont know if I need a gpu or not and if not what CPU would be able to do what I need. I'm wholly unfamiliar with the concept of not building a full tower gaming computer. 

 

I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction of what I'm looking for because I'm so lost. 

Something like an i3 with stock cooler and a cheap b110 motherboard would be ideal. The on-board graphics is more than enough for 1080p for watching movies. Honestly, you may want to look at getting a Raspberry Pi which can do everything you listed without issue including 1080p HDMI output.

[vanished]

I think it can be done, despite our dollar.  You will definitely want to go with Linux to save money and no you don't need a GPU.  Any integrated graphics will do fine.

[Herman Mcpootis]

This should do for a htpc. added that ssd for faster boot times if you care about that. Get your windows from kinguin/reddit for $20-30 USD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.00 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.42 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($18.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.70 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($44.96 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $287.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-08 02:37 EDT-0400

[Antony Leung]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.41 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $350.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-08 02:47 EDT-0400

 

Just for .35 cents. but its ok right?

 

what i did is just use the lastest CPU and also use a small case that it will fit in any place. just like consoles. also i choose the better manufaturer options in terms of hardware.

[Delten]

Thank you guys so much. I didn't think it be possible to go sky lake and have ddr4 at the budget. And I can shave down some of those costs by removing the hard drive and using a 2tb drive I have new in its box. This definitely sets me in the right direction thanks again. 

[Antony Leung]

19 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

This should do for a htpc. added that ssd for faster boot times if you care about that. Get your windows from kinguin/reddit for $20-30 USD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($53.00 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.42 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($18.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.70 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($44.96 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $287.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-08 02:37 EDT-0400

That PSU does not have a single certification meaning that could happening the follow image.

Spoiler

Also it only use 4 GB of ram. Now these days the minimun is 8GB because my laptop that have 4GB of ram is ate by google chrome like its nothing.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

That PSU does not have a single certification meaning that could happening the follow image.

 

Here we go again, joy.

The 80+ certification does not prove that the power supply is of better quality AT ALL. It just shows you how efficient it is at converting power from the socket into power for the pc.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

Also it only use 4 GB of ram. Now these days the minimun is 8GB because my laptop that have 4GB of ram is ate by google chrome like its nothing.

For what he's doing,even 4gb is perfectly fine.

[vanished]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

Here we go again, joy.

The 80+ certification does not prove that the power supply is of better quality AT ALL. It just shows you how efficient it is at converting power from the socket into power for the pc.

 

Although to be fair, typically really high end power supplied are also quite efficient and have gold or platinum ratings.  And, this one probably is bad since I can't find mention of it anywhere on the PSU whitelists.  It doesn't even have a real name

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Although to be fair, typically really high end power supplied are also quite efficient and have gold or platinum ratings.  And, this one probably is bad since I can't find mention of it anywhere on the PSU whitelists.  It doesn't even have a real name

Its the antec vp-450, made by delta. Its in STRMfrmXMN's whitelist and tier 3 in tomshardware's psu tier list.

[vanished]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

Its the antec vp-450, made by delta. Its in STRMfrmXMN's whitelist and tier 3 in tomshardware's psu tier list.

Ah, alright then   Seems like it was just called "Antec 450W"  

[RNGesusHatesMe]

28 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

That PSU does not have a single certification meaning that could happening the follow image.

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Also it only use 4 GB of ram. Now these days the minimun is 8GB because my laptop that have 4GB of ram is ate by google chrome like its nothing.

although i disagree as the rating isnt asmuch of a issue as mentioned thats its effiency still of conversion .

i laughed way to hard of that phot maybe get a shaw psu in it insteal ?

[I am an SSD]

54 minutes ago, Delten said:

I'm really hoping it's not too much trouble to ask this. I have been having the worst time trying to figure out how to build a PC that will confidently do what I need so I'm hoping someone here could help. 

 

I have an extra keyboard and mouse and some hard drives so I wanted to build a small entertainment room PC. I would like it for light web browsing, watching HD video at 1080p and have an hdmi output for my tv. I would like to keep it around $350 Canadian or less. 

 

I would like it to be able to handle a proper desktop OS like windows though due to the budget likely Linux. My PC building expertise never involved budget builds and it's like I'm starting fresh. 

 

I dont know if I need a gpu or not and if not what CPU would be able to do what I need. I'm wholly unfamiliar with the concept of not building a full tower gaming computer. 

 

I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction of what I'm looking for because I'm so lost. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/twLKJx/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($23.12 @ Amazon) 
Case: Antec NSK3100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case 
Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $204.96