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My parent's personal computer spoiled after 8 years of use and is in horrible condition.(keyboard with dead ant,computer full of dust)

It was also very slow.

I was thinking of maybe getting a new pc for them.

Uses:mostly web browsing,light gaming

Specs:

CPU:i3 6300/6100?

Cooler:Any Suggestions?

GPU:iGPU on the CPU,Maybe RX 470/460 Soon

RAM:8GB G Skill Ripjaws V 2400/2466 DDR4

Mobo:Any Suggestions?

PSU:EVGA Supernova 550

Storage:120GB Samsung Evo SSD

Case:Fractal Design Define R5(Black)

OS:Windows 10 Home

 

The reason why i choose the i3 is because my youngest brother also uses the computer to play minecraft and some other games.It also should last for 6-9 years before failing.The 120GB SSD is overkill for my parents.They did not even use 10GB on the hard drive before.Maybe for my youngest brother.

 

Will The i3 Bottleneck The RX 460/470?

 

Peripherals are not needed because there are spare ones somewhere in the house.

 

Thanks for any suggestions :)

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Can you tell us the budget of the PC?

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Torch LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon)  <<bigger capacity SSDs last longer
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR3-92-WT 24.4 CFM  92mm Fan  ($3.99 @ NCIX US)  <<Rear exhaust
Total: $408.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 00:09 EDT-0400

 

No, the i3 will not bottleneck the GPU.

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The i3-6100 is a plenty powerful CPU with a really decent iGPU that'll have no problem supporting a decent GPU such as the RX 460/470 in the future. For the motherboard go with the the cheapest one you can, grab them 8GB's of DDR4 RAM, GSKills NT series is cheap and looks good, and skip getting an SSD, get them an SSHD as it'll be faster than a traditional hard drive but have more storage. The case is great and everything but something along the lines of a Xion Performance Micro-ATX case is super cheap, has front panel USB 3.0 and is really tiny, your parents don't need such a large case.

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1 minute ago, stconquest said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Torch LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon)  <<bigger capacity SSDs last longer
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR3-92-WT 24.4 CFM  92mm Fan  ($3.99 @ NCIX US)  <<Rear exhaust
Total: $408.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 00:09 EDT-0400

You literally did almost everything I said lol. Also OP, get Windows off of Reddit for like $30 from a trusted seller.

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2 minutes ago, AllRoundGamer said:

Around 1K USD 

Jesus, that's super overkill.

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4 minutes ago, AllRoundGamer said:

Around 1K USD 

singaporean budget? but its probably overkill anyways.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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2 minutes ago, AllRoundGamer said:

Around 1K USD 

omg

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($177.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $626.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 00:15 EDT-0400

 

Here's my build, I use an M.2 SSD, and you can get a RX 470/460 later

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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3 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

omg

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($177.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $626.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 00:15 EDT-0400

 

Here's my build, I use an M.2 SSD, and you can get a RX 470/460 later

you wont see much benefit from a m.2 ssd might as well got for higher capacity sata ssd

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i recommend this:

cpu and mobo:i5 6500 and msi h110m-pro vhl $410

graphics card(optional, you can get rx 460/470 instead)sapphire rx 480 8gb(pre-order)$388

ram:g.skill ddr4 2400mhz 8gb valueram $50

ssd:Zotac t500 240gb $99

psu:seasonic m12ii 520w $99

case:armageddon microtron t2z(lazada)$49.90+3

os:windows 7/8/10(reddit/kinguin)$30

total:$1128.90SGD

all prices but ssd are from pcthemes in sim lim square 4th floor.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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