Work PC

[Freddy]

So recently my fathers computer that he have had for 10 years just isn't cutting it(who would have guessed). And I have built several pc myself, for myself. But I have only built high end gaming pc. And what my father needs is a very basic pc.

He will mainly use it for work, sorting documents and emails, and he works on a external desktop system. He also needs 2 screens for productivity. While I could just go out and buy him a prebuilt pc I would see if people have some suggestions for me, and what to look out for, what is worth spending extra money on, and what isn't.

I would prefer a small factor pc, but it is no way needed. So if anyone have any input on maybe a build I could make for him(with part list), or a prebuilt pc that is good(for him). And it would be a pro if it was somewhat silent. If there is room for a SSD for fast startups that would be nice too, but not needed. As my father do need some harddrive space to store documents and reports(several years worth).

And as I mentioned the last pc he had lasted for 10 years, so he isn't a heavy user. 

 

I ask the community here for help because I don't have experience with building work pc or knowing what is important in terms of value vs cost. Hope I can get some good and useful feedback

 

[mikat]

this, but with an i3-6100 and without mac

[19_blackie_73]

depends on how much you are willing to spend... then you could throw in an ssd

[19_blackie_73]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $441.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 04:56 EDT-0400

 

this is what I did a few months ago, office pc too. you might upgrade to the i5 if it is within your budget, it will give you a nice bump, but for office an i3 will do a good job too

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.62 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $374.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 05:00 EDT-0400

[Freddy]

Really good and interesting builds, really appreciate the feedback, I might decide, on going with the Corsair CX450M power supply instead, as I can't get a hold of the SeaSonic in my country. I might also be able to get a graphics card in there, if it is cheap, any suggestions for that?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Freddy said:

Really good and interesting builds, really appreciate the feedback, I might decide, on going with the Corsair CX450M power supply instead, as I can't get a hold of the SeaSonic in my country. I might also be able to get a graphics card in there, if it is cheap, any suggestions for that?

nah, i don't think he'll really need a graphics card. the cx450m is good too, no worries.

[abhigyan001]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3Vgbjc

 

I am not sure about rad support on the case. A little bit of M.2 game cant hurt. RX 460 is added and would be definitely powerful enough to power dual 4K.

[deWaardt]

1 hour ago, Freddy said:

Really good and interesting builds, really appreciate the feedback, I might decide, on going with the Corsair CX450M power supply instead, as I can't get a hold of the SeaSonic in my country. I might also be able to get a graphics card in there, if it is cheap, any suggestions for that?

Intel integrated graphics will do fine.