Cheap home use PC

[Oldaccount1234123]

Just going to follow the recommended format:

 

1. Budget & Location

 

I would like it to be as cheap as possible obviously. I am based in the UK, so all prices are in GBP. My budget is around £400, but can go above if need be. 

 

2. Aim

 

The PC won't be used for anything intense. It is for my parents to use in the kitchen as a home use PC, for general web browsing etc. It might also be used for the storage of family photos as our My Cloud NAS is failing slowly. I would prefer it to be a micro ATX or mini ITX build so that the case can be small and discreet.

 

3. Monitors

 

A single 1080p monitor will be used. It doesn't need to be included in the budget.

 

4. Peripherals

 

An OS, keyboard, mouse and monitor will need to be purchased, but don't need to be included in the £400 budget. In terms of KB and mouse, I was thinking something simple like this: http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=5433498&cm_mmc=Google-_-pla_gen_google-shopping_computing-and-communicating-_-computing-and-communicating-_-5433498&s2m_channel=544&_%24ja=tsid:34770|cid:242830937|agid:16600010417|tid:pla-91777342457|crid:55356657977|nw:g|rnd:3310303581916668519|dvc:c|adp:1o1&gclid=CjwKEAjwrIa9BRD5_dvqqazMrFESJACdv27GilGwCBFAFQSUZeGQD8m9Q-nAYh5CmRLzMZxJ8ztxVBoCg3_w_wcB

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[MVPernula]

Honestly I'd go for a prebuilt PC when on this budget, especially if it's just for home use. If you build it yourself you have to include OS and such which will make the limitations even higher on building it. Get a small one with specs that suit your needs.

 

That's just what I think though.

 

EDIT: I'm stupid for not Reading the entire post. You don't need OS or stuff like that. Hold on, I'll build you something.

[Oldaccount1234123]

Just now, MVPernula said:

Honestly I'd go for a prebuilt PC when on this budget, especially if it's just for home use. If you build it yourself you have to include OS and such which will make the limitations even higher on building it. Get a small one with specs that suit your needs.

 

That's just what I think though.

I understand that, and I knew that this would be suggested. However, part of the reason I am building it myself is for both the experience and the fun of it, and so I don't mind expanding the budget

[MVPernula]

Just now, Daanish said:

I understand that, and I knew that this would be suggested. However, part of the reason I am building it myself is for both the experience and the fun of it, and so I don't mind expanding the budget

I'll get you some parts! I edited my initial answer.

[M.Abdullah]

i have a xeon x565o mini tower 16 gigs of ram 500 g harddrive and a quadro gpu that i am planning to sell i can also hook you up with a monitor and  Peripherals for 400£ possibly less.if you're interested ofcourse

[Kantor]

would something like this work?

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fqDgJV

[Dresta]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£47.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£32.87 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6450 1GB Video Card  (£29.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£23.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.22 @ More Computers) 
Total: £407.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-03 10:27 BST+0100

 

Just a tad over but should do great as a home PC

[Kantor]

do you need a GPU or will on board work?

[GirlFromYonder]

11 minutes ago, Daanish said:

Just going to follow the recommended format:

 

1. Budget & Location

 

I would like it to be as cheap as possible obviously. I am based in the UK, so all prices are in GBP. My budget is around £400, but can go above if need be. 

 

2. Aim

 

The PC won't be used for anything intense. It is for my parents to use in the kitchen as a home use PC, for general web browsing etc. It might also be used for the storage of family photos as our My Cloud NAS is failing slowly. I would prefer it to be a micro ATX or mini ITX build so that the case can be small and discreet.

 

3. Monitors

 

A single 1080p monitor will be used. It doesn't need to be included in the budget.

 

4. Peripherals

 

An OS, keyboard, mouse and monitor will need to be purchased, but don't need to be included in the £400 budget. In terms of KB and mouse, I was thinking something simple like this: http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=5433498&cm_mmc=Google-_-pla_gen_google-shopping_computing-and-communicating-_-computing-and-communicating-_-5433498&s2m_channel=544&_%24ja=tsid:34770|cid:242830937|agid:16600010417|tid:pla-91777342457|crid:55356657977|nw:g|rnd:3310303581916668519|dvc:c|adp:1o1&gclid=CjwKEAjwrIa9BRD5_dvqqazMrFESJACdv27GilGwCBFAFQSUZeGQD8m9Q-nAYh5CmRLzMZxJ8ztxVBoCg3_w_wcB

 

 

Thanks in advance!

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/YpyPnn

[Sir Asvald]

5 minutes ago, Dresta said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£47.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£32.87 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£59.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6450 1GB Video Card  (£29.09 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£23.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.22 @ More Computers) 
Total: £407.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-03 10:27 BST+0100

 

Just a tad over but should do great as a home PC

Overkill i5. An i3 would do just fine.

[Dresta]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

Overkill i5. An i3 would do just fine.

If you can already get a i5 why not just get it

[Captain_WD]

14 minutes ago, Daanish said:

~snip~

Hi there

 

What would be the problem with the My Cloud? 

I would strongly recommend to back your data up as soon as you can and not wait for the build to be completed if you want safety for your data. 

 

As for the build, the guys gave you some good suggestions. I would simply add that a SSD is good to have at least for the OS as it makes a huge difference in terms of loading times and responsiveness. 

 

If you are going to use it for massive storage, consider having some sort of redundancy such as RAID1. Let me know if you need help with that. 

 

Captain_WD.

[Sir Asvald]

19 minutes ago, Daanish said:

Just going to follow the recommended format:

 

1. Budget & Location

 

I would like it to be as cheap as possible obviously. I am based in the UK, so all prices are in GBP. My budget is around £400, but can go above if need be. 

 

2. Aim

 

The PC won't be used for anything intense. It is for my parents to use in the kitchen as a home use PC, for general web browsing etc. It might also be used for the storage of family photos as our My Cloud NAS is failing slowly. I would prefer it to be a micro ATX or mini ITX build so that the case can be small and discreet.

 

3. Monitors

 

A single 1080p monitor will be used. It doesn't need to be included in the budget.

 

4. Peripherals

 

An OS, keyboard, mouse and monitor will need to be purchased, but don't need to be included in the £400 budget. In terms of KB and mouse, I was thinking something simple like this: http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=5433498&cm_mmc=Google-_-pla_gen_google-shopping_computing-and-communicating-_-computing-and-communicating-_-5433498&s2m_channel=544&_%24ja=tsid:34770|cid:242830937|agid:16600010417|tid:pla-91777342457|crid:55356657977|nw:g|rnd:3310303581916668519|dvc:c|adp:1o1&gclid=CjwKEAjwrIa9BRD5_dvqqazMrFESJACdv27GilGwCBFAFQSUZeGQD8m9Q-nAYh5CmRLzMZxJ8ztxVBoCg3_w_wcB

 

 

Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£98.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£53.93 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£38.82 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£41.70 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.81 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£43.70 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £321.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-03 10:36 BST+0100

[Sir Asvald]

7 minutes ago, Dresta said:

If you can already get a i5 why not just get it

OP has a budget. It's a good idea to keep it under budget. Also, if OP wants to change the CPU later on he/she can do so. 

[Dresta]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

OP has a budget. It's a good idea to keep it under budget. Also, if OP wants to change the CPU later on he/she can do so. 

Its 7 GBP over the budget

[Kantor]

this has os mouse keyboard and monitor.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3d3p8K

 

sorry 2GBP over your budget.

[MVPernula]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FJs4nn

I'm slightly slow but here it is! Saved you some cash too!

[Oldaccount1234123]

3 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

Hi there

 

What would be the problem with the My Cloud? 

I would strongly recommend to back your data up as soon as you can and not wait for the build to be completed if you want safety for your data. 

 

As for the build, the guys gave you some good suggestions. I would simply add that a SSD is good to have at least for the OS as it makes a huge difference in terms of loading times and responsiveness. 

 

If you are going to use it for massive storage, consider having some sort of redundancy such as RAID1. Let me know if you need help with that. 

 

Captain_WD.

Hi Captain,

 

I think that the My Cloud wasn't setup properly, but I think I can get it working if I reset it, and if I can get it working fine, the PC won't need huge storage so a small SSD for the OS would be good

[Captain_WD]

34 minutes ago, Daanish said:

~snip~

Let me know if you need help with that The WD My Cloud NAS should work perfectly fine for regular home file storage device. Make sure you don't format the storage drive so you don't lose your data. 

 

Have in mind also that the OS with the updates can take quite a big chunk of the SSD's capacity so a 60GB SSD may not be the best choice. 

 

Captain_WD.