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arnedv
By arnedv
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Hi guys, 

tried to assemble a home desktop for my father. He is a very basic user (e-mails, listening to the radio, basic surfing)

I still have a CPU lying around, explaining that choice, suggestions/remarks are welcome:

CPU AMD A8-7600
CPU cooler  
MB Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI 
Mem Crucial 4GB DDR3-1866
SSD Force Series LE 240GB
Case Cooler Master Elite 130
PSU CX450M
ODD LG GH24NSD1
OS Win 10
Monitor

AOC E2270SWHN Black

 

Thanks in advance, arnedv

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8GB of RAM, epsecially since your iGPU will steal RAM from that.

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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Just now, arnedv said:

I know 2x4 is better in performance

but would it be okay to use 1x8 in this build, so i at least have the option to upgrade this later?

If you only have 2 DIMM slots, yeah it'll work. You might see a slight performance hit but not bad, especially since he wont be gaming (i think)

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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2 minutes ago, arnedv said:

I know 2x4 is better in performance

but would it be okay to use 1x8 in this build, so i at least have the option to upgrade this later?

DDR3 is generally good enough even in one channel. RAM speeds matter a lot less today than they used to.

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Just now, Julian2000nl said:

As @Cereal5 said, 8GB of RAM.

And i don't think he needs an SSD for basic usage. Maybe an SSHD or just an fast 7200RPM HDD.

I actually disagree. every new PC should come with an SSD. the amount of random reads that normal usage incurs is too much for a HDD or SSHD. SSDs are simply better, and unless you are really strapped for cash, they are a must. My mom kept telling me her PC was slow until I put an SSD in there, and her PC is lightning fast now.

 

 

 

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Desktop (Old but I never replaced it):

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3 minutes ago, Julian2000nl said:

As @Cereal5 said, 8GB of RAM.

And i don't think he needs an SSD for basic usage. Maybe an SSHD or just an fast 7200RPM HDD.

Im personally a big fan of SSD's :)
It may not be 'necessary', but speed is always nice. Also less likely to drop in speed.

And because he doesnt need a lot of space at all a 240gb ssd seems fine to me :)

thanks anyway

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1 minute ago, arnedv said:

850 evo?

That's a phenomenal SSD if it fits in your price range.

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Desktop (Old but I never replaced it):

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 @2000Mhz

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Just now, arnedv said:

Its not that he is on a budget, just trying to get a good value :)

And not like he is an advanced user that will notice/ use a lot of fancey functions

well any SSD will be better than a HDD, but for general usage, mid-range SSDs are fine, and the 850 EVO is pretty high-end as far as normal SSDs go (not counting Samsung PRO series SSDs)

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Desktop (Old but I never replaced it):

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 @2000Mhz

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change PSU, 8GB of RAM and thats basically it

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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10 hours ago, arnedv said:
CPU AMD A8-7600
   
MB Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI 
Mem Crucial 4GB DDR3-1866
SSD Force Series LE 240GB
Case Cooler Master Elite 130
PSU CX450M
ODD LG GH24NSD1
OS Win 10
   

My only suggestion is that you get 2x4Gigs of RAM. In this use case there's not much need to ever get more than 8Gigs so future upgrades aren't a concern. Meanwhile, the graphics portion of the  APU will benefit from dual-channel RAM access (and fast 1866 or better RAM).

 

P.S. My wife is happily running an A8-7600 with just a 120Gig SSD. I would normally use at least a 250 Gig SSD, but I had the 120 kicking around.

A sieve may not hold water, but it will hold another sieve.

i5-6600, 16Gigs, ITX Corsair 250D, R9 390, 120Gig M.2 boot, 500Gig SATA SSD, no HDD

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