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this should do fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg) store OS here.
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $239.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm building a computer for grandma. The primary use is going to be checking the bank account online and opening random emails. I already have a case that supports ATX/micro ATX/ITX so almost anything will work. I also have an old DDR3 8gb stick and a 500gb Western Digital blue hard drive that I'll throw in there to save money. I just cant decide if i should use an AMD A4 or A6 or an i3 setup. I'm going to use the integrated graphics because there is no use for wasting extra money on an unneeded part. I just want to see what people would recommend.
This is NOT meant to be an Intel vs AMD post. I just normally don't work with AMD but for this application they seem pretty reasonable.

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this should do fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg) store OS here.
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $239.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 20:25 EST-0500

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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On 12/14/2016 at 5:18 PM, patric_o said:

I'm building a computer for grandma. The primary use is going to be checking the bank account online and opening random emails. I already have a case that supports ATX/micro ATX/ITX so almost anything will work. I also have an old DDR3 8gb stick and a 500gb Western Digital blue hard drive that I'll throw in there to save money. I just cant decide if i should use an AMD A4 or A6 or an i3 setup. I'm going to use the integrated graphics because there is no use for wasting extra money on an unneeded part. I just want to see what people would recommend.
This is NOT meant to be an Intel vs AMD post. I just normally don't work with AMD but for this application they seem pretty reasonable.

 

On 12/14/2016 at 5:25 PM, herman mcpootis said:

this should do fine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg) store OS here.
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $239.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 20:25 EST-0500

if your wondering why he put in storage, the ssd will help alot.... also gj herman, and thanks with the mom build i buildin soon, i saw it!

MF UH BEANS

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14 minutes ago, patric_o said:

I'm building a computer for grandma. The primary use is going to be checking the bank account online and opening random emails. I already have a case that supports ATX/micro ATX/ITX so almost anything will work. I also have an old DDR3 8gb stick and a 500gb Western Digital blue hard drive that I'll throw in there to save money. I just cant decide if i should use an AMD A4 or A6 or an i3 setup. I'm going to use the integrated graphics because there is no use for wasting extra money on an unneeded part. I just want to see what people would recommend.
This is NOT meant to be an Intel vs AMD post. I just normally don't work with AMD but for this application they seem pretty reasonable.

For her uses, a Celeron with ssd will do just fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $149.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 20:34 EST-0500

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/2FVmNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/2FVmNN/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£43.61 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NoFan CR-80EH Fanless CPU Cooler  (£46.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£37.14 @ Eclipse Computers) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£39.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£48.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  (£70.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£9.32 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: Antec 75000 34.0 CFM  80mm Fan  (£4.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: LG 24MP48HQ-P 23.8" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  (£94.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Keyboard: Dell KB212-B Wired Ergonomic Keyboard  (£12.65 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse  (£8.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £446.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-15 01:34 GMT+0000

 

I got a fairly large screen, WiFi, a passive CPU cooler for silence, an SSD for fast boot times and I factored in the OS in the cost. The PC case will have decent airflow and isn't really an eyesore.

Just pick and choose what you want I guess. The PSU is overkill but I thought it would be quiet, you can change that if you wish.

I had an account called Joegeddon active since April 20th 2015

Desktop

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | XFX RADEON RX580 8GB XXX | 16GB 3000MHz DDR4 | Thermaltake Versa H22 | Corsair RM550x PSU | MSI AM4 B450M-A PRO Motherboard

1TB 7200RPM HDD | 500GB 7200RPM HDD | 500GB M.2 WD BLUE SSD

 

Laptop - Asus UX303UA

Intel i7 6500U | Intel 530 Graphics | 12GB 1600MHz DDR3 | 256GB SATA 3 SSD

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