Strict Budget PC Build

[Big3moke]

Hi guys I am looking for a budged cpu to make a pc for my dad. He usually just uses the pc to do some light browsing (Facebook,youtube) and sometimes uses office. My budget is very strict and I want the pc to last for at least 3 years just for browsing purposes. What would the minimum CPU you guys would choose for such a task? I personally think that intel g4400  would do the job just fine. Do you guys have any other suggestions? I do not think I can spare to spend more than $100 CAD on a CPU.

 

Overall I do not want this PC to cost more than 300 CAD

 

[Guest]

Maybe something used? 

[Big3moke]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Maybe something used? 

seems like a good option

[Herman Mcpootis]

that pentium is enough, maybe a celeron if your budget is really tight.

[Princess Luna]

Would you consider used laptops? there some quite decent out there for decent prices, something like an i3 or even an i5 4gb ram, maybe you can squeeze on this budget and give him more mobility with it while still being capable of such tasking.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.11 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.85 @ Vuugo) for faster boot speeds.
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($33.69 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $300.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 22:03 EST-0500

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Big3moke said:

Hi guys I am looking for a budged cpu to make a pc for my dad. He usually just uses the pc to do some light browsing (Facebook,youtube) and sometimes uses office. My budget is very strict and I want the pc to last for at least 3 years just for browsing purposes. What would the minimum CPU you guys would choose for such a task? I personally think that intel g4400  would do the job just fine. Do you guys have any other suggestions? I do not think I can spare to spend more than $100 CAD on a CPU.

 

Overall I do not want this PC to cost more than 300 CAD

 

Need any peripherals? Monitor?

[Shiv78]

Bit tight, but the SSD will keep it quick for years. OS from Kinguin or unactivated Win10

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tpL62R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tpL62R/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.11 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($33.69 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $302.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 22:05 EST-0500

[Big3moke]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Need any peripherals? Monitor?

Nah got all that 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Big3moke said:

Nah got all that 

Refurbished with even an i5 but an older gen so sucks

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lenovo-Thinkcentre-Tower-M90P-5498-i5-3-3Ghz-4G-500G-DVDRW-Win10-Pro-Desktop-WTY-/302128059541?hash=item46583c5495:g:wEEAAOSw241YWwfa

 

This is newer i5

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HP-Compaq-8300-Elite-Small-Form-Factor-i5-3570-3-4Ghz-8GB-500GB-Win-7-COA-/201769222991?hash=item2efa62034f:g:MAgAAOSwImRYO0I-

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Refurbished with even an i5

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lenovo-Thinkcentre-Tower-M90P-5498-i5-3-3Ghz-4G-500G-DVDRW-Win10-Pro-Desktop-WTY-/302128059541?hash=item46583c5495:g:wEEAAOSw241YWwfa

i think the pentium is better, that i5's a weak dual core with hyperthreading.

[Guest]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

i think the pentium is better, that i5's a weak dual core with hyperthreading.

Yeah, I edited. DAMN IT PEOPLE. Why you have to quote so fast

[Shiv78]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah, I edited. DAMN IT PEOPLE. Why you have to quote so fast

lol

surprised you didn't find a blue prebuilt

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

This is newer i5

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HP-Compaq-8300-Elite-Small-Form-Factor-i5-3570-3-4Ghz-8GB-500GB-Win-7-COA-/201769222991?hash=item2efa62034f:g:MAgAAOSwImRYO0I-

this i can agree with.

[Serpius]

14 minutes ago, Big3moke said:

Hi guys I am looking for a budged cpu to make a pc for my dad. He usually just uses the pc to do some light browsing (Facebook,youtube) and sometimes uses office. My budget is very strict and I want the pc to last for at least 3 years just for browsing purposes. What would the minimum CPU you guys would choose for such a task? I personally think that intel g4400  would do the job just fine. Do you guys have any other suggestions? I do not think I can spare to spend more than $100 CAD on a CPU.

 

Overall I do not want this PC to cost more than 300 CAD

 

 

If you want something that will last you at least 3 years, then building a good decent quality computer build is the way to go. 

Buying an used computer system is risky and you really don't know how much abuse that used computer was put through.

 

I highly recommend that you save up MORE money to better invest in a better and longer lasting computer system.

 

Here is what I recommend.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7860k 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Vortex Plus 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3HP Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $549.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 22:09 EST-0500

[Shiv78]

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HP-Compaq-8300-Elite-Small-Form-Factor-i5-3570-3-4Ghz-8GB-500GB-Win-7-COA-/201769222991?hash=item2efa62034f:g:MAgAAOSwImRYO0I-

Just add a 120GB SSD and you are good to go. 3rd gen i5 will probably destroy the Pentium.

[Legolessed]

21 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Maybe something used? 

i have a quad core 3.4 ghz pretty dang good pc that i built for $120. crushes my old i3 540 and my i5 3340m. go used for everything EXCEPT RAM!!!!!

[LabRat]

 I have a cheap net machine. dual core apu ( $34 ) an FM2 motherboard ( $40 ) one 4gig stick of ram ( $26 ) a $45 1TB HD / a cougar case ( 425 ) and a 380watt Antek power supply..... you can add a $13 optical drive and you're set but for the operating system.

so, if you shop right it'll be under 200 bucks.

[Big3moke]

22 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Refurbished with even an i5 but an older gen so sucks

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lenovo-Thinkcentre-Tower-M90P-5498-i5-3-3Ghz-4G-500G-DVDRW-Win10-Pro-Desktop-WTY-/302128059541?hash=item46583c5495:g:wEEAAOSw241YWwfa

 

This is newer i5

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HP-Compaq-8300-Elite-Small-Form-Factor-i5-3570-3-4Ghz-8GB-500GB-Win-7-COA-/201769222991?hash=item2efa62034f:g:MAgAAOSwImRYO0I-

i5-3570 looks like it can even match the newer core i5-6500 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570/3513vsm793 If this computer works it  would be very powerful

[Megah3rtz]

5 minutes ago, Big3moke said:

i5-3570 looks like it can even match the newer core i5-6500 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570/3513vsm793 If this computer works it  would be very powerful

If you wanted to, once hes done with it you could salvage the RAM, HDD, CPU, add a new powersupply, case, mobo and, budget GPU. And then you've got a great starter gaming pc.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Buzzsaw said:

If you want to a good decent computer build with either an i5/i7 processor, good luck... you'll need it.

 

1 minute ago, Buzzsaw said:

Instead of bashing my computer build... why don't you show your computer build with that "rocking" i3 / RX 480 computer build?

 

Put your money where your mouth is.

Sure, but only because I so enjoy making builds in pcpp. I'll even do it although you have yet to "put your money where your mouth is", as you say.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.60 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $535.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 23:13 EST-0500

[WkdPaul]

Thread cleaned ...

 

Tired right now, if I see anything else than build suggestions in this thread it's not going to be funny for anyone involved.

[Energycore]

1 hour ago, Big3moke said:

Hi guys I am looking for a budged cpu to make a pc for my dad. He usually just uses the pc to do some light browsing (Facebook,youtube) and sometimes uses office. My budget is very strict and I want the pc to last for at least 3 years just for browsing purposes. What would the minimum CPU you guys would choose for such a task? I personally think that intel g4400  would do the job just fine. Do you guys have any other suggestions? I do not think I can spare to spend more than $100 CAD on a CPU.

 

Overall I do not want this PC to cost more than 300 CAD

 

I'm sorry, we did a bit of a thread hijack there. Since your dad is just browsing the web, you can make a computer that will work for him for very little money.

 

It looks like the new Kaby Lake Pentiums have hyperthreading, so I'll try to fit one of those in there.

 

As it turns out, it is very doable, albeit with a couple corners cut. The case + power supply is a bit on the cheap side and even hurts the enthusiast inside of me, but this computer will pull less power than a conventional lightbulb (60W). So if you want to turn this computer into a gaming machine, you should invest on a better PSU, but until then the one on this Rosewill case should work.

 

And also only 4GB RAM. I find that it's still enough to browse the internet provided you don't use Chrome, and you can upgrade it later if you want. What you end up with is actually a pretty nice computer.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($95.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Rosewill R363-M-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $294.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 23:18 EST-0500

 

Note that this is all based on speculation because that Pentium might not have hyperthreading after all, so there would be cheaper alternatives. But since it shows up on Intel's own official site, I'm confident enough to give it to you.

[Shiv78]

Very similar to @Energycore's build but with 8GB RAM. Again, if the Pentium doesnt end up having HT, the G4400 is a much better deal.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4qGWm8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4qGWm8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($95.98 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($43.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.11 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Rosewill R363-M-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $320.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-05 23:25 EST-0500

[Megah3rtz]

13 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Again, if the Pentium doesnt end up having HT

 

17 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Note that this is all based on speculation because that Pentium might not have hyperthreading after all

It says it does on ARK though? que? I'm confused, why is everyone speculating http://ark.intel.com/products/97143/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4560-3M-Cache-3_50-GHz 

 

This would make it an obvious choice if its true