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I want to build a new PC for my Mom as her old laptop finally gave up. Can someone help me choose some parts I should get?

 

I have an old Dell Studio XPS 9000 pre-built PC that I plan on using, but it's near-bare with almost no parts. I'm looking for:

  • A decent motherboard (upgradeability isn't needed but would be great to have)
    • Compatible with a Radeon HD 6450
  • An SSD (for Windows 7 / Windows 10)
  • A hard drive (1 TB is more than enough)
  • A good CPU (maybe an i5, i7, or an AMD CPU)
  • I'm not sure about RAM. 8GB DDR3 or DDR4? :/

If the price wouldn't go over $400 CAD, that would be great.

 

Thanks!

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2 minutes ago, Jobinx said:

I want to build a new PC for my Mom as her old laptop finally gave up. Can someone help me choose some parts I should get?

 

I have an old Studio XPS 9000 that I plan on using, but it's near-bare with almost no parts. I'm looking for:

  • A decent motherboard (upgradeability isn't needed but would be great to have)
    • Compatible with a Radeon HD 6450
  • An SSD (for Windows 7 or Windows 10)
  • A new HDD (1-2 TB is perfect)
  • A good CPU (maybe an i5, i7, or an AMD CPU)
  • I'm not sure about RAM. 8GB DDR3 or DDR4? :/

If the price wouldn't go over $400 CAD, that would be great.

 

Thanks!

 

why do you need a 2 tb hdd ?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.25 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.96 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.94 @ Vuugo)
Total: $414.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 00:17 EST-0500

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.25 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.96 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($63.94 @ Vuugo)
Total: $414.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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psu ?

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1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

psu ?

He never asked for a PSU on the original post.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Just now, Jobinx said:

Awesome! I actually don't need the PSU or case as I'm re-using some old parts I have.

Can you get an HDD later then

This would be amazing for her

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($235.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.57 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $403.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

 

using a old psu is not really safe 

It is a build that won't even carry a GPU with it, as long as it is from a respectable brand he should be fine, I have a storage PC running an Core2Duo with the same PSU since 2007

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

It is a build that won't even carry a GPU with it, as long as it is from a respectable brand he should be fine, I have a storage PC running an Core2Duo with the same PSU since 2007

 

well its not really a good idea to skimp on a psu. 

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2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Can you get an HDD later then

This would be amazing for her

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($235.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.57 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $403.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-09 00:20 EST-0500

I believe I have an old Hard Drive that I can re-use. Thanks for the suggestion!

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5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

an i3 is faster than any amd

An FX83xx trades blows with an i3 6100.

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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Honestly, I don't think you need anywhere near an i5, and you can probably get away with a Pentium.

Same with the RAM, 4GB will be more than enough for what the system will be used for.

Why do you need so much storage space? Even a 240GB SSD should be more than enough.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah but not with FX 6300 above

Still, your post may be misleading.

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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