Posted March 26, 2017 I need help deciding what components I should pick for my dad's pc. He will useing for browsing the web, watching videos, etc. No gaming or really cpu/gpu intensive things. This is the part list I have made. Is it good? (P.S. he wants 2 monitors.) Thanks for your help in advance. Component Selection Base Promo Shipping Tax Price Where CPU AMD A10-7860k 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor $79.99 FREE $79.99 Newegg Buy CPU Cooler Choose A CPU Cooler Motherboard Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard $89.99 $89.99 Amazon Buy Memory Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $55.99 $55.99 Amazon Buy Add Additional Memory Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $177.90 $177.90 Amazon Buy Add Additional Storage Video Card Choose A Video Card Case Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $41.99 $41.99 NCIX US Buy Power Supply Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $49.99 $49.99 Amazon Buy Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.99 $0.99 $20.98 Newegg Buy Add Another Optical Drive Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit $119.00 FREE $119.00 Adorama Buy Software Choose Software Monitor Acer G227HQLbi 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor $109.99 FREE $109.99 Newegg Buy Acer G227HQLbi 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor $109.99 FREE $109.99 Newegg Buy Add Another Monitor External Storage Choose External Storage Expansion Cards / Networking Add Expansion Cards / Networking ... Sound Cards, Wired Network Adapters, Wireless Network Adapters Peripherals Add Peripherals ... Headphones, Keyboards, Mice, Speakers Accessories / Other Add Accessories / Other ... Case Fans, Fan Controllers, Thermal Compound, UPS Systems Custom Add Custom Part Base Total: $854.82 Shipping: $0.99 Total: $855.81 I5 6600K @ 4.6 GigahertzCryorig H7EVGA GTX 1070 FTW @ 2 Gigahertz16 Gigabytes of Corsair VengenceASUS Sabertooth Z170 SCrucial 525 Gigabyte SSDHitachi 1 Terabyte HarddriveNZXT Hue+NZXT H440Corsair Rmx 650 Watt Power Supply Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/757901-new-pc-for-dad/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2017 Good build for your dad, functional. I don't see any problems with it. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/757901-new-pc-for-dad/#findComment-9580526 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2017 Author Alright, thanks. I5 6600K @ 4.6 GigahertzCryorig H7EVGA GTX 1070 FTW @ 2 Gigahertz16 Gigabytes of Corsair VengenceASUS Sabertooth Z170 SCrucial 525 Gigabyte SSDHitachi 1 Terabyte HarddriveNZXT Hue+NZXT H440Corsair Rmx 650 Watt Power Supply Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/757901-new-pc-for-dad/#findComment-9580528 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, Da OG Fish said: Alright, thanks. What is your budget? CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro. Home Lab: Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/757901-new-pc-for-dad/#findComment-9580568 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2017 Why not a Intel Pen or i3? You could go for cheaper SSD which have same performances such as SANDISK/Crucial MX300 and you can safe your money and get window 10 OEM key. What is your budget, i can make you much better system. Magical Pineapples
