Building PC for Parents

[Tboy07]

My parents want to upgrade their current PC and, I offered to build them one. This would be my first computer build so I'm not entirely sure what parts to get. They don't do too much multi tasking and only need it for email, writing word documents, excel, and occasional YouTube. They do want something that is reliable, fast (with regard to booting up and opening applications), and last a couple years. I just need a full list of parts to get. Something along the lines of...

 

i3 - i5 CPU

250 GB SSD

1 TB hard drive

Optical drive (they do use it)

 

They would want to spend around $500 - $700 UDS. Any help would be much appreciated. 

[SaintPosum]

sounds like you have a pretty good start there.  Just dont overkill on your PSU, maybe an evga 450B?  and an off the shelf mobo

[Skiiwee29]

4 minutes ago, Tboy07 said:

My parents want to upgrade their current PC and, I offered to build them one. This would be my first computer build so I'm not entirely sure what parts to get. They don't do too much multi tasking and only need it for email, writing word documents, excel, and occasional YouTube. They do want something that is reliable, fast (with regard to booting up and opening applications), and last a couple years. I just need a full list of parts to get. Something along the lines of...

 

i3 - i5 CPU

250 GB SSD

1 TB hard drive

Optical drive (they do use it)

 

They would want to spend around $500 - $700 UDS. Any help would be much appreciated. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.69 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $594.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 19:54 EDT-0400

[SaintPosum]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.69 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $594.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 19:54 EDT-0400

Theres the effort I wasnt going to give!!!!! whooohooo team work

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I wouldn't even bother building one. Honestly, you're not going to be saving a lot if any. Was looking into a basic machine for a family friend and found it was more cost effective to buy prebuilt Acer T5. If I was to build a system of similar specs myself, it would've cost almost 50-100 bucks more. Just get an off the shelf system from Best Buy, get a new SSD, and install a fresh copy of Windows using the included OEM key.

[Tboy07]

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[Tboy07]

7 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I wouldn't even bother building one. Honestly, you're not going to be saving a lot if any. Was looking into a basic machine for a family friend and found it was more cost effective to buy prebuilt Acer T5. If I was to build a system of similar specs myself, it would've cost almost 50-100 bucks more. Just get an off the shelf system from Best Buy, get a new SSD, and install a fresh copy of Windows using the included OEM key.

Honestly I want to do this as a "test run" for when I build one for myself. I'll probably do one for me over the summer or when around Christmas. I mostly wanted to do it for fun and to try it out. So I'll see if I can find one similar, but I still want to try it out myself. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Oscargot]

1 minute ago, Tboy07 said:

Honestly I want to do this as a "test run" for when I build one for myself. I'll probably do one for me over the summer or when around Christmas. I mostly wanted to do it for fun and to try it out. So I'll see if I can find one similar, but I still want to try it out myself. Thanks for the suggestion.

Fair enough, but bare in mind you'll be responsible for any tech support from now on lol

[Tboy07]

Just now, Oscargot said:

Fair enough, but bare in mind you'll be responsible for any tech support from now on lol

Lol I kind of am already

[Clyne]

Why not ITX?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B250I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($58.98 @ PCM) 
Storage: Intel 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($108.98 @ Directron) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.69 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.98 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $651.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 20:26 EDT-0400

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

17 minutes ago, Oscargot said:

Fair enough, but bare in mind you'll be responsible for any tech support from now on lol

It wasn't like he isn't going to be off the hook if he bought it prebuilt anyways. With every system I build (depending on use case) or buy prebuilt for someone, I'll always install TeamViewer because I know what's going to happen 3 months down the line.

[Tboy07]

32 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I wouldn't even bother building one. Honestly, you're not going to be saving a lot if any. Was looking into a basic machine for a family friend and found it was more cost effective to buy prebuilt Acer T5. If I was to build a system of similar specs myself, it would've cost almost 50-100 bucks more. Just get an off the shelf system from Best Buy, get a new SSD, and install a fresh copy of Windows using the included OEM key.

Do these seems comparable to the ones the other guys have suggested?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5196104.p?skuId=5196104

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-desktop-intel-core-i3-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5775302.p?skuId=5775302

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, Tboy07 said:

Do these seems comparable to the ones the other guys have suggested?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5196104.p?skuId=5196104

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-desktop-intel-core-i3-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5775302.p?skuId=5775302

In terms of specs, yes. The builds other people have suggested have better boards, and PSUs. But for a system that's going to be used for everyday tasks like email, YouTube, spreadsheets, etc. The Lenovo and Dell systems will last for a very long time.

[Tboy07]

Just now, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

In terms of specs, yes. The builds other people have suggested have better boards, and PSUs. But for a system that's going to be used for everyday tasks like email, YouTube, spreadsheets, etc. The Lenovo and Dell systems will last for a very long time.

Ok I'll think about it. Thanks for the help!

[Herman Mcpootis]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.63 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.69 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($16.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $409.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 21:25 EDT-0400

 

[Shura]

1 hour ago, Tboy07 said:

They would want to spend around $500 - $700 UDS. Any help would be much appreciated. 

Intel Build 2 Cores/4 threads

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/29sGD8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/29sGD8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.63 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($36.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.69 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($34.00)
Total: $440.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 21:30 EDT-0400

 

AMD Build - 4 Cores/8 Threads.

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xjF2nn
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xjF2nn/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($167.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($36.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GT 710 1GB Video Card  ($29.79 @ Jet)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($34.00)
Total: $581.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 20:32 EDT-0400

Get your windows 10 keys from Kinguin and save money. Also depending on when you plan to build, if R3 from AMD is out, you can probably save by going with R3 4Core/4 Thread chip. Your parents probably don't need a 4Core/8 Thread chip but since it's within your budget, Included it to the build list.