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GPU is not required, that GPU you chose is probably worse than the iGPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6y4pnn

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6y4pnn/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.77 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow G2 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Adorama)

Case: Silverstone SG05BB-LITE Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.94 @ Amazon)

Total: $385.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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So my parents are planning to build a very budget oriented PC. Mostly for movies, surfing and adobe programs.

 

So I made this on PC part picker.

Budget is $400 and it needs to be as small as possible.

Here is the list I came up with:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Kn74kT

The case is going to be custom built.

hi

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lose the gpu and it's good.

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GPU is not required, that GPU you chose is probably worse than the iGPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6y4pnn

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6y4pnn/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.77 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow G2 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Adorama)

Case: Silverstone SG05BB-LITE Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.94 @ Amazon)

Total: $385.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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1 minute ago, dnf said:

Thanks

Hey my bad I misread about the chassi.

 

Here's one without the chassi, and on the cheap with a decent PSU

Like the one @RaptorCandy suggested you can even add a 1050ti here:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FDcxm8

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FDcxm8/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.48 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ B&H)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.77 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ B&H)

Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $285.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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9 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kfPJXH

Keep in mind that this is a Skylake board with a Kaby lake CPU, update required?

8 minutes ago, dnf said:

Wut? How did you manage that on that budget. fkn awesome.

You'll need a skylake CPU with that build. Or change to another cheap B250 board.

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alternatively: 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Other: ASRock Deskmini 110W Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium (LGA1151) Intel  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $357.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Deskmini is 5x5" mobo, supports stock intel heatsink, case with PSU included. 

combine with DDR4 and a 6100 and you have a kick ass machine

idk

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15 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kfPJXH

G4560 might not work How about a G4400? Similar.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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7 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Keep in mind that this is a Skylake board with a Kaby lake CPU, update required?

You'll need a skylake CPU with that build. Or change to another cheap B250 board.

More than likely it would work on a B150/H110 board, at this point Kaby Lake compatible bios have been available for over six months, but it's not guaranteed, so it is advisable to not go that route.

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

G4560 might not work How about a G4400? Similar.

A G4400 is not similar. A g4400 is a dual core with no hyperthreading. 

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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11 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

More than likely it would work on a B150/H110 board, at this point Kaby Lake compatible bios have been available for over six months, but it's not guaranteed, so it is advisable to not go that route.

A G4400 is not similar. A g4400 is a dual core with no hyperthreading. 

We live in Sweden though, and I'll tell you that it's not working here yet.

People might not be buying enough motherboards that AREN'T updated yet since well.. I've built 3 for friends and all of them hade the same issue about BIOS.

Last build was a month ago.

 

I second you about the G4400, it IS good, but the G4560 is hyperthreaded.
Win.

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