Home work PC

[brob]

1 hour ago, Karokiyu said:

Parting out a computer for a friend. This computer will be used only for web browsing, youtube, and basic schoolwork. Opinions? Anything I should edit?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Karokiyu/saved/LVYnQ7

 

Trying to keep the cost low. Windows will be provided.

An i5 is awfully powerful for the work described. Consider an i3.

 

I'd suggest memory with better timings.

 

Consider going with a ~500GB ssd instead of a small ssd for the o/s and an hdd for everything else. Unless the user collects movies, 500GB should be more than enough. The overall performance improvement will be noticeable.

 

You might consider a different case and psu.

 

I would suggest getting a monitor with speakers. Makes for a tidier setup.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B250I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.87 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: Asus - VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $616.41
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-12 11:04 EDT-0400

[Karokiyu]

Just now, Septimus said:

Glad to have helped!

I still may want to include a hard drive, just for mass storage. He will also be using this PC to backup his iPhone and such. So there's 100GB wasted.

 

[Septimus]

Just now, Karokiyu said:

I still may want to include a hard drive, just for mass storage. He will also be using this PC to backup his iPhone and such. So there's 100GB wasted.

 

In that case, I would recomend a Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD. It offers great value and performance. If that's a little expensive, then go with the 1TB version of the drive. 

[Karokiyu]

Just now, Septimus said:

In that case, I would recomend a Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD. It offers great value and performance. If that's a little expensive, then go with the 1TB version of the drive. 

Well, having that the case he wants does not have 3.5" HDD support, (unless i mod the GPU area) I think a 1TB Hitachi is plenty

 

[Karokiyu]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

An i5 is awfully powerful for the work described. Consider an i3.

 

I'd suggest memory with better timings.

 

Consider going with a ~500GB ssd instead of a small ssd for the o/s and an hdd for everything else. Unless the user collects movies, 500GB should be more than enough. The overall performance improvement will be noticeable.

 

You might consider a different case and psu.

 

I would suggest getting a monitor with speakers. Makes for a tidier setup.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B250I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.87 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Monitor: Asus - VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 Monitor  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $616.41
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-12 11:04 EDT-0400

G4620 or I3-7100?

 

Also, He wants the Node 202 so it can be similar in size to his xbox. I know the Nano S is small, but the HTPC form factor is what he is looking for.

[brob]

Just now, Karokiyu said:

G4620 or I3-7100?

 

Also, He wants the Node 202 so it can be similar in size to his xbox. I know the Mini C is small, but the HTPC form factor is what he is looking for.

The i3-7100 is a little faster and more powerful, supports optane memory and a few more specialized instructions. But the G4620 would be ok if reducing cost is more important.

 

If he is set on the Node 202 I guess that's the case he gets 

[Karokiyu]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

The i3-7100 is a little faster and more powerful, supports optane memory and a few more specialized instructions. But the G4620 would be ok if reducing cost is more important.

 

If he is set on the Node 202 I guess that's the case he gets 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Karokiyu/saved/LVYnQ7

 

I think that would be the best config then.