Small Form Factor

[rodge.rives]

 So I am trying to help a friend out who works from home but also takes his pc with him for power point. He will not be doing any gaming on it at all but will be doing some light photo shop work.

His wants,

1. Small Form Factor

2. Disk Drive ( I know I know its 2017 but this is not for me)

3. Display Port. 

4. OS included in Price. 

 His Budget is around $650 give or take some. But I would really like to get him the best thing for the best price so If I can get him under Budget that would be great.

 

The Biggest problem I have come across is the good small cases cost more than some of the hardware Im wanting to put in it. 

 

I found something that is almost in his budget that is a prebuilt and Im almost leaning towards telling him to go ahead and pick it up. ( link below)

 

Any recommendations on case or the best hardware to include would be great thanks  

 

Link ---->>> Pre-Built I found

[ricksteendam1]

11 minutes ago, rodge.rives said:

 So I am trying to help a friend out who works from home but also takes his pc with him for power point. He will not be doing any gaming on it at all but will be doing some light photo shop work.

His wants,

1. Small Form Factor

2. Disk Drive ( I know I know its 2017 but this is not for me)

3. Display Port. 

4. OS included in Price. 

 His Budget is around $650 give or take some. But I would really like to get him the best thing for the best price so If I can get him under Budget that would be great.

 

The Biggest problem I have come across is the good small cases cost more than some of the hardware Im wanting to put in it. 

 

I found something that is almost in his budget that is a prebuilt and Im almost leaning towards telling him to go ahead and pick it up. ( link below)

 

Any recommendations on case or the best hardware to include would be great thanks  

 

Link ---->>> Pre-Built I found

where do you / he live

[JustAnotherIntelFanBoy]

14 minutes ago, rodge.rives said:

 So I am trying to help a friend out who works from home but also takes his pc with him for power point. He will not be doing any gaming on it at all but will be doing some light photo shop work.

His wants,

1. Small Form Factor

2. Disk Drive ( I know I know its 2017 but this is not for me)

3. Display Port. 

4. OS included in Price. 

 His Budget is around $650 give or take some. But I would really like to get him the best thing for the best price so If I can get him under Budget that would be great.

 

The Biggest problem I have come across is the good small cases cost more than some of the hardware Im wanting to put in it. 

 

I found something that is almost in his budget that is a prebuilt and Im almost leaning towards telling him to go ahead and pick it up. ( link below)

 

Any recommendations on case or the best hardware to include would be great thanks  

 

Link ---->>> Pre-Built I found

Check link

[ricksteendam1]

2 minutes ago, JustAnotherIntelFanBoy said:

Check link

which link?

[Datrat]

4 minutes ago, ricksteendam1 said:

where do you / he live

Maybe ask PCPartpicker to make you a part list. In forums, under create a part list for me.

[ricksteendam1]

this is the only case I know has a 5,25-inch bay in it

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129228

[JustAnotherIntelFanBoy]

8 minutes ago, ricksteendam1 said:

which link?

The one of the pre built system

[brob]

40 minutes ago, rodge.rives said:

 So I am trying to help a friend out who works from home but also takes his pc with him for power point. He will not be doing any gaming on it at all but will be doing some light photo shop work.

His wants,

1. Small Form Factor

2. Disk Drive ( I know I know its 2017 but this is not for me)

3. Display Port. 

4. OS included in Price. 

 His Budget is around $650 give or take some. But I would really like to get him the best thing for the best price so If I can get him under Budget that would be great.

 

The Biggest problem I have come across is the good small cases cost more than some of the hardware Im wanting to put in it. 

 

I found something that is almost in his budget that is a prebuilt and Im almost leaning towards telling him to go ahead and pick it up. ( link below)

 

Any recommendations on case or the best hardware to include would be great thanks  

 

Link ---->>> Pre-Built I found

Can he not use his phone & cast PP presentations? Certainly a lot less trouble than carting around a pc case, even a small one.

[rodge.rives]

He could but it's not a matter of what he could or could not a matter of what he wants. For his needs, I would tell him to just get a cheap tablet and cast from it but he still wants something for his home office. He will use it for web research and cross-reference software as well. He is just tired of a laptop. 

[brob]

3 hours ago, rodge.rives said:

He could but it's not a matter of what he could or could not a matter of what he wants. For his needs, I would tell him to just get a cheap tablet and cast from it but he still wants something for his home office. He will use it for web research and cross-reference software as well. He is just tired of a laptop. 

There is a big difference between getting something for a home office and the OP spec. The budget is tight but possible for an mATX or ATX system. The problem is that it becomes extremely difficult for a mini-ITX that is transportable and can be used for Photoshop.

 

BTW you still have not fixed the OP link (Pre-Built I found). Edit the post. Click in the link. Click on the link button. Remove the garbage at the front of the URL.

[ricksteendam1]

19 hours ago, rodge.rives said:

He could but it's not a matter of what he could or could not a matter of what he wants. For his needs, I would tell him to just get a cheap tablet and cast from it but he still wants something for his home office. He will use it for web research and cross-reference software as well. He is just tired of a laptop. 

hey if put something together for you.

case: SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Steel ML04B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case

mobo: BIOSTAR A320MH PRO AM4 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 1500X 4-Core 3.5 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD150XBBAEBOX Desktop Processor

Ram: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4 2666MHz DRAM (Desktop Memory) CL19 1.2V DIMM (288-pin) KVR26N19S8/8

HDD: WD Gold 1TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1005FBYZ ( as he is using it as a laptop I won't advise putting a wd blue in it)

Disk drive: LG Internal 24x Super Multi with M-DISC Support SATA Model GH24NSC0B

PSU: EVGA 450 B1 100-B1-0450-K1 80+ BRONZE 450W Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

 

total price: $553.45

total including os $653,45

 

(if he wants wifi you will need a network card)

 

 

[rodge.rives]

On 9/12/2017 at 8:20 PM, brob said:

There is a big difference between getting something for a home office and the OP spec. The budget is tight but possible for an mATX or ATX system. The problem is that it becomes extremely difficult for a mini-ITX that is transportable and can be used for Photoshop.

 

BTW you still have not fixed the OP link (Pre-Built I found). Edit the post. Click in the link. Click on the link button. Remove the garbage at the front of the URL.

the link should work now.

[Sanctorum]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($89.89 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - H270I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone - RVZ03B Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $599.73

 

Drop the Cryorig C7 and just use stock cooler if you want to save $30. You can get OS for <$30 and an external optical drive for <$20 ez. You could easily get a cheaper mITX case and/or PSU but I went for something small/nice and portable, with a modular PSU to save a lot of hassle when bulding in this case. You could drop the SSD to a 250GB 850 EVO to save $50 if you want. Maybe see about getting a used Skylake or Kaby Lake i5. You should be able to get a locked i5 for $140ish.

 

Otherwise, to get it with a new i5 and within budget, you need to drop the cooler and get the 250GB SSD;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.65 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - H270I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Silverstone - RVZ03B Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $603.60