A facebook machine

[Eco]

I am gonna be making a facebook/youtube/dvd player PC that doesnt consume much power for my mom. this is my build. what do you think? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j6zWgL

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

10 minutes ago, Eco said:

I am gonna be making a facebook/youtube/dvd player PC that doesnt consume much power for my mom. this is my build. what do you think? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j6zWgL

I rather just get a cheapo OEM machine from Best Buy or an end of lease OptiPlex SFF machine. Would cost less without the hassle of building it yourself. Most will come with some sort of warranty as well. 

 

They also look pretty good with a small footprint. 

[NotaMex]

Just get a chrome book

 

[3NMa]

1 minute ago, Sukhman said:

Just get a chrome book

 

It doesn't have a dvd player. But if it had, it would be absolutely perfect. Tho u could buy an external player. Just check compatability, bc I've had bad experiences before.

 

I would do as @BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said and buy a prebuilt system for once. 

 

 

[TraskJ]

13 minutes ago, Eco said:

I am gonna be making a facebook/youtube/dvd player PC that doesnt consume much power for my mom. this is my build. what do you think? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j6zWgL

If this will be primarily for web browsing and playing videos, I would shoot for an SSD. You don't need much space at all for Chrome or Firefox (I'm assuming Opera would be a bad choice), and the OS responsiveness might be nice to have. Other than that, your build looks fine to me. I'm not familiar with the parts, but they seem good enough for what you need. You could almost do this with a Raspberry Pi, and that would consume even less power, but I'm not sure if Linux is an option for you. 

[NotaMex]

Just now, 3NMa said:

It doesn't have a dvd player. But if it had, it would be absolutely perfect. Tho u could buy an external player. Just check compatability, bc I've had bad experiences before.

 

I would do as @BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said and buy a prebuilt system for once. 

 

 

A pre built system would be your best bet. No need to install windows.

[dizmo]

This is cheaper, and significantly better.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Biostar - Hi-Fi A70U3P Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin - Essentials 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($15.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ - GW2270 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech - K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech - B100 Wired Optical Mouse  ($6.77 @ OutletPC)
Speakers: Logitech - S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $288.67

 

iirc you can get Windows for free from Microsoft, you're just stuck with the Windows screen and a notification.