pc noob Workstation Help

[mregm]

Alright so my boss has some shitty old computers that aren't up to par. So I have the wonderful privilege of building a new pc for him. I just want some advice on picking the parts for it to see what other people could come up with. 

The machine is really only going to be used for Microsoft applications and surfing the web. the budget is 500-600. If anyone could chime in with the parts they would choose and where you would prefer to buy the components I would greatly appreciate it. I don't think we'd really need a GPU but if there's something cheap out there that will still fit in that budget feel free to throw it in. (we've got windows 10 for os already so that's covered) (we've got a mechanical hard drive and ssd so we're good on storage too)

1. Motherboard 
2. cpu
3. ram
4. power supply
5. pc case 

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

I think a newer Core i5 or Core i3 would be fine, maybe 8Gb memory, a H or B-series Intel board(I doubt he'd be overclocking), and probably a Diablotek Diamond Mid-tower case+400W psu should be enough...

 

 

[TheCherryKing]

4 minutes ago, mregm said:

Alright so my boss has some shitty old computers that aren't up to par. So I have the wonderful privilege of building a new pc for him. I just want some advice on picking the parts for it to see what other people could come up with. 

The machine is really only going to be used for Microsoft applications and surfing the web. the budget is 500-600. If anyone could chime in with the parts they would choose and where you would prefer to buy the components I would greatly appreciate it. I don't think we'd really need a GPU but if there's something cheap out there that will still fit in that budget feel free to throw it in. (we've got windows 10 for os already so that's covered) (we've got a mechanical hard drive and ssd so we're good on storage too)

1. Motherboard 
2. cpu
3. ram
4. power supply
5. pc case 

 

Pre-builts are a better value for an Office and Web machine.

[mregm]

2 minutes ago, TheCherryKing said:

Pre-builts are a better value for an Office and Web machine.

That's what I was thinking, for the budget he wants to spend. What prebuilt computers might you recommend?

[mregm]

8 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I think a newer Core i5 or Core i3 would be fine, maybe 8Gb memory, a H or B-series Intel board(I doubt he'd be overclocking), and probably a Diablotek Diamond Mid-tower case+400W psu should be enough...

 

 

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That's kind of what I had in mind and it set me at about that price point but I'm debating whether he should just by a prebuilt.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, mregm said:

That's kind of what I had in mind and it set me at about that price point but I'm debating whether he should just by a prebuilt.

Yeah, he'd probably be better off with a prebuilt.

[kb5zue]

Dell or Hewlett-Packart come to mind.  For what he wants to do with it and the amount of money he is willing to spend.

 

[brob]

Pre-builts make sense if one needs o/s licenses or support and maintenance contracts. Otherwise, DIY works.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($128.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Microsoft - 2LF-00001 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $482.44
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-27 16:58 EDT-0400