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Popovic
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And about the case...

I just added the first one that jumped on screen, so just buy a cheap one.

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3 hours ago, A Silver said:

Well it is as cheap as I could make it and it is still better than my dad's current PC

There are better cpu+mobo combos for the price tho

3 hours ago, Popovic said:

 

 

 

 

Can you please send me a pcpartpicker:P 

Something like this perhaps?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€64.90 @ Caseking) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-S2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€48.78 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€64.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.81 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€44.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€40.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 CM 400W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€55.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €380.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-31 20:48 CET+0100

 

You could get a 250gb ssd instead if she needs some more space.

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

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An  alternative Intel build using the new i3-8100 4-core cpu. It's in an attractive white mini-ITX case. A black version is available. I have used the US pcpartpicker.com. Local pricing and availability will have to be determined.

 

Three storage devices are not needed. I've included a single 500GB ssd for system and user data. If more storage is required and budget allows switch to the 1TB model. The 4TB hdd is present for backups.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($128.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($105.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: BitFenix - Portal (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($109.98 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Asus - MX25AQ 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Microsoft - Wireless Desktop 3000 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($58.93 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1349.42
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Since she's working on it and those expenses might be tax deductible I'd rather make sure the system lasts so. I think a current gen i5 with 6 cores is a good idea. Memory can always easily be upgraded in a few years so 8GB should be absolutely enough for her needs for now. Rathern than just one backup drive I'd suggest a RAID 5 consisting of at least 3 drives. That way you'll end up with 2/3 of your capacity while one drive can "safely" fail. You should still setup a cloud backup or at least a NAS to store backups on a system that's not directly attached. Those backups would stell be no help in case of fire, theft or natural disasters. Professional data should be backed up in multiple ways and one should always be an off site backup. Daily or at least weekly backups with tapes would be an option but also quite a hassle as well. 

Since you haven't mentioned peripherals I'm just going with this build. That case has plenty of space for up to 10 drives. A RAID 5 system can usually be expanded on additional drives, so if she ever runs out of storage space even with small 1TB drivers she could upgrade up to 6,66TB.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($100.91 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.69 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: Win10 from Key Vendor ($25.00)
Total: $801.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-31 19:43 EDT-0400

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16 hours ago, DocSwag said:

There are better cpu+mobo combos for the price tho

Something like this perhaps?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€64.90 @ Caseking) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-S2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€48.78 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€64.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.81 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€44.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€40.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 CM 400W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€55.95 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €380.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-31 20:48 CET+0100

 

You could get a 250gb ssd instead if she needs some more space.

oh really? Any quad cores for that price?

PC Specs:

CPU: Intel i9 12900K

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H150i Elite Capellix

Mother Board: MSI z690 carbon WiFi

RAM: TeamSport Elite DDR5 2x16 4800mhz

Storage: 2TB Samsung 970 Plus NVMe, 240 SanDisk SSD Plus, Crucial MX300 750GB SSD

GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 

Case: Corsair Crystal 460X

PSU: Cosrair RM850X 80+ Gold

OS: Windows 11 Home

Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU 27" 1440p @ 165hz

Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Chroma

Mouse: Logitech G502

Sound: Sony MDR 1000x Headphones, Blue Snowball Microphone

 

Laptop Specs:

Gigabyte Aorus 15G

CPU: Intel i7 10875H

RAM: 16gb DDR4

Storage: 512gb NVMe, 1TB Crucial MX300 SATA SSD

GPU: Nvidia RTX 2070 Max-Q

 

 

 

 

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Just now, A Silver said:

oh really? Any quad cores for that price?

For that specific price, not really any good ones ATM.

 

For what OP's grandmother needs, a g4560 should be totally fine.

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Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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