Home pc HELP

[Lost2Frostbite]

I'm building a pc for light use (office work, web browsing ,printing, ect) and I need a small enough case with a drive bay and spaces for 2-3 hard drive and an ssd. I was wondering if this build would be enough power and reliability for at least 4 years. Thanks for the advice

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rCcf

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rCcf/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rCcf/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $476.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 12:39 EST-0500)

 

Thank you

[cjeffcoatjr]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $412.93

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 12:47 EST-0500)

 

This seems to be at your price point. Do you already have the HDD's?

[Simmytu]

Its reliable and will last you for long for sure but did you consider AMD's A8 or A10 APU's? Because they are generally equal or cheaper in price together with the platform and do have OpenCL acceleration for office tasks like Exel and such. 

But hey it's overall a good choice to get 

[Erik4boss]

What you want to do is replace that core i3 with something better. Get the cheapest i7 is the best choice in my opinion since i7 is very optimized for browsing, typing, multitasking ... Make sure you have got graphics on the chip though.

[Bluethulhu]

What you want to do is replace that core i3 with something better. Get the cheapest i7 is the best choice in my opinion since i7 is very optimized for browsing, typing, multitasking ... Make sure you have got graphics on the chip though.

An i7 is honestly really overkill for Office and web browsing. I built a PC for my dad with a Pentium G860 and it breezes through everything he does, and using Excel is pretty much his entire job.

[cjeffcoatjr]

What you want to do is replace that core i3 with something better. Get the cheapest i7 is the best choice in my opinion since i7 is very optimized for browsing, typing, multitasking ... Make sure you have got graphics on the chip though.

Why the fuck would you  get an i7 and a GPU for EMAIL?!

[Ja Krispie]

What you want to do is replace that core i3 with something better. Get the cheapest i7 is the best choice in my opinion since i7 is very optimized for browsing, typing, multitasking ... Make sure you have got graphics on the chip though.

 

That's just a terrible suggestion. For what he wants to do he'd be better off going with an AMD build. It will work just as good as any i7 build for a lower price

[Lost2Frostbite]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $412.93

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 12:47 EST-0500)

 

This seems to be at your price point. Do you already have the HDD's?

 

I do, I allready have a prodigy M for my own build and was looking to try the normal one for the storage space but there are no itx fm2 or 3+ thus the intel chipset. 

[Erik4boss]

Why the fuck would you  get an i7 and a GPU for EMAIL?!

 

Sorry bro but the title clearly says "Home pc" this means he could want to use something like Photoshop or maybe render some videos. And I said, make sure there are built in graphics so that you don't need a GPU. And he did not mention any budget so this was my suggestion if he was going to multi-task.

 

 

That's just a terrible suggestion. For what he wants to do he'd be better off going with an AMD build. It will work just as good as any i7 build for a lower price

Sure. I just feel like he won't need "AMD mantle" and he is probably better of going with an i7 because it has better build quality and usually last's longer.

[cjeffcoatjr]

 

(office work, web browsing ,printing, ect)

Sorry bro but the title clearly says "Home pc" this means he could want to use something like Photoshop or maybe render some videos. And I said, make sure there are built in graphics so that you don't need a GPU. And he did not mention any budget so this was my suggestion if he was going to multi-task.

Email, printing, word docs and other stuff like that compared to photoshop are in two entirely different leagues.

[Rich Armstrong]

What you want to do is replace that core i3 with something better. Get the cheapest i7 is the best choice in my opinion since i7 is very optimized for browsing, typing, multitasking ... Make sure you have got graphics on the chip though.

Dude there is literally no point in going for an i7 in this case. I get where your coming from but he would be just a good off for a i5....

[Rich Armstrong]

Why the fuck would you  get an i7 and a GPU for EMAIL?!

If you look on his profile you'll find he's 12. I think this goes some way to explain it. ie family buying him computer parts and him not fully understanding what they do etc....

[Ja Krispie]

Sure. I just feel like he won't need "AMD mantle" and he is probably better of going with an i7 because it has better build quality and usually last's longer.

No he's not. In the case for his build, he is much better off with a good AMD FX processor. You could get a good FX 6 core for half the price of a i7 and it will perform just as good. As it happens that's what I use it it works great in PS. You're just going for overkill with an i7 if you're not gaming on it or doing heavy rendering

[Rich Armstrong]

No he's not. In the case for his build, he is much better off with a good AMD FX processor. You could get a good FX 6 core for half the price of a i7 and it will perform just as good. As it happens that's what I use it it works great in PS. You're just going for overkill with an i7 if you're not gaming on it or doing heavy rendering

Even gaming on an i7 is overkill, Games just dont benefit from hyperthreading yet, In the future certainly, but really there is not much difference, especially at the price gap between i5 and i7.

[Lost2Frostbite]

I'm going to go with AMD for this computer, I have a 4670k in my build this is for a relative and not for me. I was just wondering which would perform as good for the long run .

[WoodenMarker]

I do, I allready have a prodigy M for my own build and was looking to try the normal one for the storage space but there are no itx fm2 or 3+ thus the intel chipset. 

There are itx FM2 mobos: 

Are you dead set on the Prodigy as a case?

[Lost2Frostbite]

There are itx FM2 mobos: 

Are you dead set on the Prodigy as a case?

No at all! do you have more options with an 5.25 inch bay and multiple 3.5inch drive bays and smaller than the prodigy?

[WoodenMarker]

No at all! do you have more options with an 5.25 inch bay and multiple 3.5inch drive bays and smaller than the prodigy?

How many 3.5" bays do you need?

[Lost2Frostbite]

How many 3.5" bays do you need?

I have two drives and plan on having more so 3 minimum. 

[WoodenMarker]

I have two drives and plan on having more so 3 minimum. 

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2sXUa

[Lost2Frostbite]

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2sXUa

What are the equivelant graphics out of it? Intel hd 4000?

[WoodenMarker]

What are the equivelant graphics out of it? Intel hd 4000?

I'm not actually sure what integrated graphics the chip has but it should be more than you need.