Building new working PC tips

HerculesAp · July 27, 2018

Hello Everyone,

I am building a new work pc and I would really need some advice cause I am kinda lost since I haven't been able to follow on the developments . I am looking to build a work pc: this is a pc that will do stuff like: MS Office, BlackBoard (an online e-learning software), emails, and pdf reading (and some youtube: watching only). My budget is good for up to total cost of up to 500£ approx.

This is the computer case I am using (amazon.co.uk)

What I have been thinking is to get a good processor (I want all software to run as fast as possible) and 8GB RAM, add a SSD, and for graphics card I would really want something of extreme basics (same for sound card): like the Intel Graphics 5500 that my laptop has. Is something similar for desktops? Do you have any parts to recommend? I am very capable of dismantling and setting up any pc: I have quite some experience.

Thank you kindly for any suggestions.

GoldenLag · July 27, 2018

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Rb44q
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Rb44q/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£79.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.27 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£92.77 @ More Computers)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.50 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £365.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-27 07:13 BST+0100

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PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/gQ9x29
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/gQ9x29/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£79.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£69.27 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£92.77 @ More Computers)
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£23.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.50 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £347.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-27 07:15 BST+0100

Add the case you mentioned in the post

Edit: this APU has enough graphical power for most usecases.