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ManOfDisguise
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Need new PC for grandma. Max budget for it is around 600 euros but I think that is a bit over the top for a PC thats gona be used for watchign YouTube vids and just doing some regular stuff on the internet. No GPU needed obviously. Would like it to be a ATX mid tower case or a M ATX case. Some clean looking case nothing "gamerish". Would be nice if it would be quiet(but dont put R4 because my dad says he doesnt want it to be as big as a R4). I know I said the max budget is around 600 euros but if you can try to keep it lower as I think 600 is excessive for such a PC. 

 

Pls make 2 options. One with the ATX case and one with the M ATX case. 

 

 

Thanks

 

EDIT: forgot ot mention. monitor is needed too. not too big not too small. more than 17" less than 23"

Specs of my PC:

CPU: AMD FX 8350  Motherboard: Gigabyte 990XA UD3  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 Windforce 2GB  HDD: WD Green 2TB SSD:  Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD RAM: Corsair 8GB(2X4) PSU: CoolerMaster G650M

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Why not mini ITX?

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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maybe i am not sure if its similar price but you could make a apu build

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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So, does she want an SSD? Old people aren't in a hurry :D

Here is what I scraped together real fast:

Intel:

 
CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.97 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($45.91 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $337.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 11:39 EST-0500)
 
AMD:
 

 
CPU:  AMD A4-4000 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($43.68 @ Mwave) 
Motherboard:  MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($45.91 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $309.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 11:43 EST-0500)

 

 

I know it's really cheap but I don't think she needs anything more.

 

Pheripherals:

 
Monitor:  Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($116.59 @ Amazon) 
Speakers:  Logitech LS11 3W 2ch Speakers  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $177.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 11:48 EST-0500)

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-3470S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£142.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  (£83.58 @ Aria PC) 

Memory:  A-Data Premier Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£46.52 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  A-Data S510 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£111.41 @ Amazon UK) 

Case:  BitFenix Shadow Series BFC-SDO-150-KKXBR-RP ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.58 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 


Total: £488.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 16:49 GMT+0000)

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-3470S 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£142.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  (£83.58 @ Aria PC) 
Memory:  A-Data Premier Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£46.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage:  A-Data S510 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£111.41 @ Amazon UK) 
Case:  BitFenix Shadow Series BFC-SDO-150-KKXBR-RP ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.58 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Total: £488.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 16:49 GMT+0000)

 

way to expensive SSD you can get a sandisk 120gb for 80€

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-120GB-2-5-inch-Adapter/dp/B00A1ZTZOG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389113540&sr=8-1&keywords=120gb+ssd

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My suggestion: (mini-ITX)

 

 
CPU:  AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($66.53 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 
Memory:  Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($35.70 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $287.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 12:11 EST-0500)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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If you want small, you could just grab an Intel NUC and throw in some ram + ssd.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€109.76 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard:  ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€47.29 @ Hardwareversand)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€37.90 @ Pixmania DE)
Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€67.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€36.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply:  Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€46.13 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (32-bit)  (€89.13 @ Hardwareversand)
Monitor:  ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (€122.85 @ Hardwareversand)
Keyboard:  Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (€23.02 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €580.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 04:25 CET+0100)

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