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MajorGamer

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Hi, my sister wants me to build her a computer and she wants to use it for pictures and wants it to be fast... I've noticed that my uncle's computer is more smooth when it comes to daily use than mine, and I wanted to know what makes the regular everyday usage more smooth. Would overclocking the CPU or the RAM make any noticable difference? The budget is $600 with an OS. The computer isn't for gaming so heres what i've come up with:
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CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $595.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-11 19:47 EST-0500)
 
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tiny voices

tiny voices

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.14 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $576.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-11 19:50 EST-0500)

This will be MUCH better for daily use. MUCH better CPU by many times.
 
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MajorGamer

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Alright dude thanks
 
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tiny voices

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An SSD in a custom build may not be the best for a non-enthusiast PC user. My girlfriend put an SSD in her family's computer and within 2 weeks her brothers had filled the SSD completely up not knowing how to download and install things properly. The computer crashed and the OS had to be reinstalled.
 
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Tiny voices.

best practice is to redirect the home directories (My Docs, Downloads, Pictures, Music & etc) to the larger spindal drive.
that way they can continue to use it like normal and fill it with what ever and the SSD stays fairly clear.

Right Click these folders and go to the location tab. choose move and select the new destination
 
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tiny voices

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Of course the directory movements were made. Problem was her family figured things NEEDED to be on the SSD to work well so all of a sudden Music and games and all kinds of things ended up there.

Not to mention when uit stared running slowly, one of the brother almost tried to defrag the drive.

It will be fine as long as you assign it a letter like Z and tell the users NEVER to mess with the "z" drive.
 
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