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Nice Build for my Dad - Not Gaming! (£300)

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March 6, 2014 9:22:30 AM

Hello, I'm currently looking to make a build for my dad for his birthday. He doesn't game at all, I just need a PC that's fast enough for general computing (e.g. YouTube, browsing, Microsoft Office, Facebook, etc.).

I'd like it to be as cheap as possible, £300 is what I'm hoping to spend but I can probably go above that by a bit. Thanks.

I do not need peripherals or an OS.

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a b 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 9:30:36 AM

That will be fast for his needs and it has an inbuild GPU for videos etc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£32.79 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£37.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.78 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £247.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 17:30 GMT+0000)
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March 6, 2014 9:31:44 AM

StarBG said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£32.79 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£37.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.78 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £247.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 17:30 GMT+0000)


Thanks for the build! I'll see if anyone else replies.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 9:36:24 AM

You could also add a cheap cpu cooler to hold the CPU in lower temps than the stock cooler if you want since the budget is not reached.
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a c 206 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 9:46:16 AM

To my mind, the most essential component for such a build would be a.....
SSD.

I suggest:
1. 120gb ssd 60# http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-120GB-Basic-Solid-State...

2. Antec ISK150, a very small ITX case and psu: 69#
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-ISK300-150-0-8mm-Mini-ITX...

3. Inexpensive lga1150 motherboard #52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H81M-ITX-Mainboard/dp/B0...

4. Any lga1150 intel cpu. Integrated graphics is fine, and the faster intel cores will be sufficient. You could buy any one, but a G3420 is about right $47:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-3-20GHz-Extended-...

5. 4gb of ram is ok. Speed does not matter. Here is a 2 x 2gb kit for $24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-KVR1333D3S8N9K2-4G-133...

6. If you want a dvd drive, you will need a slim type

If you have budget left over, you could up the cpu or the ram.
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March 6, 2014 10:10:16 AM

geofelt said:
To my mind, the most essential component for such a build would be a.....
SSD.

I suggest:
1. 120gb ssd 60# http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-120GB-Basic-Solid-State...

2. Antec ISK150, a very small ITX case and psu: 69#
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-ISK300-150-0-8mm-Mini-ITX...

3. Inexpensive lga1150 motherboard #52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H81M-ITX-Mainboard/dp/B0...

4. Any lga1150 intel cpu. Integrated graphics is fine, and the faster intel cores will be sufficient. You could buy any one, but a G3420 is about right $47:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-3-20GHz-Extended-...

5. 4gb of ram is ok. Speed does not matter. Here is a 2 x 2gb kit for $24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-KVR1333D3S8N9K2-4G-133...

6. If you want a dvd drive, you will need a slim type

If you have budget left over, you could up the cpu or the ram.


Thank you for the suggestions :) 
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a b 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 10:14:47 AM

Cheap inbuild PSUs are not good and this is only 150w.
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a c 206 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 10:26:54 AM

StarBG said:
Cheap inbuild PSUs are not good and this is only 150w.


As a rule, you are correct.
But, Antec is one of the few exceptions with decent psu's included in their cases.

Without a graphics card, a typical pc actually needs only about 80w.
The G3420 is only a 54w cpu, and the rest of the parts are minimal.
Even the strongest quad would run.

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a b 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 10:35:49 AM

+1 to geofelt. This is a solid recommendation.
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a b 4 Gaming
March 6, 2014 8:10:17 PM

DonQuixoteMC said:
+1 to geofelt. This is a solid recommendation.

Make that +2, Antec has decent PSUs.
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March 8, 2014 11:43:06 AM

geofelt said:
StarBG said:
Cheap inbuild PSUs are not good and this is only 150w.


As a rule, you are correct.
But, Antec is one of the few exceptions with decent psu's included in their cases.

Without a graphics card, a typical pc actually needs only about 80w.
The G3420 is only a 54w cpu, and the rest of the parts are minimal.
Even the strongest quad would run.



I probably would've given you the solution but it's a bit late but thanks any ways! :) 
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