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

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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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geofelt
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/dp/B00E391KA8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394127165&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+ssd+120gb

2. Antec ISK150, a very small ITX case and psu: 69#
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-ISK300-150-0-8mm-Mini-ITX-Construction/dp/B0036CSMSG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394127086&sr=8-1&keywords=antec+isk+150

3. Inexpensive lga1150 motherboard #52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H81M-ITX-Mainboard/dp/B00EOBXQW0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1394127229&sr=1-1&keywords=lga1150+itx+motherboard

4. Any lga1150 intel cpu. Integrated graphics is fine, and the faster intel cores will be sufficient...
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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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Thanks for the build! I'll see if anyone else replies.
 
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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/dp/B00E391KA8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394127165&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+ssd+120gb

2. Antec ISK150, a very small ITX case and psu: 69#
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-ISK300-150-0-8mm-Mini-ITX-Construction/dp/B0036CSMSG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394127086&sr=8-1&keywords=antec+isk+150

3. Inexpensive lga1150 motherboard #52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H81M-ITX-Mainboard/dp/B00EOBXQW0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1394127229&sr=1-1&keywords=lga1150+itx+motherboard

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-Technology/dp/B00EF1G9TG/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1394127311&sr=1-7&keywords=intel+1150+cpu

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-1333MHz-ValueRAM/dp/B005JEINSS/ref=sr_1_13?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1394127476&sr=1-13&keywords=ddr3+ram+4gb+kit

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