What parts should i get for a Home Use Computer

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I have built a gaming PC for myself before, but now I am building a PC for a relative. They do not play games and will be using it for normal every day things. I want to build them a very fast computer for much cheaper than market price. My main concern is the processor (i would prefer an i7 if possible) i will want to use. I do not want to put a big emphasis on a graphics card, and please exclude the purchase of a monitor and tower in your build price. I would like to keep the component price at $500 or lower. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Well here is a good build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $497.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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A basic desktop pc will look something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.69 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $450.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

You can obviously add more ram depending on the tasks, though 4gb is enough for internet browsing, ms office..................

An i7 is gonna set you back $300 so that's about $180 more than the i3
 
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Something to consider:

You won't need an i7. The i5 is already a fast enough processor already. If its just a computer for like web browsing and what not, you could just go with an athlon or pentium, and be able to fit in an SSD or something which would make a better experience on that end.


Intel build:

You could go with an i3 if you want, the performance is still enough if its not gaming, but i think the pentium would be better than the i3, just because you can fit an SSD into the build with a pentium.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $524.41

AMD Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($118.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.69 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.02 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $494.14
 
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Before i post the build, what brand is considered reliable for an SSD? Only looking for a 120gb
And a graphics card. I'm seeing a lot for around 60 bucks. I know this isn't a gaming PC, but i like MSI, ASUS, and EVGA
 
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Asus and MSI are both amazing brands and they both have amazing cooling capabilities. I usually choose whichever is the cheapest at that time. A good SSD can be from ADATA or Crucial but that's it. The are basically the only budget ones there are.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $507.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Please take it easy on me. This is not going to be the final build, any suggestions to knock the price down would be helpful. I would like to keep an SSD though


[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zHBrRB) / [Price breakdown by merchant]
(http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zHBrRB/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
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**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54430) | $174.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h87pro4) | $84.48 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $82.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd9sc120gmdfrb) | $63.02 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n650md1gd5oc) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $84.99 @ NCIX US
**Monitor** | [Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-ve228h) | $116.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $789.39
 
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Look, you said that it will be basic tasks and no gaming. Get an i3 instead of an i5, and remove the GPU, or at least get a lower end one like an r7 240
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.02 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($116.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $688.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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NO, not at all for regular tasks. the i3 is for home use, the i5 is for gaming, and the i7 is for professional work.
 
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I think this is the build I've decided to go with. Hopefully I'll be able to knock down the price by getting the OS for cheap. Thanks everyone for all your feedback! As you can see the majority of your suggestions are in this build.
TomsHardware all the way!!!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wx8H7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wx8H7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.02 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($116.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $679.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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