Web surfing build.

morgilroka · Jul 24, 2014

My parent's computer is atrocious when it comes to speed. Literally 30-40seconds to load internet... I've had enough.
Early christmas present?

Looking for a basic build just for basic web surfing... maybe some really light games (Roller coaster tycoon?) etc. Want this thing to last a while with their light use.
Will need a wireless card as well.

I don't know much at all about low end builds... so would appreciate it if someone helped me out

TechyInAZ · Jul 24, 2014

Budget?

TheBigTroll · Jul 24, 2014

id get something like this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GWjkWZ

you probably wont need the GPU but its nice to have one for some harder to run games like Civ V if you decide to get into that.

if you arent going to get the GPU, get the i3 4150 CPU instead.

theonerm2 · Jul 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bW6Z99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bW6Z99/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $429.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 13:31 EDT-0400

morgilroka · Jul 24, 2014

Budget is around 400$ if possible, will go to 500 if it's worth it.
The linked builds look pretty nice.

I would like to stick with Intel (personal preference) for the cpu if possible.

theonerm2 · Jul 24, 2014

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Team 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $406.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 14:32 EDT-0400

morgilroka · Jul 24, 2014

Thanks guys, I went with TheBigTroll's build. Anyone wanna tweak it a bit?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($135.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $399.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 14:50 EDT-0400

MasterDell · Jul 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $441.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 15:12 EDT-0400
Dont forget an optical drive.. I took the overall build morg had and put more reliable parts in like a seasonic PSU (CX series are crap) and I also changed the motherboard and HDD.

theonerm2 · Jul 24, 2014

morgilroka :

That build doesn't include an OS. You need to buy an OS. If you pirate then you might run into problems with activation or malware being installed along with the OS. If you use Linux then your parents might not know how to use it and some software might have compatibility issues.

MasterDell · Jul 24, 2014

theonerm2 :

morgilroka :

That build doesn't include an OS. You need to buy an OS. If you pirate then you might run into problems with activation or malware being installed along with the OS. If you use Linux then your parents might not know how to use it and some software might have compatibility issues.

I'm pretty sure OP knows he needs an OS. Most people do not include OS in the initial build cost.

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