How does this office build look? i3-4150, MSI H81I Mini-ITX, ADATA Premier Pro SP600 SSD

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fooball

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Hi,

I am building a mini itx office build for my parents. Many of the parts I'm looking to buy have sales ending tomorrow (October 15th), so I'm looking to order the parts very soon. How does my current build look? What would be the weakest part/ the part I would upgrade first?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.90 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($103.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Silverstone ML05B HTPC Case ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Apex 250W SFX Power Supply ($21.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.97 @ NCIX)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.97 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ NCIX)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($6.62 @ DirectCanada)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Blade Master 40.8 CFM 80mm Fan ($6.62 @ DirectCanada)
Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($0.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Microsoft 5SH-00001 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: 8GB RAM (Purchased For $40.00) (my own already built computer doesn't need 16gb)
Total: $683.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 01:26 EDT-0400
 
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MB - Changed to a Z97 chipset with WiFi and BT built-in.
CASE - Changed to an Elite 120. It accepts a standard sized power supply and has provisions for an optical drive. It keeps the small ITX form factor and nets you front USB 3.0.
PSU - No. Look toward XFX or Seasonic.
Wireless Adapter - Removed since the MB has this feature.
Case Fans - Not needed. You aren't overclocking or running a discrete GPU. There won't be any heat build-up and the two included fans (front intake and side exhaust) will be fine moving air around.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.95 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150...
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That is fine for an office computer. The i3 is a good CPU for this kind of work, and the SSD will make everything quick and responsive. You may want to add in a cheap 1TB Caviar Blue, in case they have music/photos/etc.

The only thing I would change is the power supply, if you need a small form factor one, Silverstone has a couple good choices.
 
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MB - Changed to a Z97 chipset with WiFi and BT built-in.
CASE - Changed to an Elite 120. It accepts a standard sized power supply and has provisions for an optical drive. It keeps the small ITX form factor and nets you front USB 3.0.
PSU - No. Look toward XFX or Seasonic.
Wireless Adapter - Removed since the MB has this feature.
Case Fans - Not needed. You aren't overclocking or running a discrete GPU. There won't be any heat build-up and the two included fans (front intake and side exhaust) will be fine moving air around.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.95 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.97 @ NCIX)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.97 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Microsoft 5SH-00001 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($34.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Other: 8GB RAM (Purchased For $40.00)
Total: $720.82
 
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Sorry, forgot to mention some things. I am going to get the silverstone ml05b, as my parents need to have as little wires and clutter as possible, and they like the silverstone ml05b.
My parents currently use around 130gb on their current computer, so 256 should be enough. I can get used 1tb hdd's for $25 if I need them in the future, which is great.
Looking to spend $500 CAD on computer, +$25 on keyboard/mouse and +$230 for 2 monitors.
 
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