Can somebody tell me if i've made a huge mistake

Finn Donnelly · Jul 7, 2015

I'm planning to order the parts the following weekend and i've done my research on this build and checked using pcpartpicker.com and everything seems good. I would like to have some confirmation that I haven't made a huge mistake somewhere on it though. It will be mainly used by my father who wants a fast bootup and overall a fast computer. He is not a gamer and therefore I haven't included a GPU. Thanks - Finn

Intel Pentium G3258
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Gigabyte GA-B85N PHOENIX-WIFI
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX
Corsair CX 430W
*optional Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan

IAmTheTofu · Jul 7, 2015

Yeah, this is fine. The 212 EVO isn't required, so you could probably re-sell it on ebay if you'd like.

It will make the system more quiet, though, opposed to the stock CPU fan.

harryfishrules · Jul 7, 2015

Finn Donnelly :

I'm planning to order the parts the following weekend and i've done my research on this build and checked using pcpartpicker.com and everything seems good. I would like to have some confirmation that I haven't made a huge mistake somewhere on it though. It will be mainly used by my father who wants a fast bootup and overall a fast computer. He is not a gamer and therefore I haven't included a GPU. Thanks - Finn

Intel Pentium G3258
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Gigabyte GA-B85N PHOENIX-WIFI
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX
Corsair CX 430W
*optional Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan

As far as I can see, all is good.

Paul NZ · Jul 7, 2015

Nothing wrong with using the stock CPU fan. I use it on 3 systems here. It's fine. And its not loud at all. I cant even hear it

The case fan is louder

skitszo · Jul 7, 2015

should prove to be snappy for a non gamer. does he do streaming or internet video watching? I know AMD isn't very popular but if you're running a non dedicated GPU rig you could look into getting an APU rig for added video performance.

AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor and 1866 ram.....

IAmTheTofu · Jul 7, 2015

skitszo :

The Intel HD 4xxx will do just fine, especially at 1080p.

skitszo · Jul 7, 2015

the AMD will do better and its a quad chip and its the same price....

IAmTheTofu · Jul 7, 2015

skitszo :

He isn't gaming. You can actually play minecraft at a decent fps with a HD 4600. Higher than 45 and maybe 60 on low settings.

Finn Donnelly · Jul 8, 2015

Thanks everyone for the helpful responses!

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