Building a "Future Proof" PC for my dad

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I am Building a PC for my dad for office work, yes I know most of this parts are overkill or just useless like z270 with non K procesor, but I really like the z270 boards aesthetics and the small amount of features it has over h270 makes a better bang for buck IMO. He upgrades his PC like every 5 years or so that's why I choose some of this parts.

This is the list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bjhRHN

Already bought RAM, Monitor and Case.

Any suggestions?
-changes of motherboard, CPU
-He wants to buy 16GB of RAM but I keep thinking 8GB is more than enough
-Should I get a better PSU? like this one: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550
 
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this is future proofed
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kzwTNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kzwTNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.43 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty B250M Performance Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (Purchased For $55.24)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $60.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor (Purchased For $132.22)
Total: $857.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-12 22:12 EST-0500
 
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I question whether his dad has much need for a gaming-capable graphics card for work. I suppose it might not be bad if some need for better-than-integrated GPU acceleration arises over the next few years, though something like that could always be added later if deemed necessary.

I agree that it may be worth looking into an SSD though, since it could provide noticeably better system responsiveness. Especially if the system doesn't require a lot of storage, he might even be able to skip the traditional hard drive entirely. It might be worth checking how much storage his existing system actually makes use of.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.43 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H270M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (Purchased For $55.24)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.94 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $60.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan ($11.49 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" 1920x1080 Monitor (Purchased For $132.22)
Total: $730.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-12 23:10 EST-0500

I'd do something like this. I know what you said about the z270 but this is a solid board, and plenty of power supply. No need for 16 GB in an office setting. The SSD will boost regular PC Performance more than any item in the computer.
 
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His 1TB HDD only haves 98GB of used storage so 480-500GB is more then enough

I made this other build based on your suggestions: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Juarez69/saved/cq4999

Also is 430W enough? i've checked in some PSU calculators and it looks like it will do the job but for $10 more a 520W can give a 100W more breathing room isn't worth the 100W?

Is the speed difference noticeable from a 850 EVO 500GB to a Sandisk Ultra II?
 
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That is a 145w build I considered going for a 350w but decided to leave some room for a mid tier GPU if needed. The 850 is certainly faster, however if your dad is comming from a hard drive only rig he'll be floored by the ultra 2 anyway
 
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Built my parents a Sandy bridge i3 computer 4-5 years ago. Out a SSD in my computer fell in love. Tried to put one in theirs they didn't want it. So I did it anyway. The paid me like$125 for at $75 SSD because it made it so much faster. I've let friends mess around on weak Pentium office builds I've done with ssds and 6700k/32gb ram/980ti builds with a HDD until the SSD came in. Everyone of them prefers the office build with the SSD over the powerhouses without them. (Note I didn't have games on the office build) the 15 second boot shocked them
 
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Haven't seen the glorious SSD speed since I was on a budget when I built mine 2 years ago: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sXy6zy (Yes PSU is way too much but it was on sale) but getting one in April.

Think I will be jealous of my dads computer know
 
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