I'm planning a build for my dad, and while I have decent knowledge on what parts to combine and such I do realize that I have no experience in deciding parts for regular usage PCs, and that I risk putting in some parts that may be way overkill.
Right now I'm deciding on what CPU to get for the build. Basically this is kind of an "office PC" level computer. It will be used at home by my dad who simply wants a computer that will be reliable for quite some time (5+ years preferrably).
The usage will be browsing the internet, doing lighter duties (Word, Excel), and streaming video - including to our TV which will be connected to the PC, aside from the main PC screen.
Previously I have focused on i3 6100, though there seem to be an equivalent Pentium G4620 for less pricing, so for now I have shifted to that one. Though I'm still thinking if it's possible to cut down the CPU budget even further without noticing a performance loss in the type of usage in this case?
There's also the G4600 and the G4560 (less powerful internal graphics). Looking at synthetic benchmarks and gaming benchmarks there are clear performance advantages as pricing goes up, however there will be no gaming or media editing for this PC.
On the other hand, I want to give him a flawless experience using the PC.
Here's are other parts in the build as help
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- 8 GB DDR4 RAM
- Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
Right now I'm deciding on what CPU to get for the build. Basically this is kind of an "office PC" level computer. It will be used at home by my dad who simply wants a computer that will be reliable for quite some time (5+ years preferrably).
The usage will be browsing the internet, doing lighter duties (Word, Excel), and streaming video - including to our TV which will be connected to the PC, aside from the main PC screen.
Previously I have focused on i3 6100, though there seem to be an equivalent Pentium G4620 for less pricing, so for now I have shifted to that one. Though I'm still thinking if it's possible to cut down the CPU budget even further without noticing a performance loss in the type of usage in this case?
There's also the G4600 and the G4560 (less powerful internal graphics). Looking at synthetic benchmarks and gaming benchmarks there are clear performance advantages as pricing goes up, however there will be no gaming or media editing for this PC.
On the other hand, I want to give him a flawless experience using the PC.
Here's are other parts in the build as help
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- 8 GB DDR4 RAM
- Samsung 850 Evo 250GB