need help in deciding the workstations for my office

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Hi,

I want to upgrade my office workstations. I have 20 computers currently (mixed specs) and would like to upgrade them to a more efficient setup. Most of the office stuffs we do are related to web browsing (google chrome being our main browser and firefox as secondary). We don't need much power from a gpu but I am thinking of having a setup that I can maximize the income (since the office working days are only mondays - fridays, i am thinking of having gaming sessions for players on the week ends).

My primary concerns is the power output and efficiency on using chrome (since this hogs a ton of memory) and playability of games.

Now I am stuck with 2 builds, an amd and an intel build along with the power supply concern (generic vs the vs450 from corsair).

Here are the builds:

cpu lga1151: Intel Celeron G3930 2.9 ghz 2-Core
mb lga1151: Gigabyte B250M HD3
ram ddr4: Adata 1x4gb 2400 4gb (AD4U2400J4G17)
ram ddr4: Adata 1x4gb 2400 4gb (AD4U2400J4G17)

cpu fm2: Amd A8 7600 3.1-3.8 Ghz 4-core
mb fm2: MSI A68HM E33 v2
ram ddr3: G.Skill Ripjaws X 2x4gb 2133 8gb CL9 (F3 17000CL9D 8GBXM)

Corsair VS450 80+ White vs generic cpu

Now my questions are:

1. Will the celeron build be able to play games like dota, lol and other moba in low settings?
2. Which is better in terms of chrome surfing usage? My employees usually has 10 - 12 tabs open simultaneously because of the nature of their work.
3. Which will you prefer if you have to decide based on the facts above?
4. Will my workstations benefit much from the vs450 psu or the benefits are too slim to consider using it?
5. Do you have any suggestions to improve the builds that I listed here?

Thanks for reading and for the help.

Note: I already have ssds on my current units so it's not an issue.

EDIT: My budget per unit is around $250 or less.
 
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But you will get a propitary motherboard, possible cheap PSU and may not be able to upgrade in the future. You will also pay premium for a pre build computer compared to if you build it yourself. You will not save any money with a Dell or any other pre build system.
1. Chnage the Celeron to a Pentium G4560 instead or wait for new Cofee Lake 4 core Pentiums.
2. For CPU it doesn't matter really, it's more about how much RAM you have. When speaking of RAM, get a 2x4 GB kit instead to insure it will be compatible and be able to run in dual channel mode.
3. Between those 2, the Intel. Simply because the AMD you found is an old platform. Your choice should really be between Intel Pentium and AMD Ryzen.
4. Never buy a generic PSU, it's too cheap and low quality and risk frying your whole system or start a fire. The VS450 are not much better, at least consider a somehow mediocre PSU instead of the cheap crap. Look for Corsair CX450 2017 model or something like a Seasonic S12II series.
 
Intel build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($89.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $253.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 07:13 EDT-0400


AMD build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.49 @ B&H)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $299.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 07:15 EDT-0400
 

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Hey thanks so much for the detailed response. yes i am considering the seasonic psus since i have been using it for like 5 years i think and they are really good, problem is that the budget really contraints my build, as these computers will serve as workstations/cafe computers on my shop and not for personal use. thanks for the info on the coffee lake processors and i think i might want to wait for a little longer before doing the upgrade since i am in no rush to upgrade and just wanted to collect information first before investing.
 

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hey man thanks for the information. these are really good builds however the intel processor is not available on my country (maybe on the suppliers that i knew). i'll keep this list for now. thanks again :D
 
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But you will get a propitary motherboard, possible cheap PSU and may not be able to upgrade in the future. You will also pay premium for a pre build computer compared to if you build it yourself. You will not save any money with a Dell or any other pre build system.
 
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@thepaladin

while dell are offering such, i don't seem to benefit from the pre-built setup. we have dell inpiron desktops and laptops here in the office and i can say dell's support is bad (at least here in my country). they told me that they offer on site support and assistance but when i needed it, i ended up trouble shooting the units my self and fixing them. so this is a no no for me. i prefer to build the systems now, since 1. i can save a ton of money 2. i can fix the units easily since the parts are more available than the pre built ones.

@kasper

i totally agree with you sir. thanks.