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Started by pigstriker | | 7 answers
Building non-gaming PC
Hi, I'm looking to build a PC for my mother who mainly surfs the web and streams HD movies. From a previous thread I made a while ago, I was told that I didn't need a video card and that the built-in GPU in the processors would be sufficient enough.

So this is what I have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hr6KNG

I don't have too much experience building PC's so any help is appreciated. Are these parts are okay, overkill, or inadequate?
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October 14, 2014 12:20:00 AM

oh okay, I wasn't really aware of what a ssd was. I'll read up on it. Thanks.
a b 4 Gaming
October 14, 2014 12:18:05 AM

Take it out if you want.. SSDs just seem really nice for a non-gaming build.
a b 4 Gaming
October 14, 2014 12:16:16 AM

pigstriker said:
TomThePotato said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $356.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:41 EDT-0400


How come you recommend two storages?


I'm guessing one for boot drive and one for storage.

Having an SSD as a boot drive usually makes booting computer faster and opening apps like Internet Explorer will be faster as well.
October 14, 2014 12:11:51 AM

TomThePotato said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $356.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:41 EDT-0400


How come you recommend two storages?
October 14, 2014 12:08:09 AM

ZeusGamer said:
Did you just go on that website and chose the cheapest one of all of them? Lol.


Most of it is just what someone else recommended in another thread a while ago.

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a b 4 Gaming
October 13, 2014 11:42:29 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $356.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:41 EDT-0400
a b 4 Gaming
October 13, 2014 11:34:11 PM

Did you just go on that website and chose the cheapest one of all of them? Lol.

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