Spec my dad a home PC

fastwunz · 2 Dec 2018 at 15:42

dad needs it for email, browsing, word, excel etc.

No games so not to worry there. He already has monitor, case, keyboard and I’ll just use his SATA drive with windows already on it.

Something intel.

Motherboard
Ram
CPU with cooler

His power supply will be fine too.

Thanks

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Dec 2018 at 16:04

What does he currently have?
What case does he have?
Budget?

fastwunz · 2 Dec 2018 at 16:35

Got a cooler master case and a 500w power supply - think it’s Corsair that I got him like 5 years ago - more than adequate though

fastwunz · 2 Dec 2018 at 16:36

£200-£300 something like that - money isn’t an issue for him but I don’t want to spec stuff he simply doesn’t need - don’t want to be upgrading him again in a few years though either

andy_mk3 · 2 Dec 2018 at 16:40

Get a used Dell Optiplex 9020 or similar, small form factor. Easy to find with 4th gen i5, ssd and 8gb ram for £200.

fastwunz · 2 Dec 2018 at 16:44

andy_mk3 said:
Get a used Dell Optiplex 9020 or similar, small form factor. Easy to find with 4th gen i5, ssd and 8gb ram for £200.

That’s a good idea - not worth just getting a bundle from here though?

andy_mk3 · 2 Dec 2018 at 16:45

fastwunz said:
That’s a good idea - not worth just getting a bundle from here though?

You will probably get a lot more for your money buying used. The optiplex recommendation comes from me buying one for work. Fantastic little machine and cheaper than I could have built.

fastwunz · 2 Dec 2018 at 17:01

Yep

andy_mk3 said:
You will probably get a lot more for your money buying used. The optiplex recommendation comes from me buying one for work. Fantastic little machine and cheaper than I could have built.

Yep just had a look on the auction site - loads to choose from

Biz.Kid09 · 2 Dec 2018 at 18:25

Definitely get an SSD and do a fresh install of Windows.

4K8KW10 · 2 Dec 2018 at 18:31

fastwunz said:
dad needs it for email, browsing, word, excel etc.

No games so not to worry there. He already has monitor, case, keyboard and I’ll just use his SATA drive with windows already on it.

Something intel.

Motherboard
Ram
CPU with cooler

His power supply will be fine too.

Thanks

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £98.99
1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-A (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £74.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £62.99

Total: £247.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)

You are welcome

fastwunz · 2 Dec 2018 at 20:12

4K8KW10 said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £98.99

1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-A (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £74.99

1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £62.99

Total: £247.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)

You are welcome

This over the optiplex?? Thanks by the way

4K8KW10 · 2 Dec 2018 at 20:38

fastwunz said:
This over the optiplex?? Thanks by the way

This over everything. But what is optiplex?

Nikumba · 3 Dec 2018 at 10:57

Look at Intel Nuc or the Gigabyte Brix as another option

ExoMale · 3 Dec 2018 at 13:40

what case? i know you said coolermaster, but could be anything.

the above APU is better than an opitplex unless you find a 1151 i7 perhaps i5 depending on model.

to echo the above, i have chose a board thats not in stock, so more of a guide price thing, same ram, but i went with the faster version APU.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 2400G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £149.99
1 x MSI B450M PRO-VDH (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £69.95
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £62.99

Total: £293.43 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Journey · 3 Dec 2018 at 15:09

Dell Optiplex 3020 i5 4570, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 10 etc. £129, put in an SSD and you are all done. Complete waste of money buying new for the use case.