New Basic Home Machine for my Mum

[EViLHomer48]

My mum has a 6 year old machine, originally Win 7 bought and upgraded to win 10. Going to replace the lot (she doesnt need to upgrade parts - so this machine will last her a similar time). Anything I have missed or got wrong - planning on a Win 11 O/S and she already has a recent graphics card purchase (because the GPU failed on old MB).
No gaming and not fancy - budget is well within and I have just been used to AMD CPUs in recent times.
Thanks

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kolink Inspire Series K6 ARGB Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-047-KK) = £29.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £119.99
• 1 x Kolink Umbra Void HDB ARGB LED PWM Case Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-008-KK) = £10.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £94.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-247-SA) = £58.99
• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £159.95
• 1 x Seasonic G12 GM-750 80 Plus Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08H-SS) = £74.99

Total: £621.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Andre]

Why not get something for under 200 - Beelink Wi-11 Pro Mini Computer, MINI-S12 Pro Mini PC
Comes with Win11 pro installed, 16GB RAM and 500GB NVMe with room for another drive

You can then update another couple of times if needed!

 

[Journey]

Seems like a complete waste of money, either get a used mini PC from Dell/HP etc. or as above get a new Beelink or Minisforum machine. Anything with an AMD integrated APU would be a good idea.

 

[mickyflinn]

Mini pc .

 

[Delta3D]

Seems like a complete waste of money, either get a used mini PC from Dell/HP etc. or as above get a new Beelink or Minisforum machine. Anything with an AMD integrated APU would be a good idea.

Couldn't recommend this more. You can pick up a used mini HP machine super cheap for what they are.

 

[Tetras]

Putting aside if there are more affordable options, to comment on your spec:

Wouldn't it be better to fit a 5600G and not use a graphics card at all? The idle power should be quite a bit lower, if nothing else and if you do have a graphics card, you'd have a backup.

Storage also seems kind of expensive/excessive for basic desktop use? I'd have thought a decent 1TB drive like the Kioxia Exceria Pro, or M480 Pro would be more than sufficient.

I'm not personally a fan of the G12, since it isn't built by Seasonic. I'd switch to the Phanteks AMP 650, which is a better quality PSU based on the same platform as the Seasonic Focus GX.

 

[freddie64]

What's the spec of your mums old PC? 6 years is not that old.

 

[sx_turbo]

I'd advise a NUC type thing for the use case, no need for a clunky desktop

 

[Craig_d1]

My mum has a 6 year old machine, originally Win 7 bought and upgraded to win 10. Going to replace the lot (she doesnt need to upgrade parts - so this machine will last her a similar time). Anything I have missed or got wrong - planning on a Win 11 O/S and she already has a recent graphics card purchase (because the GPU failed on old MB).
No gaming and not fancy - budget is well within and I have just been used to AMD CPUs in recent times.
Thanks

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kolink Inspire Series K6 ARGB Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-047-KK) = £29.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £119.99
• 1 x Kolink Umbra Void HDB ARGB LED PWM Case Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-008-KK) = £10.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £94.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-247-SA) = £58.99
• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24P-SA) = £159.95
• 1 x Seasonic G12 GM-750 80 Plus Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08H-SS) = £74.99

Total: £621.86 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

that's a lot of storage for a basic home pc. What's the use case? If just web browsing, what's wrong with the existing pc your mum has?

As a side point from above, the b550 boards have 2 m.2 slots for you nvme's, but only the primary is running pcie4, the 2nd is pcie3, the the 2tb 980 pro will be wasted as will only run pcie3 speed. If you're dead set on getting a pc like the one you put together, I'd get something like below. the nm790 is just as fast as the 980 pro, but you're doubling your size to 1tb as your primary...prob just stop there tbh, but included cheaper 2tb drive for the pcie3 slot in case you need the extra storage
or just get a 2tb drive as primary and be done
My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (LNM790X001T-RNNNG) (SKU: STO-LEX-01452) = £59.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00541) = £102.95

Total: £162.94 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Cyber-Mav]

If no gaming then get a mini micro pc like those hp elite desk mini or dell and lenovo equivalents.

 

[EViLHomer48]

Thanks for advice and have had a look at those micro PCs and they can get as expensive. My Mum is not a typical 77 year old she helps to design website content, slideshows and also has digital sewing machines needing a few USB ports. She keeps far too much crap on her machine "just in case" hence the storage requirements

I think the change to a mini PC might be a bit much at the mo and anything that doesnt work will be my fault. Appreciate the advice on the CPU , storage and PSU. Will rejig the spec.

 

[tamzzy]

a ex-corporate workstation would probably fit the bill

 

[Quartz]

No gaming and not fancy - budget is well within and I have just been used to AMD CPUs in recent times.

I'll echo the suggestion of a uSFF / NUC box. My mother loved her NUC; try asking yours - after having done your research, of course. Don't worry about the lack of USB ports: you can always add a hub, and using a hub will protect the motherboard ports anyway.

Take a look at the ETA Prime and ServeTheHome channels on YouTube.

 

[pallys]

I'd suggest a dell optiflex sff from auction.