mITX build for the Mrs

[rubberduck]

Hi

Putting together a mITX build for the Mrs. Will mostly be used for YouTube, photo sorting and web browsing. Integrated graphics will be fine. I have the case and PSU so those are not needed. No preference for AMD or Intel, whatever gives the best performance. Requirements below

• No PSU, case, OS or mouse/keyboard needed as I already have these.
• Integrated graphics and audio is ok
• Bluetooth and WiFi on motherboard if possible
• Decent bang for buck 4+ core CPU
• 8gb ram will be ok
• 4gb mechanical drive for storage and 480GB SSD for Windows etc.
• 27 inch 1080p display that is good for general windows work, doesn't need to be good in games etc.

Budget is as low as possible without putting any junk components in.

Thanks in advance

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hi

Putting together a mITX build for the Mrs. Will mostly be used for YouTube, photo sorting and web browsing. Integrated graphics will be fine. I have the case and PSU so those are not needed. No preference for AMD or Intel, whatever gives the best performance. Requirements below

• No PSU, case, OS or mouse/keyboard needed as I already have these.
• Integrated graphics and audio is ok
• Bluetooth and WiFi on motherboard if possible
• Decent bang for buck 4+ core CPU
• 8gb ram will be ok
• 4gb mechanical drive for storage and 480GB SSD for Windows etc.
• 27 inch 1080p display that is good for general windows work, doesn't need to be good in games etc.

Budget is as low as possible without putting any junk components in.

Thanks in advance

256gb is plent for OS drive

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £115.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £98.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £59.99
• 1 x WD 4TB Blue 5400rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (WD40EZRZ)= £99.95
• 1 x Intel 256GB 545s SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps TLC 3D NAND Solid State Drive (SSDSC2KW256G8X1)= £38.99
• 1 x BenQ GW2760HS 27" 1920x1080 VA Widescreen LED Flicker-FREE Slim Bezel Monitor - Black= £149.99

Total: £576.20 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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[ExoMale]

echo above, but went with a faster mech drive and a m.2 nvme drive which is faster than normal ssd, so both tops the price and for the same price chose the AOC monitor

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £98.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte 256GB M.2 PCIe x2 NVMe SSD/Solid State Drive= £52.99
• 1 x Toshiba 4TB X300 High Performance Hard Drive (HDWE140UZSVA)= £104.99
• 1 x AOC E2770SH 27" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £149.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £115.99

Total: £594.64 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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[Quartz]

Putting together a mITX build for the Mrs

How large is the photo collection? You might consider a NUC build instead. My mother loves hers.

For example:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Primo Nano Celeron - Intel NUC NUC6CAYH Celeron J3455 Quad Core = £306.01
  • Operating System:Unwanted
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Solid State Drive:Kingston A400 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Hard Drive - (SA400S37/480G)
  • Memory:Kingston HyperX Impact Black Series 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L CL9 SODIMM Kit of 2 1.35V (HX316LS9IBK2/8)

Total: £320.11 (includes shipping: £14.10)​

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