Worth building a pc?

Clarence Boddicker · Monday at 14:08

I’ve just tried to help my dad upgrade to win 11 and his cpu isn’t compatible. The pc’s a bit slow now so probably time for a new one anyway.

I thought that I could build one for him so that it’s upgradeable in the future but I’m not sure if it’s worth it or not as a cheap mini pc can probably do everything that he needs it for. He just uses it for general office type stuff, word, spreadsheets etc, banking, music, video and web browsing. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Clarence Boddicker · Monday at 14:55

Yes it’s got an ssd.

Clarence Boddicker · 2025-01-14T22:41:49+0000

Well I’ve mentioned an ex corporate one or a laptop and he’s adamant that he wants a desktop and something new, so I think I’ll build one for him.

I’ve put this list together but am unsure which motherboard to go with, just wondering if any one has any suggestions? I’m also open to a different cpu, I just went with intel as I’ve recently built an intel pc so it’s familiar, but would be happy to go with and.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AeroCool Trinity V2 Mini Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-23J-AE) = £41.99
1 x Intel Core i5-12400 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AL-IN) = £139.99
1 x Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 Evo Dark CPU Cooler - 120 mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02667) = £19.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16) (SKU: MY-456-CS) = £35.99
1 x be quiet! SFX-L Power 500W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-139-BQ) = £89.99
1 x Crucial P3 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-078-CR) = £131.99

Total: £467.93 (includes delivery: £7.99)

Clarence Boddicker · 2025-01-14T23:58:20+0000

Thanks Micky, I’ll go with your suggestions and I’ll have a look for a cheaper psu.

Clarence Boddicker · 2025-01-15T08:32:59+0000

Sparx said:
I take it his current rig is old / not upgrade able?

No its just a cheap acer from pc world.

Clarence Boddicker · 2025-01-15T08:44:31+0000

mickyflinn said:
Your welcome.

Mite want to watch this video about that case so your happy with it.

Yeah to be honest, I’m a bit unsure about it. I’m going to have a look around for something else around that sort of size. How many case fans would you recommend, do you think just an exhaust will be enough or will it need an intake as well?

Clarence Boddicker · 2025-01-15T11:47:31+0000

mickyflinn said:
It's about the smallest matx case it's just the fans really could change them with some arctics .

Airflow ideally 2 in but one in one out is ok preferable but there's no GPU so an exhaust could do it.

Have you looked at intel nuc and minis pc ?

I did consider mini pc’s but I think I’m just going to build him this one instead.

I might go with this case instead, it’s a bit bigger but at least it comes with pwm fans.

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