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vmavr001

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Replacing 3 computers in my office that I built more than 6 years ago. Would like these new replacements to last just as long. Any advice is helpful.

Approximate Purchase Date: Immediately

Budget Range: $500-700 USD.

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
General office use. Web browsing, microsoft office products, quickbooks, etc.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes, can cost additional to the above budget. If there are any recommendations for the best monitor for the above use, around 100-150$ that would be great.

This is the build I came up with. Since I'm used to putting together components for gaming rigs I hope someone can tell me if I'm doing this justice for the office.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DYvPtg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($60.95 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $543.89

Thanks!
 
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vmavr001

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Thanks for everyones advise! This is what I think I'll end up purchasing:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VDp8hy

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team T-Force Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($64.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: BenQ GW2480 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $559.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-12 18:06 EDT-0400

I appreciated the small form factor builds posted here, but I decided to stick with a mATX build instead of iATX build. I chose this motherboard because it has both HDMI and DP which goes well with the monitor. I also picked a smaller SSD than most people posted because I'd rather not encourage the employees to save too many documents locally. As suggested I picked the seasonic for the peace of mind.
 
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Do you really need the extra cooler here? The 2400G includes the Wraith Spire which you could easily use and not have to spend the $50 if you don't need it. I might suggest a smaller rig:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($119.93 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($84.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($60.70 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $547.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-12 16:50 EDT-0400


That is $547 not including monitor / keyboard / mouse.
You know I usually don't include a cooler for Ryzen build. I included it this time to cut down on noise as much as possible.
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($132.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 550 - 512 2 GB Video Card ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.88 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell S2419HN 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech MK320 Wireless Standard Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($23.95 @ Walmart)
Total: $691.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-12 22:42 EDT-0400


If noise levels are of no concern and more than one display support is required then this will be better suited.
Yes I pumped up the CPU and included GPU to provide better overall performance for same budget. Limited SSD capacity to 500GB as OP is fine with it.
 
here's a slightly different build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: ADATA SU635 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: AOC I2279VWHE 21.5" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $498.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-13 13:36 EDT-0400


you don't need the raw power of teh 2400, so the 2200 is plenty, and still 4 cores.
the SSD is not m.2, so slower, but still snappy enough.
two IPS 1080p monitors at $80 a piece