[SOLVED] $500 Work from Home Build

[VincentKr]

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: $500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Excel, MYOB - Office tasks with low-moderate demand on computer

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Umart

Location: Brisbane

Parts Preferences: Intel + SSD + 8GB Ram

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (Honestly not sure what this is)

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Hi everyone. I've posted on here about gaming build a long time ago and now need a hand building a PC for my parents (see the info above). It really doesn't need to be too flashy, but just needs to run smoothly and relatively quickly (for the necessary tasks).

Thanks in advance.

 

[alexcoulter111]

Normally I'd say AMD would be much better in this situation but they seem to have been much harder hit by price hikes from covid-19. Fitting in a monitor as well and it's a little tight. Something on the used market on say Gumtree would perform better but if you must then I'd say this: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/3yhxk6 . The cheapest monitor is $140 and it's absolute crap, wouldn't pay more than $20 for it. Please just get a monitor of gumtree or ebay. If you have say another $200 you could get an RX 570 as well and be able to game at 1080p on medium or high. The linked system won't be doing much gaming beyond candy crush and really old games which might be fine for you. Any questions please quote and reply.

 

[DSzymborski]

Honestly, given the budget and the minimal computing needs, your best option is likely to get one of the refurbished i5 Sandy/Ivy Bridge PCs off NewEgg Australia for $300-$350 AUD (something like this https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/hp-6300-business-desktops-workstations/p/N82E16883285078), a cheap monitor or a slightly better used one, and install a bog standard SATA SSD for them.