$750 Office Computer

[JellyMan00]

Dad has asked me to build us a computer for the house. It will mostly be used for just searching the web and multitasking with "Microsoft Office" and "Adobe." Any input is appreciated. I'd appreciate it to be an Intel build and 12-16 GBs of RAM. Also please... please add $20 for a Windows 10 key. Thanks, everyone! Also, please remember this is not a gaming PC so don't waste the budget on a GPU.

 

[why_wolf]

16 Gb really is overkill for an "office" computer. 2nd Windows does not sell for $20, it sells for $100. Anywhere you find it selling for $20 is a stolen key, you take the risk of it not working outright or being shut off by Microsoft whenever they decide to clean out all the bogus activations. If you want to save money on the OS then just install Linux, its free.

AMD
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.88 @ Walmart)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($28.08 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $720.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-17 20:44 EDT-0400

Intel
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H310M A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.39 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.88 @ Walmart)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($28.08 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $738.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-17 20:46 EDT-0400

 

[JellyMan00]

16 Gb really is overkill for an "office" computer. 2nd Windows does not sell for $20, it sells for $100. Anywhere you find it selling for $20 is a stolen key, you take the risk of it not working outright or being shut off by Microsoft whenever they decide to clean out all the bogus activations. If you want to save money on the OS then just install Linux, its free.

is it possible to use that $95 on windows 10 somewhere else?? I can get a key for $20
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[The Paladin]

I would not even bother with a homebuilt on that.. I would look into refurbished Dell Mini tower and slap a GT710 and make sure it has at least 8GB ram in it, I think something in the Haswell series like a i5-4xxx series cpu would be fine for home office.

such as this one for example

DELL Desktop PC OptiPlex 9020 Intel Core i5 4th Gen 4570 (3.20 GHz) 16 GB DDR3 500 GB HDD Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit : 320$
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883163239

slap a GT 710/720 in ti and your done.
slap a wifi card if you need it or use a USB Dongle WIFI device for easier use.


it will have everything you need for home office, including window 64x pro license 😛

 

[smorizio]

http://www.microcenter.com/product/503519/Aspire_TC-780-UR1A_Desktop_Computer
if he wants fast boot speed he can add a ssd.
ask dad if he wants one or two monitors if he has a lot of open windows more then one monitor will help.

 

[JellyMan00]

http://www.microcenter.com/product/503519/Aspire_TC-780-UR1A_Desktop_Computer
if he wants fast boot speed he can add a ssd.
ask dad if he wants one or two monitors if he has a lot of open windows more then one monitor will help.

just one. i run dual and i know he wont need it

 

[smorizio]

does he want the case to look like burnt toast with two large jelly packs on the side????😀😀

 

[mdd1963]

Were it not for Battlefield 1, Quake , etc., I'd happily be on Redhat , Debian, or Mint, etc....

You can use Libreoffice 98% of the time just as well as MS Office...

(But that 'please allow $20 for WIn10' is some quite funny nonsense, I've got to admit)....