Budget Build Advice?

[kgrevemberg]

Hey guys i'm trying to slap together a build for a family member that uses a computer for, get ready for it, browsing the web, light photoshoping, and dvd burning.

I've got this build so far. I'm sure I could go cheaper on some things but it has to pass judgment as a "good part" from the man of the house who has basic computer knowlege and will have plenty of questions for me.

Points of thought - photoshop runs fine on dual core cpu and only uses four cores on more advanced techniques witch this person shouldn't be doing, but how much can dvd burning benifit from a quad core and is it worth the extra cost?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fwGnVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fwGnVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.94 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $325.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 16:35 EDT-0400

 

[rgd1101]

Get a 7200RPM HDD.

 

[skitszo]

you can get functional quad core AMD cpu.s that have better onchip graphics.

FYI the 5400 speed hard drive needs to goto 7200.....

but your build can work fine... if they need an upgrade later they can go with an I3....

 

[kgrevemberg]

I was reading a pcper article yesterday about the A8 chips. They look tempting if the benchmarks are legit.

http://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/AMD-A8-7670K-Godavari-Launches-Steamroller

what do you guys think?

 

[kgrevemberg]

Also, what would be a good 2 tb drive that I could get for them? They really want 2tb.

 

[videoediting]

Also, what would be a good 2 tb drive that I could get for them? They really want 2tb.

Get one that runs on 7200RPM and is designed to run the OS. 5400 Drives are designed for Storage.
WD Caviar Blue or Black or Seagate Baraccuda would do the job.

 

[videoediting]

You could also get a pentium g3450 (it should be almost same price and you get 3.4Ghz instead of 3.2) if you do not plan to overclock.

 

[videoediting]

Be sure that the graphics of the g3450 are OK for basic use, but I am not sure about photoshop. However, the best solution is to try it out. You can add a more powerful GPU later.

 

[rgd1101]

I was reading a pcper article yesterday about the A8 chips. They look tempting if the benchmarks are legit.

http://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/AMD-A8-7670K-Godavari-Launches-Steamroller

what do you guys think?

That the slide form AMD. We have it here too
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-a8-7670k-kaveri-refresh,29624.html
It do work better for multi-threads apps, single thread apps, not so good.