Hi All,
I'm looking to put together a system for my grandfather who recently turned 88 years old. His old system hasn't been updated in the last 5 years and from what I see, he's definitely overdue for something new. The only tasks he really performs on his PC are browsing the internet, playing solitaire, checking his stocks, printing documents, etc.. Needless to say he isn't going to need a powerhouse gaming PC..
That being said I'm looking for a build for him with a budget of around maybe $6-700-ish though he says cost isnt much an issue so if need be we can add another $1-200 on the budget. For the bare necessities he uses the PC for I don't see him needing anything over $900-$1000. I was thinking to utilize the Fractal Design Meshify C ATX case for the build (though open to suggestions) as his PC will be tucked into a cubby hole in his desk and he will need sufficient airflow with dust filters to of course prevent excessive dust build up for the inside components. I would also like to use at least an SSD if not an M2 drive for fast boot / file transfers. He doesn't care if its Intel or AMD, just as long as its fast.
Any help would be awesome and surely appreciated. He's looking to have this PC built in the next week or so and if all goes well my girlfriend's parents would like to purchase the same build to replace their current PC which hasn't been updated since 2015 lol..
I'm looking to put together a system for my grandfather who recently turned 88 years old. His old system hasn't been updated in the last 5 years and from what I see, he's definitely overdue for something new. The only tasks he really performs on his PC are browsing the internet, playing solitaire, checking his stocks, printing documents, etc.. Needless to say he isn't going to need a powerhouse gaming PC..
That being said I'm looking for a build for him with a budget of around maybe $6-700-ish though he says cost isnt much an issue so if need be we can add another $1-200 on the budget. For the bare necessities he uses the PC for I don't see him needing anything over $900-$1000. I was thinking to utilize the Fractal Design Meshify C ATX case for the build (though open to suggestions) as his PC will be tucked into a cubby hole in his desk and he will need sufficient airflow with dust filters to of course prevent excessive dust build up for the inside components. I would also like to use at least an SSD if not an M2 drive for fast boot / file transfers. He doesn't care if its Intel or AMD, just as long as its fast.
Any help would be awesome and surely appreciated. He's looking to have this PC built in the next week or so and if all goes well my girlfriend's parents would like to purchase the same build to replace their current PC which hasn't been updated since 2015 lol..
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