Building non-gaming PC

[pigstriker]

Hi, I'm looking to build a PC for my mother who mainly surfs the web and watches movies. What are the bare minimum requirements for CPU, motherboard, and graphics card to build this?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-nvidia-geforce-gt-630-2gb-ddr3-pci-express-2-0-graphics-card/7001116.p?id=1218820825453&skuId=7001116&st=categoryid$abcat0507002&cp=3&lp=2

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/galaxy-geforce-gt-620-2gb-ddr3-pci-express-2-0-graphics-card/5606903.p?id=1218671142473&skuId=5606903&st=categoryid$abcat0507002&cp=3&lp=14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730148

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730096

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730154

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730174

Are these okay, overkill, or inadequate? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[13thmonkey]

two GPUs are not needed, neither is 1 to be honest, get an i3 or an apu and use the built in gpu.

 

[BigBadBeef]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730148

This will do nicely. Just toss in some cheap memory and a 1TB WD Green and you got yourself a set.

 

[pigstriker]

two GPUs are not needed, neither is 1 to be honest, get an i3 or an apu and use the built in gpu.

You're saying that I don't even need a graphics card and that the CPU alone is enough? And what do you mean by built-in gpu? Thanks for your reply btw.

 

[pigstriker]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1730148

This will do nicely. Just toss in some cheap memory and a 1TB WD Green and you got yourself a set.

So I won't need a graphics card at all? Even for streaming HD stuff?

 

[13thmonkey]

the built in GPU's in amd's APUs and Intels CPU are plenty good enough for HD streaming (internet is biggest problem here), and good enough for lower quality gaming.

 

[coolcole01]

yep apu's from amd will do a great job with no need for a graphics card its actually on the chip with it

 

[CTurbo]

This would be very good for a standard use PC.

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba Product SeriesT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $349.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available




Or if you wanted to do it as cheap as possible while not being terrible,


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

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($63.38 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.18 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($30.94 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $258.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available



Obviously not as good as the i3 build, but it would work fine for normal uses.

 

[BigBadBeef]

So I won't need a graphics card at all? Even for streaming HD stuff?

No, not at all! You can review the performance of the device at the manufacturers website, or even check some reviews if you like. Its all there, you just have to google it.

 

[BeastFromTheEast]

I would agree with everyone so far, you won't need two graphics cards for your mother.
An APU has very basic graphics already built into it.

Tbh I found out quite a bit of all of this computer stuff from youtubers like: Linus TechTips, TekSyndicate and JayzTwoCents.

Google any of your questions, and I'm sure you'll find an answer.

 

[13thmonkey]

the built in gpu's are capable of lowish detail gaming, BF3 on low, that kind of thing. So it'll do anything you want for a non gaming machine, and it'll do it with ease. AMD's offering uses full blown GPU cores, just not as many and running slower than in a full GPU. Intel's is perfectly fine. They are not 'basic GPUs' previous generation could be described as that.

 

[BeastFromTheEast]

So you found what you wanted?

 

[BigBadBeef]

Oh for crying out loud stop confusing him, just buy an APU and you're done with it!