I am thinking about putting together a cheap, iGPU only, SFF PC based on the i3 12100 CPU.
I would like some opinions about the build i made, and some recommendations for a SFX PSU. (The be quiet! model i picked is fine, but seems pricy for what it is (108 Euro).
Budget Range: up to 500-600 Euro
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (browsing, watching movies, light gaming, backups)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (PPP, jimms.fi, multitronic.fi)
Location: Finland, Europe
Overclocking: No
Your Monitor Resolution: (1920x1080)
Additional Comments:
Want to build a low power but modern PC. It can be capable of gaming but without a GPU. Primary purpose is running Win 11 with enough speed. Just basic browsing, watching movies, etc.
In a nutshell, this is a PC your grandma can play mahjongg on. It doesn't need to be remotely close to superpowered. The only requirement was to beat handily my old i5 3750K.
Naturaly, i'd like it as cheap as possible because it's not a primary PC.
This is the build i came up with:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i3-12100 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor (€120.90 @ Datatronic)
Motherboard: ASRock B660M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€94.90 @ Datatronic)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€108.90 @ Datatronic)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€43.90 @ Datatronic)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€43.90 @ Datatronic)
Storage: ADATA Legend 750 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€70.90 @ Datatronic)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€72.90 @ Datatronic)
Power Supply: be quiet! SFX L Power 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (€108.90 @ Datatronic)
Total: €454.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Case: Sharkoon Shark Zone C10 https://en.sharkoon.com/product/16426#specs (€59.90 @ Multitronic)
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DVD Drive (reuse)
HDD (reuse)
24" Acer Nitro something (reuse)
Total price is 487 Euro.
That seems like decent computing power for the money. I didn't think sub 500 builds were worth it.
A few comments:
There's a pair of AsRock H610 boards that sell for only 65 euro. They both lack an M.2 slot, but are otherwise perfectly acceptable.
One Gigabyte board is a little pricier, and has a 3rd gen M.2 slot, and also an astonishing 3+1+1 VRM. Even for a low powered iTX build, that is not an encouraging sight.
SFX PSUs and many SFF cases cost a lot. Much cheaper to buy a cheap and cheerfull tower and a full size ATX PSU.
12th gen is impressive. 13 and 14 gen CPUs are admitedly better but sometimes just enough is just enough.
AsRock can deliver decent cheapass motherboards. (And you're better off double checking whether they're good or crap!)
Thank you.
I would like some opinions about the build i made, and some recommendations for a SFX PSU. (The be quiet! model i picked is fine, but seems pricy for what it is (108 Euro).
Budget Range: up to 500-600 Euro
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (browsing, watching movies, light gaming, backups)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (PPP, jimms.fi, multitronic.fi)
Location: Finland, Europe
Overclocking: No
Your Monitor Resolution: (1920x1080)
Additional Comments:
Want to build a low power but modern PC. It can be capable of gaming but without a GPU. Primary purpose is running Win 11 with enough speed. Just basic browsing, watching movies, etc.
In a nutshell, this is a PC your grandma can play mahjongg on. It doesn't need to be remotely close to superpowered. The only requirement was to beat handily my old i5 3750K.
Naturaly, i'd like it as cheap as possible because it's not a primary PC.
This is the build i came up with:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i3-12100 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor (€120.90 @ Datatronic)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€108.90 @ Datatronic)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€43.90 @ Datatronic)
Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (€72.90 @ Datatronic)
Power Supply: be quiet! SFX L Power 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (€108.90 @ Datatronic)
Total: €454.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
+
Case: Sharkoon Shark Zone C10 https://en.sharkoon.com/product/16426#specs (€59.90 @ Multitronic)
+
DVD Drive (reuse)
HDD (reuse)
24" Acer Nitro something (reuse)
Total price is 487 Euro.
That seems like decent computing power for the money. I didn't think sub 500 builds were worth it.
A few comments:
There's a pair of AsRock H610 boards that sell for only 65 euro. They both lack an M.2 slot, but are otherwise perfectly acceptable.
One Gigabyte board is a little pricier, and has a 3rd gen M.2 slot, and also an astonishing 3+1+1 VRM. Even for a low powered iTX build, that is not an encouraging sight.
SFX PSUs and many SFF cases cost a lot. Much cheaper to buy a cheap and cheerfull tower and a full size ATX PSU.
12th gen is impressive. 13 and 14 gen CPUs are admitedly better but sometimes just enough is just enough.
AsRock can deliver decent cheapass motherboards. (And you're better off double checking whether they're good or crap!)
Thank you.
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