Good PC Build?

[gumbob3]

Would this be a good office PC build to replace our current one? My family doesn't need anything fancy or too overpowered. It would be used for typing word documents, and mostly just surfing the web. We currently have a Dell Dimension E521 with an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2ghz single-core processor, and a GeForce 7300 LE, 2gb of RAM (that I upgraded), and an 80gb hard drive. We bought it about 10 years ago (i think). Would this build be a good replacement, that would hopefully last as long as this one?

Here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.79 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ B&H)
Other: DIYPC DIY-F2-W White SPCC MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case ($34.99)
Total: $403.13Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-24 11:37 EDT-0400

THANKS!!

 

[BadActor]

You would get better performance with a 2 x 4 GB kit of RAM (dual channel) rather than the single 8. Also, the board only supports 2133, so anything faster will downclock. Other than that, perfect for a light office build. All quality parts should give you many years of service.

 

[Bearmann]

The PSU is not Haswell ready, but you can disable C-states in the UEFI.

What about a nicer case? Do you live near a Micro Center? The Corsair 200R would be my recommendation for $45:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/404779/Carbide_Series_200R_Mid_Tower_ATX_Computer_Case

Second choice would be the Spec 2 for $50 at Newegg:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011051ww

 

[gumbob3]

You would get better performance with a 2 x 4 GB kit of RAM (dual channel) rather than the single 8. Also, the board only supports 2133, so anything faster will downclock. Other than that, perfect for a light office build. All quality parts should give you many years of service.

How significant would the performance boost be? I'm wondering if I should go with 2x4 right away, or 1x8 for now, then upgrade to 2x8 down the road? Thanks!!

 

[gumbob3]

The PSU is not Haswell ready, but you can disable C-states in the UEFI.

What do you mean the PSU is not Haswell ready? I didn't know that PSUs have to be "compatible" with different CPU generations? Also, the i3-6100 is not Haswell, its an Intel Skylake??? Thanks!

 

[Bearmann]

You would get better performance with a 2 x 4 GB kit of RAM (dual channel) rather than the single 8. Also, the board only supports 2133, so anything faster will downclock. Other than that, perfect for a light office build. All quality parts should give you many years of service.

How significant would the performance boost be? I'm wondering if I should go with 2x4 right away, or 1x8 for now, then upgrade to 2x8 down the road? Thanks!!

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1478-page1.html

The PSU is not Haswell ready, but you can disable C-states in the UEFI.

What do you mean the PSU is not Haswell ready? I didn't know that PSUs have to be "compatible" with different CPU generations? Also, the i3-6100 is not Haswell, its an Intel Skylake??? Thanks!

The Haswell and Skylake CPU's can go into a very low power state at idle to save power. The older PSU's sometimes have difficulty coping with this. You can turn off the low power states in the UEFI (BIOS) or get one of the newer "Haswell Ready" PSU's.

http://techreport.com/review/24897/the-big-haswell-psu-compatibility-list

I also added to my previous post regarding your case.

 

[BadActor]

I run the same PSU with a Skylake build as do many others and have not experienced any sleep state issues. As Bearmann said, IF you did, you can disable the sleep states in your Bios. Dual channel vs single channel may matter, depending on what you're doing.

http://nucblog.net/2015/09/dual-channel-vs-single-channel-does-it-matter/

 

[Bearmann]

These would be nice PSU's:

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr,evga-power-supply-210gq0750,fractal-design-power-supply-fdpsued1b550w/

The Fractal is actually $55 at NCIX:

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=107152

We were writing at the same time. If BadActor says the S12 is fine, then it is. You could go with any of those previously mentioned.