Grandma's PC Build

[Derparch]

Hey everyone, My grandma has an Hp pavillion slimline with 4gb of ram, A pentium ( I have no Idea what the model is.) At 3.0 ghz. It's overly slow. I've tried a fresh install and even new hard drive and everything in between, But it's just the hardware I suppose. I have gone out and picked up a Dell optiplex gx260. I've got a nice networking card for it, But I need suggestions for other parts. Obviously the cpu. I have a nice motherboard too. I plan to use either my old gtx 650, or a geforce 210. She only needs to run 1080p videos at 60 fps, and some multitasking. Not any heavy gaming, Unless you count Words With Friends. Thanks for the help!

 

[Deleted member 217926]

We need to know exactly what parts you have and a budget.

 

[The_Man12]

I'd go with a cheap AMD build, you could use the case from that gx260 and throw in a new motherboard with an Athlon or a Phenom along with your GTX 650. That'll last a long time. I think those Pentium 4s and Celerons that computer supports are old and slow for today, you might end up having to get another computer for her again soon.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I'm somewhat confused. Grandma has an HP with a 3Ghz Pentium but you bought a Dell Optiplex gx260 which has a 2Ghz Pentium? That's not an upgrade. Neither system will really have any reusable parts.

 

[Derparch]

I'm somewhat confused. Grandma has an HP with a 3Ghz Pentium but you bought a Dell Optiplex gx260 which has a 2Ghz Pentium? That's not an upgrade. Neither system will really have any reusable parts.

I had bought the older one, Not as an upgrade, but for the psu and the case.

 

[Derparch]

We need to know exactly what parts you have and a budget.

I'm on a 200$ budget.
I'd reuse some parts from her current hp. Such as the motherboard, Which is perfectly usable.

 

[Derparch]

I'd go with a cheap AMD build, you could use the case from that gx260 and throw in a new motherboard with an Athlon or a Phenom along with your GTX 650. That'll last a long time. I think those Pentium 4s and Celerons that computer supports are old and slow for today, you might end up having to get another computer for her again soon.

Thing is, I HATE Prebuilt systems. No idea why.

 

[The_Man12]

The motherboard only supports pretty old CPUs, I don't think it'll cut it. If you want something that faster then I'd suggest getting another motherboard and CPU (newer of course). Maybe a used Core 2 and a used motherboard?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The board will not be reusable. Unless you don't plan on upgrading the CPU and RAM either.

 

[Derparch]

The motherboard only supports pretty old CPUs, I don't think it'll cut it. If you want something that faster then I'd suggest getting another motherboard and CPU (newer of course). Maybe a used Core 2 and a used motherboard?

I hadn't meant the gx260 mobo. If you were thinking that...

 

[The_Man12]

What's the model of your grandma's pavilion slimline?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

As I stated in my first post we can't help you without knowing exactly what you have and want to reuse.