[SOLVED] My First PC Build

[mohan_kumar]

I have build my First PC. Actually 2 PCs. Its for my friends office. Used for Accounting works, multiple tab browsing, MS Office and other not much demanding softwares. He asked for "Future Proof" around 6 - 8 years. So, i have chosen based on future in mind.

Server System :

Category​	Product​
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 3rd Generation
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH Max Motherboard
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 MHz
SSD	Silicon Power 512GB P34A80 PCIe 3.0 x 4 M.2 NVMe SSD
Power Supply	Corsair CX Series 450 Watts 80+ Bronze PSU
PC Cabinet	Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid-Tower Case
Monitor	LG 22MK600M-B 22 inch Full HD IPS Monitor
Keyboard	Dell KB216 Wired USB Keyboard
Mouse	Dell MS116 Wired USB Mouse
PC Fan	Cooler Master Silent Fan 120mm

PC 2 :

Category​	Product​
Processor	AMD Athlon 200GE with Vega 3 Graphics
Motherboard	MSI A320M-A Pro Max Motherboard
RAM	Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 2400 MHz
SSD	Silicon Power 256GB P34A80 PCIe 3.0 x 4 M.2 NVMe SSD
Power Supply	Corsair VS Series 450 Watts 80+ White PSU
PC Cabinet	Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid-Tower Case
Monitor	Dell 2020H Monitor
Keyboard	Dell KB216 Wired USB Keyboard
Mouse	Dell MS116 Wired USB Mouse
PC Fan	Cooler Master Silent Fan 120mm

How good or bad is my Build? Is it future proof?

 

[CountMike]

I have build my First PC. Actually 2 PCs. Its for my friends office. Used for Accounting works, multiple tab browsing, MS Office and other not much demanding softwares. He asked for "Future Proof" around 6 - 8 years. So, i have chosen based on future in mind.

Server System :

Category​	Product​
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 3rd Generation
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH Max Motherboard
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 MHz
SSD	Silicon Power 512GB P34A80 PCIe 3.0 x 4 M.2 NVMe SSD
Power Supply	Corsair CX Series 450 Watts 80+ Bronze PSU
PC Cabinet	Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid-Tower Case
Monitor	LG 22MK600M-B 22 inch Full HD IPS Monitor
Keyboard	Dell KB216 Wired USB Keyboard
Mouse	Dell MS116 Wired USB Mouse
PC Fan	Cooler Master Silent Fan 120mm

PC 2 :

Category​	Product​
Processor	AMD Athlon 200GE with Vega 3 Graphics
Motherboard	MSI A320M-A Pro Max Motherboard
RAM	Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 2400 MHz
SSD	Silicon Power 256GB P34A80 PCIe 3.0 x 4 M.2 NVMe SSD
Power Supply	Corsair VS Series 450 Watts 80+ White PSU
PC Cabinet	Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid-Tower Case
Monitor	Dell 2020H Monitor
Keyboard	Dell KB216 Wired USB Keyboard
Mouse	Dell MS116 Wired USB Mouse
PC Fan	Cooler Master Silent Fan 120mm

How good or bad is my Build? Is it future proof?

First one is much better, Future proof ? No such beast, much will depend on what it's going to be used for,

 

[mohan_kumar]

Its office PC. The 1st one is a Server PC. The works are Accounting Software (TALLY), MS-Word, MS-Excel, and online works (so few tabs active all the time). Thats it. Not much.

 

[CountMike]

Its office PC. The 1st one is a Server PC. The works are Accounting Software (TALLY), MS-Word, MS-Excel, and online works (so few tabs active all the time). Thats it. Not much.

Solid enough for those jobs although server could use some more storage, you could ad a hard disk to it.

 

[kanewolf]

Its office PC. The 1st one is a Server PC. The works are Accounting Software (TALLY), MS-Word, MS-Excel, and online works (so few tabs active all the time). Thats it. Not much.

The other thing that you need to ENSURE is that an automated backup process is employed. This includes an off-site copy for disaster recovery.

 

[mohan_kumar]

Solid enough for those jobs although server could use some more storage, you could ad a hard disk to it.

Thank You for your valuable suggestion. I am intending to add a 1TB SATA SSD in a year time. Most of the files saved are excel sheet, word documents, TALLY data, pdf, jpeg, etc. But in an auditing firm the files will add up quickly very soon.

 

[mohan_kumar]

The other thing that you need to ENSURE is that an automated backup process is employed. This includes an off-site copy for disaster recovery.

Do you mean Cloud backup? How can I do that? Do you have any suggestions?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

fr basic office tasks, I thiink both Pzcs ae pretty decent.

the first PC is a little under powered for a server, though.

It would cost more, but assuming you aren't going to a rack-mount type of server, I'd step up to an r7 CPU (2700 or 3700X), and add a cheap GPU since the r7s don't have iGPU, (a GT 710, 730, or 1030 is plenty - whatever you find cheapest) and a 2.5" 2 TB SSD for the data.

 

[CountMike]

Do you mean Cloud backup? How can I do that? Do you have any suggestions?

Or just another HDD of nice size, about twice of present total of disk space

 

[ScrewySqrl]

any backups should themselves be backed up and stored offsite

 

[kanewolf]

Do you mean Cloud backup? How can I do that? Do you have any suggestions?

It could be cloud, or it could be USB media that is removed on a regular basis.

 

[geofelt]

Your builds are reasonable.

I have some thoughts:

1. Nothing is "future proof" unless you can forecast your needs 6-8 years out.

2. For an office pc dual monitors are a huge productivity enhancer. Or, consider an extra wide monitor.

3. Do not go cheap on the psu. Corsair cx/vs units are not highly regarded.
Pick tier 3 or better from a list such as this:

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Look for seasonic focus 450w for example.

4. For a quality ssd, I would stick with samsung or intel. They make their own components and can better control quality.

 

[mohan_kumar]

Is 450W enough for these PCs? Wherever I see even for Ryzen 5 3400G without any Graphics Card, they use 550W. Why?