[SOLVED] Need build idea for Pc running Excel, Quickbook, and Quickens

[Ben Derisgreat]

I need a cheap build just for an office PC running Quickens, Quickbook, and Excel. Any ideas?

 

[theoneandonlyfoohyking]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wMFLcq

CPU: Intel Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B360M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.24 @ Walmart) This here is for storage, but if you're not storing anything you can go without it
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg).
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ Amazon). For installing Windows
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $550.04 USD
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[Ben Derisgreat]

Sorry for the late reply. Life got crazy at home with the family. Thanks for the advice!

 

[punkncat]

Go on eBay and purchase a refurbished Dell OptiPlex of any one of MANY generations with core series processors. SUPER readily available in SFF for ~$100 with legitimate OS license.

 

[Ben Derisgreat]

Go on eBay and purchase a refurbished Dell OptiPlex of any one of MANY generations with core series processors. SUPER readily available in SFF for ~$100 with legitimate OS license.

I saw a couple on amazon like that for roughly same price but I was not sure how reliable they were because they were refurbished.

 

[punkncat]

I saw a couple on amazon like that for roughly same price but I was not sure how reliable they were because they were refurbished.

Dell OptiPlex, IMO, is by and large the cockroach of enterprise work computers, you can't kill them.
I would think that something sans 3-4th gen Intel should fit your needs nicely. I would consider budgeting a cheap SSD as an addition for the OS drive, but you can do that on your own FAR cheaper than to buy it configured that way.

 

[Ben Derisgreat]

Its a small church that I m building this for. The office lady just wanted a dependable one. The one they are using now is an old Optiplex 790 and its giving them trouble because its so slow. It had 2gb ram but I upgraded it to 4 but they still complained about it. Probably because of the small CPU.
I will look into the newer updated Optiplex.