New Office Build

[polllo]

Afternoon one and all,
I'm putting together a new confuser for the bookkeeper to be used for quickbooks mainly.
Since all I have built in the past is gaming computers, I am going to list the parts I'm proposing here. It may be overkill, which is why I'm posting it before I actually buy and build.
My goal is to make this faster then the Lenovo Thinkcenter E73 she is using now. I want windows 7 and quickbooks to come up lighting fast when she turns on the computer.
Any feedback would be appreciated. I have 2 weeks before she will need it. TOTAL $840 (seems a bit steep)

Case: Cooler Master N200 - Micro ATX Mini Tower
Mobo: ASRock AB350M Pro4 AM4
CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz (3.6 GHz Turbo)
SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3D NAND (for Win 7 and Quickbooks)
HHD: (Already Ordered) WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Intel Z170
Power Supply: Seasonic PRIME Ultra 550W 80+ Gold Power Supply
Optical Drive: ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive
Wireless Adapter: Rosewill RNWD-N9003PCE - Dual Band Wireless N900 Adapter

 

[DRagor]

And where's the GPU? Ryzen does not have integrated card, so you need GPU, otherwise it won't work. If you want system without GPU, you have to go Intel way.

 

[captaincharisma]

a Ryzen 5 is overkill for an office PC. its best to go for a Ryzen 3 or an Intel Pentium CPU. if you are building this yourself then you should know windows 7 is not supported with modern CPU's so it will find it difficult or not able to install windows 7 on a modern PC.

 

[Finstar]

The SSD might be bit overkill but at least it'll load stuff fast

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($127.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($136.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($297.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $765.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-20 14:00 EST-0500

 

[polllo]

The motherboard says: Integrated AMD Radeon R-Series Graphics in A-series APU*
I was assuming this would suffice. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
And will it still be faster with the Ryzen 3? I don't mind going with Win 10, I was listening more to what the bookkeeper wanted. But in the end, she gets what I put in.

 

[DRagor]

The motherboard says: Integrated AMD Radeon R-Series Graphics in A-series APU*

That's exactly that: in A-series CPU, not in Ryzen. Ryzen is not APU.

 

[captaincharisma]

The motherboard says: Integrated AMD Radeon R-Series Graphics in A-series APU*
I was assuming this would suffice. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
And will it still be faster with the Ryzen 3? I don't mind going with Win 10, I was listening more to what the bookkeeper wanted. But in the end, she gets what I put in.

taken from the asrock website about this board:

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350M%20Pro4/index.asp#Specification

- Integrated AMD Radeon™ R-Series Graphics in A-series APU*
- DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
- Max. shared memory 2GB
- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

*Actual support may vary by CPU

 

[polllo]

Got it, thanks. I'll add a CPU.

 

[g-unit1111]

Got it, thanks. I'll add a CPU.

Or the other option is to get an Intel i3 and then you don't need the GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8350K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.45 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($202.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $690.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-20 14:56 EST-0500

That would run about the same price.

 

[Finstar]

Got it, thanks. I'll add a CPU.

Or the other option is to get an Intel i3 and then you don't need the GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8350K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.45 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($202.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $690.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-20 14:56 EST-0500

That would run about the same price.

That 7200rpm HDD would surely give the lightning fast load times op wanted.

 

[Corwin65]

Personally, if it were my business, and the current PC is running, a new build would be a waste of money.

QB does not use lots of resources. Drop in an SSD and maybe more RAM if not at 8GB.

That said, here are my 2 cents.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $493.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-20 15:23 EST-0500

 

[polllo]

I've been using SSD's for many years now, but pretty much just for the OS and important programs.
We actually need another computer so while hers is fast, it will be handed down to another person for other work. PLUS, a happy bookkeeper is so much nicer to work with.
I'll go over all the good advice I get here this afternoon and post what I come up with.
Thanks all

 

[g-unit1111]

That 7200rpm HDD would surely give the lightning fast load times op wanted.

But if we're on a strict budget here an SSD isn't always a sure thing. If we have to cut costs somewhere, I usually go for storage first since that's always the most expendable component and you can add more when necessary.

 

[Finstar]

That 7200rpm HDD would surely give the lightning fast load times op wanted.

But if we're on a strict budget here an SSD isn't always a sure thing. If we have to cut costs somewhere, I usually go for storage first since that's always the most expendable component and you can add more when necessary.

So you're saying that $840 isn't enough budget for an SSD in a office pc? pls...