Please review proposed system build for parents

[chedderslam1976]

This is what I plan to build for my parents. I put together three builds, and they decided on the higher end one. I know it is over kill for what they do, bu they will probably keep it for ten years.

Here are the parts I have picked out:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/turbogiant76/saved/4zVZ

Approximate Purchase Date: September 2014

Budget Range: $800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, LibreOffice, YouTube

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: I have the following parts already:
Corsair CX500 PSU, Antec P182 Case, 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 Raid Class Hard Drives 500GB, Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Plan on Windows 8.1 Oem

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon(have affiliate account), Newegg, TigetDirect

Location: New Mexico, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel or AMD CPU, NVidia Graphics, Samsung Evo SSD

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Quiet preferred, UEFI Motherboard with raid built in or a good inexpensive raid card. Want to run the spinpoints as raid 1 for backup of sdd drive, want 8 gigs of memory, want after market coolr for cpu, want discrete GPU with NO fan

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Their current computer runs XP

 

[lowriderflow]

are you looking for upgrade advice, or budget advice?

an AMD 8320 and Asus m5a99x will give you the exact same user experience and save your $100 off the top.

planning a PC to buy 5 months from now is sort of silly though. There will be new AMD and Intel CPus out by then

 

[chedderslam1976]

Yes, I just really enjoy shopping, lol.

I will look at the AMD option, thanks.

Looking for parts options, especially a CPU with integrated graphics. Thanks!

 

[HiTechObsessed]

If you're going for something that will last a long time, I would go with a Xeon CPU instead. You get hyperthreading, and similar clock rates, which will make everday computing better. Definitely wouldn't go with AMD as it sounds like you're going for quietness. The Arctic here isn't much better than the stock cooler temp-wise, but is quieter.

To keep CPU temps down (meaning less noise) a discrete GPU would be the way to go. The 610 is more than enough for non-gaming use, and includes a heatsink with no fan needed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 GT Rev. 2 28.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($11.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 610 1GB Video Card ($33.89 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $710.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 12:49 EDT-0400)