Will this system work?

[yumito]

Hey guys, I want to get my parents a new computer as they have an old 2003 Dell and it barely functions.

Nothing fancy just hulu/Netflix, web browsing, and storing pictures and recipes.

I'm a little concerned that because I have never messed with an APU before. Specs below:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MzZtLJ

Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case

AMD - A4-6320 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor

MSI - A68HM-E33 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard

Patriot - Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Western Digital - RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

EVGA - BR 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[bignastyid]

Why not go with a modern cpu and an SSD?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Celeron G4900 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($41.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - H310M A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU650 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - SCM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $232.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-03 17:02 EDT-0400

It only has 4gb of ram but that will be plenty for the tasks you listed and the SSD will make the system feel much faster than the HDD.

 

[yumito]

Is having modern parts better if it is less GHz in the cpu but more ram speed? Also I'm trying not to break 200 if I can help it.

 

[bignastyid]

The Intel CPU may have a lower clock speed but it can process more data as it is capable of more instructions per clock. Clock speed is not a good way to compare CPUs with different architecture. The ddr4 2400 is just what is recommended to use with that CPU.

The newer CPUs use DDR4.