Would this be a good build for my grandmother

[Chazz vargas]

Im building this fir my grandma. All she does is facebook and google search EVERYTHING! Lol i will be installing windows 8 from a usb drive. heres the build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MjwLwP

 

[jaraldo]

Since your grandma won't be gaming (though that would be cool!), I think an intel is better suited for her. It will be noticably faster for general use than the APU.

There are plenty of good $25-35 case also, $50 seems a bit much for a budget build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $336.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Why not get Windows 7? She will likely get confused over the metro interface in Windows 8.1.

 

[popatim]

If you were to stick with your build, i would recommend switch to 1866 ram and two 4gb sticks since the iGPU would be using the system ram as gpu ram.

 

[jaraldo]

Hmm fair point on windows 7; still depends. I actually know a fair pit of elderly people who manage on smartphones pretty well, so Windows 8 might not be so bad. Totally up to the situation at hand.