Budget basic usage build (cad+ light office)

[gorion]

Hi, almost one year after this thread the uncle-in-law asks again for mostly the same things..

Basic web surfing/2D cad.
The AMD one should be on par with the celeron and it has the extra igpu for basic 3D tasks..

I came up with two configurations.. what do you like more?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1820 2.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€45.00)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€58.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (€46.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.50 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€41.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: be quiet! 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€52.21 @ Amazon Italia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer (€13.26 @ Amazon Italia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (€99.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €407.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 16:58 CET+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A6-7400K 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (€67.97 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (€66.64 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€48.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.50 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (€41.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: be quiet! 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€52.21 @ Amazon Italia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer (€13.26 @ Amazon Italia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (€99.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €440.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 16:58 CET+0100


There are also a couple pre-builts which may fit better:
http://www.amazon.it/Lenovo-Desktop-PC-Pentium-GeForce-operativo/dp/B00TIKMGAK/
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dell...ro-3900-mini-tower&c=it&l=it&s=bsd&cs=itbsdt1

 

[sm625]

Do not buy an AMD dual core. Just dont do it. If your budget can not fit a 4 thread cpu, then buy a used machine with a 4 thread cpu. There are plenty of great ones out there, hell you can buy two and use one for parts and still save money.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Hi, almost one year after this thread the uncle-in-law asks again for mostly the same things..

I'm a little curious... what was the holdup? Did he just not come up with the money last time?

People like that bug me a little, they ask for something, you figure it out, and then they don't seem to care. Then, some while later, rinse, repeat.

Edit: Yeah, don't buy an AMD dual-core (single-module). They are slow.

 

[gorion]

Do not buy an AMD dual core. Just dont do it. If your budget can not fit a 4 thread cpu, then buy a used machine with a 4 thread cpu. There are plenty of great ones out there, hell you can buy two and use one for parts and still save money.

Such as?
Here in Italy i don't know if I'll have the same good US prices

 

[gorion]

I'm a little curious... what was the holdup? Did he just not come up with the money last time?

People like that bug me a little, they ask for something, you figure it out, and then they don't seem to care. Then, some while later, rinse, repeat.

Edit: Yeah, don't buy an AMD dual-core (single-module). They are slow.

He ended up getting his daughter pc, which died last week.

That AMD dual core has the same single thread rating and MT rating of the Celeron, according to Passmark (i know.. Passmark..)

 

[Ken g6]

I think you can fit an AMD "quad-core" in your budget, or at least closer than that "dual-core":

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€95.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: *ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (€50.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: *Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€38.69 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€41.24 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: *Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mid Tower Case (€35.97 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: *EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (€47.79 @ Amazon Italia)
Optical Drive: *LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer (€13.26 @ Amazon Italia)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (€99.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €423.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 20:36 CET+0100

 

[gorion]

This may be a decent refurbished pc
http://m.simpaticotech.it/occasioni...rw_windows_7_professional_ussf_1y-1879736.php