[build help] Build Check please! Building budget PC using old parts
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
It's for my partner.. Just day to day basic use. Facebook, reddit, youtube, etc.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
Not for gaming.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
Somewhere around $500 AUD
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
Australia
**Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor | $219.00 @ Austin Computers |
| Motherboard | ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $68.00 @ Umart |
| Memory | Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $102.23 @ Amazon Australia |
| Storage | Intel - 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $0.00 |
| Storage | Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $0.00 |
| Video Card | Gigabyte - Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card | $0.00 |
| Case | Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $85.00 @ IJK |
| Power Supply | Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $94.00 @ Shopping Express |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $568.23 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-05 16:57 AEDT+1100 |
Provide any additional details you wish below.
I'm trying to build a pc for my partner since her microsoft surface randomly died after 3 years.
I just wanna check if this build will run OK. I've got SSD, Hard drive and graphics card from my old set up.
Thanks!
Posted Nov 5, 2018, 1:40 PM UTC
Build will run okay. The only issue is that the r9 is kind of power hungry, unnecessarily so even at idle, so it’ll be sucking more power than you really should be doing on a web browsing machine. Imo a better option would be sell that r9, and instead of a ryzen 5 1600 get a 2400g and then downgrade the psu to like 3-400w.
Also, with a Microatx board you should get a microatx case to keep your volume smaller.