So, my fathers pc is starting to give up (All files are safe, Phew...), He is looking for a smaller size build which is on the silent side of the spectrum. But really the key here is for it to last, a simple pc for a long time forward.
¤Budget is somewhere around 500-600$ ¤Living is Sweden although currency any such is a smaller problem mostly need input on the system(Tips and Hints). ¤There idea is to buy it from a Swedish site (www.inet.se) ¤No peripherals are needed. ¤The computer is intended for office work(and will be located in a home office), no hard graphics. ¤No over-clocking, he will have to stick to stock clocks. ¤No operating system required.
My thoughts, The chassis is a smaller model with some sound dampening, also the ports are located forward, which is good since it will be located under a desk.
The motherboard seems like a good alternative with enough connections, and build quality(also the fan control in bios seems good)
The powersupply is semi-modular and Gold certified with a semi passive fancontrol, Also from what i have understood from reviews the quality is solid.
I have excluded GPU since i have a GTX460 he can have which should be more than enough, if he need graphics performance, Do you guys think he will need something else than the intel stock fan? is there any cheap ones that will fit this case and offer worthy performance(sound and cooling) for a reasonable price?
Thanks in advance, also he has hard drives not sure if he has a SSD, Would you prefer M.2 over Sata6 in this application? Is 16GB ram overkill, same with PSU? I'm grateful for your thoughts and opinions!
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ I would get the largest SSD that your budget allows. 8gb is plenty and getting a single stick makes it easy to upgrade. The PSU is too large and you will lose efficiency, a smaller gold rated one will be a better option. To be honest if the motherboard provides the outputs that are needed you probably don't even need a GPU.
