Hi, my father's computer is outdated/destroyed by malware and we're currently looking for a new one. I suggested that we try building a new one from scratch and reused parts instead of simply buying a generic one from Best Buy.
Uses: Generic stuff, email, surfing the Web, watching movies/YouTube/Netflix. Day-to-day stuff
Budget: Currently there is a sale on a generic PC at Best Buy that he told me is priced around 200 dollars. I told him that we were definitely going to be able to beat that price with a DYI one. So the budget for this build is anywhere from 200-250 dollars.
Parts I've collected so far:
Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition - Heard this one is pretty good, fast, integrated graphics? We're not planning on buying a GPU at all so I hope this will handle the movies/Netflix/YouTube function.
ECS B85H3-M7 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard: I just chose this one because it was the lowest price on pcpartpicker and would conform with the CPU
8 GB of DDR3-1600 RAM from Team Zeus Red: I think that 8 GB might be a little bit excessive but the generic ones nowadays come with 4 GB and from my knowledge more RAM means a generally more crisp experience which is always nice.
500 GB Seagate Barracuda HDD: I think 500 GB is more than enough, he's definitely not going to be using up much space or capping this out.
Conclusion: The total for this come outs to about 210 dollars. We're re-using the case and PSU from his last generic computer. Would you say that this set up is the best for its price compared to a 200 dollar generic PC from Best Buy? If it is not then could someone link me to a generic PC on sale that is just as good?