Budget streaming/surfing machine parts.
Budget streaming/surfing machine parts.
Looking for a simple system for streaming and basic web surfing. no gaming at all. this is an older gentlemen who wants to watch youtube/news videos and look at the grandkids' pics on facebook. he'll also stream netflix to his tv. only piece i already have is a GB B450 ATX mobo i'd like to use to save money there and a 1 tb m.2 i got spare for some reason. basically means AM4 "g" series so can save not needing a gpu. otherwise it pretty much wide open.
need ram, psu, case, and a monitor/KB/mouse. got the OS covered. don't really care where parts come from so long as it's in the US.
i am curious what folks can come up with to keep it as budget as possible without junk parts. plenty of pre-builts out there that would do the job, but curious how a custom build would compare in price. obviously the quality of parts suffers with pre-built, but exploring all options at the moment.
i could easily pick parts but i am always amazed at what others find that i missed while looking around.
You might discover a small Beelink priced between $200 and $300.
https://www.bee-link.com/collections/min...-ascending
Include monitor, keyboard, mouse...completed.
I, along with a few others nearby, have one idea.
It's a bit more durable, but it does the same job almost perfectly... HTPC, sending output to the TV.
Very sturdy device.
I originally purchased it to be part of a custom casemod.
But it is so well constructed that I didn't feel like taking it apart.
they weren't happy with the beeline concept, so they decided to build a full-size PC from scratch.
my B450 board paired with a 5600GT got me free 16 GB RAM right now on Newegg – that's a great deal.
now it's just about choosing a PSU, case, and SSD, and everything will be fine.
it doesn't look like they produce low-wattage PSUs anymore at a reasonable price, so I think a 550W unit is likely in development.
edit: trying to keep costs low for the PSU, and I don’t see anything under $100 that’s even slightly better. Anyone have ideas on cheaper options?
the 5600GT CPU, SSD, and almost nothing else – even a 500W PSU seems unnecessary.
could not locate much information about this unit, but for a small extra cost and gold rating it seems acceptable. toughpower GX2 is also from thermaltake.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pG...er...00nnfagu-2
i did think about the one you recommended first, since it fits a very low power budget and it's semi-modular.
Right now I’ve put together what I think I need. Newegg lists the case at a lower price than shown, so I used some items I already have, like the CPU cooler and parts for the motherboard. The CPU cooler is free, and the RAM is around $300, which seems reasonable.
appreciate the feedback
gonna go ahead and order today and get it together. it's this guy's christmas gift so it'll sit in the box until then, but i don't wanna wait as i don't really expect any massive sales on these type parts. usually the better stuff gets sales and not the already low end stuff. other than the cpu maybe, but the free ram is already a good discount that i don't see it getting any better for that part.