Jump to content

Welcome to ExtremeHW

Welcome to ExtremeHW, register to take part in our community, don't worry this is a simple FREE process that requires minimal information for you to signup.

 

Registered users can: 

  • Start new topics and reply to others.
  • Show off your PC using our Rig Creator feature.
  • Subscribe to topics and forums to get updates.
  • Get your own profile page to customize.
  • Send personal messages to other members.
  • Take advantage of site exclusive features.
  • Upgrade to Premium to unlock additional sites features.
IGNORED

Silent "Granddad" computer for my FIL


Recommended Posts

This was built as a gift for my 78 year old FIL with 2 things in mind... budget and be silent.   He is still using an old Phenom system I built for him years ago... not Phenom II, the original Phenom.... when I built it budget wasn't such an issue so we went for the best of the best AMD had to offer ( he's not an Intel fan )  Now I'm finishing up this budget build for him to replace his aged Phenom rig... total price 270 USD, thanks to a few sales and some Amazon points I had.  I tried to make it where he had lots of room to upgrade should it be needed, some things like SSD space and RAM wasn't really what I wanted to do, but it's better than what he has by far.

 

Case: coolermaster masterbox Q300L

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H

CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G

RAM: Gskill Aegis 2400 8GB

PSU: Aresgame AGW600 geeze I hope this is ok, never used one before

SSD: ADATA SU630 240GB

OS: Windows 10 64bit

 

IMG_20220402_073946678.jpg

IMG_20220402_074010888_HDR.jpg

  • Thanks 1
  • Respect 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Looks like a sweet little machine. I love budget builds. Just something about squeezing every penny

 

  • Thanks 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X @ 4.65GHz (1T)/ 4.4GHZ (16T)
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte Aorus X570 Pro-Wifi
RAM: Avexir Core 2 3600MHz 18-20-20-38 1T C-Die
GPU: MSI Vega 64 Wave. (Vega 64 LC) 1770/1150
PSU: CoolerMaster V1300 Platinum
SSD/NVME: Muskin Pilot-E 1TB PCI-E 3.0
SSD/NVME 2: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
SSD/NVME 3: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I really like cases like that, ones that are small and cheap but still do a great job.

  • Thanks 1

Owned

 Share

CPU: 5800x
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus
RAM: XMP 3600mhz CL16
GPU: 7900XT
SOUNDCARD: Sound Blaster Z 5.1 home theater
MONITOR: 4K 65 inch TV
Full Rig Info
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, UltraMega said:

I really like cases like that, ones that are small and cheap but still do a great job.

I started to write a review on that case... I was stunned at just how user friendly that little case was.  Best sub-$100 case I've used.

 

6 hours ago, Alastair said:

Looks like a sweet little machine. I love budget builds. Just something about squeezing every penny

 

Thanks : )  he came to pick it up today and was tickled with how it looked and how amazingly silent it was... his old one was a noisy little machine

  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. ExtremeHW uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of products and services. ExtremeHW has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law. For more information please see our Privacy Policy