# Can you help with this PC I'm building? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 26, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-with-this-pc-im-building/738671 "2015-11-26T23:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-with-this-pc-im-building/738671/1 "2015-11-26T23:38:07Z")
This is what I have so far: [PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWpHCJ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWpHCJ/by_merchant/) **CPU:** [AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad5350jahmbox) ($51.98 @ Newegg) **Motherboard:** [ASRock AM1H-ITX Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-am1hitx) ($50.98 @ Newegg) **Memory:** [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d16gxm) ($64.99 @ Newegg) **Storage:** [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) ($99.99 @ Amazon) **Case:** [Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b800s1wn00) ($29.99 @ Newegg) **Power Supply:** [Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs450m) ($24.99 @ Newegg) **Operating System:** [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900139) ($99.98 @ OutletPC) **Total:** $416.90 I recently bought a new [monitor](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18820228) and didn’t realize that my computer from 2007 doesn’t support its highest resolution. I figure now is a good time to upgrade my PC. The goal is to have a PC that I can use to watch HD movies and do light web browsing relatively quickly. I don’t play games on my PC, so there is no video card. The motherboard supports an HDMI connection and 2560x1440 resolution, which is the highest resolution my monitor supports. I will probably find another SSD drive on Newegg just so they can ship everything together. The operating system I will buy from a local store if I cannot find anyone else who will let me use their copy for free. Is there anything on this list that I’m neglecting? Anything I can do to make this PC better? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-with-this-pc-im-building/738671/2 "2015-11-27T00:08:00Z")
Do you need a CPU cooler and thermal paste? You might like to look at the Zotac Zbox PCs and the NUC form factor since you don’t need a discrete GPU. Or do you want the possibility of adding one later? ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-with-this-pc-im-building/738671/3 "2015-11-27T00:43:39Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Do you need a CPU cooler and thermal paste? The processor comes with a fan and heatsink. > [@](#): > > You might like to look at the Zotac Zbox PCs and the NUC form factor since you don’t need a discrete GPU. Or do you want the possibility of adding one later? Are you saying I should get a smaller case? I picked the current one because it matches some of the mesh organizers I have on my desk. I thought it was already pretty small. I might look into getting a smaller one to save even more space. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-with-this-pc-im-building/738671/4 "2015-11-27T23:51:59Z")
Anymore advice? I’m mostly concerned about the computer limiting the quality of my monitor and/or videos.