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Hi looking for two pc's to go in the office at work, I build all my pc's but haven't dabbled in a while so looking for advice with components for my budget of around £300 - £400 per machine.

The pc's will be need for general web browsing, MS office work, occasional Dreamweaver and photo shop use. No gaming :rolleyes:

Need everything except Monitors, Operating system, Mouse and Keyboard.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
NZXT BETA Evo Classic Series Case - Black £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
(£30.63)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
(£15.31) £17.99
(£15.31)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Sub Total : £265.03
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £48.44
Total : £325.22

Could save even more by using AM2+/2GB DDR2.
 
Superewza said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
NZXT BETA Evo Classic Series Case - Black £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
(£30.63)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
(£15.31) £17.99
(£15.31)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Sub Total : £265.03
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £48.44
Total : £325.22

Could save even more by using AM2+/2GB DDR2.
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Argon Intel Core i3 2.93GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle seems a good deal what would be better choice out of the above mentioned or overclockers today only deal?
 
Superewza said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
NZXT BETA Evo Classic Series Case - Black £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
(£30.63)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
(£15.31) £17.99
(£15.31)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Sub Total : £265.03
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £48.44
Total : £325.22

Could save even more by using AM2+/2GB DDR2.
Click to expand...

Argon Intel Core i3 2.93GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked Bundle seems a good deal what would be better choice out of the above mentioned or overclockers today only deal?
 
The overclocked i3 would perform better, and in any other case I would choose that. However, for an office machine, I would go with something which has less chance of failing. (OC could fail, etc).

If you think it could do with a bit more performance then go for the Athlon Tri or Quad core.
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £86.94
(£73.99) £86.94
(£73.99)
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.67) £28.99
(£24.67)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £282.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £51.56
Total : £346.18


i3 overclocked bundle is only a few quid more than the respective individual components from my build put together, though I do wonder why you would need an overclock to 4GHz for office type work, and it could also become unstable potentially.
Just my 2 pence.
 
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Clarkson said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £86.94
(£73.99) £86.94
(£73.99)
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.67) £28.99
(£24.67)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £282.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £51.56
Total : £346.18


i3 overclocked bundle is only a few quid more than the respective individual components from my build put together, though I do wonder why you would need an overclock to 4GHz for office type work, and it could also become unstable potentially.
Just my 2 pence.
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True - Wont really need a overclock for office just had ideas running through my head.
How would the Intel I3 build perform compared to the first listed build above?
 
Well the CPU is the only thing to differentiate the builds really. Both are dual cores, however the i3 can have 4 threads and has more cache, giving it the edge.

Works a treat with the mobo I spec'd and if you did fancy overclocking it for any reason, it does it pretty easily. Its also newer architechture, so a bit more up to date in todays world.

If you did want to go AMD though, the AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 640 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) wouldn't be a bad choice at all.
 
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going to order soon...

Just wondered if I could get a quick update on the latest spec regarding the the office builds - Anything new? Or any offers recommended?
 
gary_0928 said:
True - Wont really need a overclock for office just had ideas running through my head.
How would the Intel I3 build perform compared to the first listed build above?
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So looks like I might be putting a order in for this as above anyone have any other recommendations? Thanks
 
Superewza said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
NZXT BETA Evo Classic Series Case - Black £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
(£30.63)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
(£15.31) £17.99
(£15.31)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £16.99
(£14.46) £16.99
(£14.46)
Sub Total : £265.03
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £48.44
Total : £325.22
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Only changes I would make would be the:

CPU: for a quad or tri core if more multi tasking is required.
Harddrive: Samsung F3. Personal choice and experience.

As is looks good to me.
 
Get Superweza build from 2nd post just swap the CPU for x3 445 for a tenner extra and you're set.

I'll also consider quieter cooler if you're going to work all day with it unless it doesn't bother you then fine.
 
PhoenixUK said:
Get Superweza build from 2nd post just swap the CPU for x3 445 for a tenner extra and you're set.

I'll also consider quieter cooler if you're going to work all day with it unless it doesn't bother you then fine.
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What cooler you suggest? It's goin in a office next door to a busy workshop so not allways that quiet there anyway.
 
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