New PC for mum!

~Mike~

~Mike~

~Mike~

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Ok hope you clever lot can help me. As I've put my own new build on hold I thought I would build a new pc for my mum!

It will be used for internet browsing, word proccessing, photos etc.
Budget ideally £500-£550 (lower if possible)
Basically need everything.

So this is what I have come up with at the moment (have chosen Intel as I have never had an AMD system)

Your basket

BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £89.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.98
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £38.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK300 (920-001633) £30.25
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333C9ELV4GK) £27.98
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.19
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156) £12.49

Sub Total : £447.04
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £19.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £93.23

Total : £559.37

Don't think I've missed anything but sure you will let me know if I have!
Is this spec to high for intended use?
 
Personally i would go for an AMD tri/dual core as it will save you some £££.
Onboard graphics should handle most tasks but maybe get a cheap card off the bay
 
@Mike, an extra CPU cooler is a complete waste of money if you're not going to OC or use any CPU intensive applications.

The stock cooler that comes with the CPU will be more than sufficient.
 
6644kp said:
what about a GPU maybe you want to game or have 1080p video?
Click to expand...

Was planning on using the integrated graphics. Maybe upgrade later if needed.

Sleeve88 said:
@Mike, an extra CPU cooler is a complete waste of money if you're not going to OC or use any CPU intensive applications.

The stock cooler that comes with the CPU will be more than sufficient.
Click to expand...

Ok, hadn't actually thought about OC but might later on.
 
sandybridge.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
LG W2246S-BF 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £110.39
(£91.99) £110.39
(£91.99)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 (M7A-00027) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.19
(£10.99) £13.19
(£10.99)
Sub Total : £455.69
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £93.39
Total : £560.33
 
AMD

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
LG W2246S-BF 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £110.39
(£91.99) £110.39
(£91.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £45.59
(£37.99) £45.59
(£37.99)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 (M7A-00027) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.19
(£10.99) £13.19
(£10.99)
Sub Total : £389.53
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £80.16
Total : £480.94
 
You could save a bit of money on the monitor, as (no disrespect intended) your Mum probably doesn't need a 22" monitor: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-045-BQ

If she'll just be using it for web & Word then this may be of interest:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-266-OK
(The reviewer mentioned he built one for his sister-in-law for surfing and general e-mail stuff)

You could save even more wonga by getting this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-276-OK
I'm using an Atom powered Netbook atm and it does Word processing just fine.
 
Mike306 said:
Ok hope you clever lot can help me. As I've put my own new build on hold I thought I would build a new pc for my mum!

It will be used for internet browsing, word proccessing, photos etc.
Budget ideally £500-£550 (lower if possible)
Basically need everything.

So this is what I have come up with at the moment (have chosen Intel as I have never had an AMD system)

Your basket

BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £89.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.98
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £38.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK300 (920-001633) £30.25
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333C9ELV4GK) £27.98
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.19
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156) £12.49

Sub Total : £447.04
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £19.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £93.23

Total : £559.37

Don't think I've missed anything but sure you will let me know if I have!
Is this spec to high for intended use?
Click to expand...

Looks good but the TX3 is really hard to mount.
 
Cleeecooo said:
Personally i would go for an AMD tri/dual core as it will save you some £££.
Onboard graphics should handle most tasks but maybe get a cheap card off the bay
Click to expand...

shes a women.. women like to multitask
defo go quadcore! :L
never hurts to have the power there.. especialy when its so cheap
 
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