So budget it puts office budget pcs to shame

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£200 all in budget for an office PC

I don't need monitor, keyboard, mouse nor OS

I do need...

case
cpu
ram
mobo
PSU
optical drive
Hard drive

Is a £180-200 ish budget possible? Delivery is about £15 so cost needs to be about 190 max (delivery on top)

Machine is for business use

I can't get better than about £230 all in :/ Anyone fancy a challenge?
 
 
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B-grade motherboard most likely comes without manual, SATA cables etc. If it doesnt it adds more to the cost. Worth checking with OcUK.
 
 
I really like the look of those rigs. It's for business use so B grade is out the windows. I need new components as the computer will be business critical and I can't risk any breakdowns.

Cheers for that, well done on the sub 200 budget lol...I think I clicked on the wrong components to get over 200.

Anyway just wanted to check the cpu...anyone able to give me an honest opinion if it is nippy enough? No overclocking as this is an office pc and I need to keep it cool.

Can I stick a couple more fans on to the case http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-OP ???
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £35.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £34.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £32.99
1 x OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £183.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).



One final go :D I used the SSD to make the box quick as I'm guessing only Windows and MS office will be installed on the machine as its for office use, and all the data and documents will be saved to a server ?

The Intel G530 will be more then fast enuff for office applications, its based on Sandybridge after all :D

You could stick more fans in the case if you wanted but I personally wouldn't bother, Keep it simple and most of all cheap !
 
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Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £35.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £34.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £32.99
1 x OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £183.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).



One final go :D I used the SSD to make the box quick as I'm guessing only Windows and MS office will be installed on the machine as its for office use, and all the data and documents will be saved to a server ?

The Intel G530 will be more then fast enuff for office applications, its based on Sandybridge after all :D

You could stick more fans in the case if you wanted but I personally wouldn't bother, Keep it simple and most of all cheap !
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This except change mboard to

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-400-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1965

and go with RAM Idleman put on

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-014-AR

will take it up to £202
 
Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £35.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £34.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £32.99
1 x OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £183.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).



One final go :D I used the SSD to make the box quick as I'm guessing only Windows and MS office will be installed on the machine as its for office use, and all the data and documents will be saved to a server ?

The Intel G530 will be more then fast enuff for office applications, its based on Sandybridge after all :D

You could stick more fans in the case if you wanted but I personally wouldn't bother, Keep it simple and most of all cheap !
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That looks liek the winner as deliver cost would bring it to £200...sweet :D cheers fella
 
subbytna said:
That looks liek the winner as deliver cost would bring it to £200...sweet :D cheers fella
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No problem, I hope that you enjoy it :D remember data and docuemnts will need to be installed onto a server as the SSD I specced is only 60GB but that will be easy big enuff for just some office software and and the OS, which will boot quickly and surprize your staff ;)
 
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I want to put another fan on the side of the case to exhaust, what size would fit the side of that case? Would a 120mm be enough or is it a 200mm? I can't tell from the case specs what fan would fit :/

I take it that I'd have a spare plug-in slot on the mobo to put another fan in, given there is a 80mm stock fan to also be plugged in?
 
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