£500 budget, spec me up please

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Ripshod

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I'm great at buying the best of the best, but when it comes to budget systems I'm all fingers and thumbs.

I need a case and everything inside for £500 - £550(max) for my daughter (student)

System will be used for web browsing, the occasional video and MS Office.

Would like 8GB Ram.

Any takers?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £85.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C11 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1866C11D3P1K2/8G) £47.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.98
Total : £558.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



that should do the trick, although if she wants something small then maybe this one

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £85.99
1 x Gigabyte H61N-USB3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £66.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £59.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C11 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1866C11D3P1K2/8G) £47.99
Total : £563.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



i assumed since you say just web browsing there would be no need for a graphics card but there is built in intel hd 4000 graphics
 
The first spec looks good. Though you could bring it into budget by getting 1600mhz RAM. The only CPUs that utilise faster ram are 2011 and trinity. A 8gb set of 1600mhz is £35.99. (can't link as my phone is rubbish)

HD 4000 will be fine for those uses. You can easily turn it into a gaming system. Just add gpu and cooler.
 
Would you be updating this at a later date to a gaming system?

Because you could build a super budget build using trinity for around £300 to £350
 
Leprechaun312 said:
what you add in its place that would leave an extra 90 quid save the money or add bigger ssd? g-card?
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If the machine is built at £300 - £350 that's a saving of £200 from your specification.

-Enough for Dual-graphics (if needed)
-SSD
-After-market cooler for overclocking.

Other than that, if the guy wanted to game the trinity would manage quite nicely, while Intel HD 4000 would not.

Only trying to save some cash.
 
Mini ITX system with 8GB 2133 DDR3
Win 7 or 8, 64 bit add £50

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Prodigy Trinity" AMD A10-5800K 3.80GHz DDR3 Mini ITX LAN Gaming PC £403.00
- 1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Microsoft Office Starter Edition £0.00
- 1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
- 1 x No Operating System £20.00
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
Total : £507.50 (includes shipping : £16.25).

 
 
IncognitoX said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £19.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £375.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).




£375.
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+1
 
Id go for the i5..

Analogy time.

If you have enough money for a Dyson, why would you buy a store brand version. Yes, it does the same job, but not as well and will become obsolete quicker...

/Analogy...

It the budget was £400 trinity would be bang on
 
Doomedspeed said:
Id go for the i5..

Analogy time.

If you have enough money for a Dyson, why would you buy a store brand version. Yes, it does the same job, but not as well and will become obsolete quicker...

/Analogy...

It the budget was £400 trinity would be bang on
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Good point with a nice analogy.

Just of interest is anything new coming for the FM2 socket?
 
IncognitoX said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £19.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £375.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).




£375.
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Wow!! Turned my head there.

That would be a perfect system for her, but she's wise - she'll want the change for clothes lol. That would be bang on for her, but I'll swap the Seagate for an SSD. (she has an external HDD and is a bit ocd about backups so no worries about drive failure).

Keep posting, she'll be seeing this before I buy - ultimately it's for her so I want her happy.
 
Should be more than enough for web browsing/MS Office/video playback. The cpu isn't in stock though yet, but is listed as overdue. Also the Z77 Board gives you the option of an i5/i7 in the future should you need it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3225 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (55W) - Retail **High Performance IGP** £102.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £36.98
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £544.90 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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