Advice on spec please

rach_jenn

rach_jenn

rach_jenn

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Hi guys,

I've decided to buy a new tower PC instead of upgrading my (very) old one.

I'm a web designer so I'll need open and be able to flick between very quickly dreamweaver, photoshop, FTP and several browsers

Intel Core I5 3470 Windows 7 PC 2tb 16gb

Will it do as I want? It does have the word 'gaming' in the description but the seller says this is purely to do with the better-than-average graphics card

Thanks in advance!
Rach
 
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I'd remove the link before an admin finds it, you cannot link to competitors!!

Also, I wouldnt buy a PC from there anyway.
What is you budget?
What games you looking to play?
 
Can you remove the link please, shouldn't quote competitors here.. Will get a telling off.

So youre looking for a web design PC for around £600? You can do a lot better than that for the money. The GT610 is PANTS!, even compared to the 3450's onboard graphics.

Are you wanting a pre-buillt or to build yourself?
 
Oops sorry, I've changed the URL

I build websites, not PC's unfortunately! Was looking at buying from there as it seems you can get more for the money than a big company

Yeah £600 is max (ideally)

Edit: No games will be played but not fussed if it's a "gaming" PC as long as the only difference is graphics card
 
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I know the higher the better is generally good, but I have no idea on processors. I'd like an i5 but there's so many about... another example I've found: AMD PILEDRIVER FX 8350 Black Edition, 8 Core, 4.0GHz/4.2GHz, 16MB Cache - any good?
 
okay, the price is a few hundred between i5/i7 - is it worth getting the i7 for what I want to do with it? or could I get the i5 and make up extra memory?
Thanks
 
What about something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel H61 Sandybridge 10000i Configurator - Home PC £590.09
- Opt Out of FREE AV Software
- Accessories Not Selected
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Speakers Not Selected
- Monitor Not Selected
- OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL Black/White (temporarily out of stock)
- Mouse Not Selected
- Keyboard Not Selected
- Full Cable Management
- Networking Not Selected
- BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 License 32/64-Bit - NO CD **INTERNAL USE ONLY**
- Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply (temporarily out of stock)
- Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST)
- No Hard Drive Upgrade
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD
- Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail
- Onboard VGA Selected
- TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01)
- Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Prolimatech Lynx CPU-Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2)
- Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Total : £608.69 (includes shipping : £15.50).



Unless you can build yourself, or with someone's help, your limited to value for money.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think a trinity build would manage this?

Would the cut the budget nicely.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £57.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
2 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £37.99 (£75.98)
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £518.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



- Trinity quad-core with the boost of the RAM will make sure everything is speedy. IGP for performance.
- 16gb RAM
- SSD boot drive
- Good brand power supply with enough to manage dual-graphic with a 6670 GFX in the future.
 
IncognitoX said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think a trinity build would manage this?

Would the cut the budget nicely.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £57.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
2 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £37.99 (£75.98)
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £518.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



- Trinity quad-core with the boost of the RAM will make sure everything is speedy. IGP for performance.
- 16gb RAM
- SSD boot drive
- Good brand power supply with enough to manage dual-graphic with a 6670 GFX in the future.
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I dont think she'll be building mate!
 
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Ahh I see..... bugger :D
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It would definatley be the better choice and think she should find someone who could assist, or maybe speak to OcUK to see if the could build it for her.

The spec you've done should give some headroom right?

Rach_jenn - I would suggest you contact OcUK regarding the spec and request a fixed quote for them to simply build it. How would you feel about installing the OS?
 
Thanks guys

I could ask OC to build me something but what am I asking for - something
along the lines of what you've detailed above?

Yeah I could install an OS providing the instructions are for dummies...
 
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