Business/Home PC Build

[teppic]

A lot of boards come with 4 sata cables now. Certainly all the ones I've had recently.

 

[mattStoor]

Hi guys, I've had a little chat and I now have a more tangible budget to play with. We want to do the whole package for £1000, this includes Win7 and Office and a monitor :/.

This is what I've got right now (Sorry i don't know how to link my basket):

Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-AS

Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-495-IN

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-129-MS

Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-064-CS

Gigabyte H87-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-447-GI

Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-380-CS

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-366-WD

Seasonic G series 360w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-SS

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-CM

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-003-OK

Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-159-MS

Total: £1,017.84

I've cut out the SSD, sound card and scaled the Processor back to the 4440 to make room for the monitor and Office. I can also scale back that £100 case quite a bit, I just haven't had much time to check it out yet. But all in all, I know I can drop the price below the £1000 mark to meet the requirements and I am confident that this will be a nice upgrade which will feel a lot faster.

What do you think of this as a final build (assuming I switch the case out for something more suitable)? Would you change anything to improve it?

 

[bledd]

Don't go for a windowed LED case, they look tacky for business use. (Personally, I'm not a fan of them at all, but that's another matter)

Go for something neutral, or something sleek like this..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-268-LL&groupid=2362&catid=187

 

[mattStoor]

Don't go for a windowed LED case, they look tacky for business use. (Personally, I'm not a fan of them at all, but that's another matter)

Go for something neutral, or something sleek like this..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-268-LL&groupid=2362&catid=187

It looks very good in the pictures and it is the general look I am going for but I can't help but notice one of the reviews complains about it feeling cheap to the touch? For £80 I would have thought it should feel like it's £80.

 

[Ethermaster]

I think this is as cheap as your going to get it without getting rid of the office software and windows (doesn't have a machine that he can use the OS and the Office software from already?).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-T5D-01574) £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2482HSD 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £970.75 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 

[mattStoor]

I think this is as cheap as your going to get it without getting rid of the office software and windows (doesn't have a machine that he can use the OS and the Office software from already?).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-T5D-01574) £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2482HSD 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £970.75 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Thanks, that looks like a great budgeted spec actually! I really like the fact that you fit the SSD in there too. My only change is to add this case, purely so that it will look and feel more sturdy(I want the finished product to look impressive):

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-174-AN&tool=3

We don't have any software to put on there sadly

 

[Ethermaster]

just want to show you this as well

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-087-BX&groupid=2362&catid=1850

Also so can you use Windows 8 (free Trial) for 3 months and save up for Windows 7? and use open office as its free?

 

[Idleman]

just want to show you this as well

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-087-BX&groupid=2362&catid=1850

So so can you use Windows 8 (free Trial) for 3 months and save up for Windows 7? and use open office as its free?

Or this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
Total : £86.05 (includes shipping : £9.25).

 

[mattStoor]

Or this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
Total : £86.05 (includes shipping : £9.25).

Sadly not, neither of us are big fans of Windows 8 and Office is a must. The 2 cases look cool guys, thanks.

 

[mattStoor]

Have you ever used the Corsair case? How easy is the dust cleaning? I know some of these cases include removable filters; this one says there's a filter but doesn't say whether it's removable or not.