£400 Rig for Mother!!

Nickolp1974

Nickolp1974

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right guys i dont have a clue when it comes to the lower end stuff so i thought some of you wiser people could do a spec for me please.

Case needs to be aesthetically pleasing to a 60 year old woman!! ;) NOT a big ugly box!!!
something quiet regards cooler
Maybe a slower SSD??? rather than mech
wifi on mobo may be an advantage.

OS win 8

Budget is flexible/ish

thanks for your time,
nick
 
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £74.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £71.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Asus H81M-A Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter (TL-WN821NC) £11.95
1 x Lamptron 3in1 Fan silencers (5V, 7V, 12V) £2.99
Total : £443.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Can get it down to around the stated budget with a 250GB HDD instead of SSD. Even more if a Pentium would do instead of an i3.

The latest Intel stock cooler is very quiet. It's only problem really (for gamers or those who really stress their rigs) is that it doesn't cool enough. That won't be a problem for your mum I don't think.

The 120mm fans on the Phenom are very quiet on 12v and push a nice bit of air. Fan cable molex with options included in basket.

4GB RAM, don't imagine she'll need more?

And added a wireless adapter (the mobos with onboard wifi are too expensive at around £95 and over). Chose that mobo because it has HDMI.

Don't know if you require an optical drive or have one you can use to install Windows.
 
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thx danny, that looks good, don't need optical, if she wants one i can give her my external.

So is intel the way forward at this budget????
 
My first ever spec...
Ignore at will !!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Xenon 110i" Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual Core Haswell Home PC Bundle £129.95
- 1 x No Memory Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
Total : £419.95 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
thx sandy



Drangueos said:
What about a laptop?
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she has one, but as i use and know my way round desktop pc's i find them easier to fix, upgrade etc and i'd imagine you get a faster pc for the money. I also don't want to be constantly cleaning it, and i find budget laptops can grind to a halt in a short space of time, so i'm hoping with a desktop this won't happen.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £71.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Xigmatek Aquila Micro-ATX Case - White £69.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £46.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
Total : £431.39 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Or with a cheaper case.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £71.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £46.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
Total : £395.93 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
 
 
Something a little bit different here. This is basically an updated rig of the build I did for my mum a few months back.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £71.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x In-Win BP671 Mini ITX Case with 200W Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £32.99
1 x Arctic F8 PWM Case Fan - 80mm £2.99
Total : £427.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).




The case seems quite good, it looked like this when it was built.

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Tohrazer said:
what will the pc be used for?
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Would be good to know this.

If it's just for Facebook/email/Youtube etc. then I'd consider installing Debian or Mint instead of Win 8; you'll save a decent amount of cash, and never have to worry about her PC getting infested with viruses because she clicked on a dodgy link.

Sandycheeks said:
This
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-002-GI
With some ram and an ssd
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Well worth considering, or one of the Intel NUC alternatives.
 
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