Spec me an Office PC £1000

[electronic_matt]

I've been asked to put together a decent office PC for my Uncle, his current PC is pretty old, he only uses it for basic office, ebay, email stuff, so doesn't need a gaming graphics card, have about £1000 to spend, may be a bit more.......

Would like something fairly decent and based on an intel i7 or i5.

Needs 2 monitors about 21" each that will do at least 1080p.

Graphics card to support the 2 monitors, or can some onboard gpu's support 2 monitors?

1 SSD fairly large (only has a 200gb drive at the moment and hardly used that) can always add another drive later on.

A small ish case but a decent solid case, not sure if I should go ITX or just ATX size (no crazy gaming case just something smart and plain)

A nice pair of stereo speakers.

No operating system needs to be included just the hardware.

 

[electronic_matt]

Bit more info, I think I'd like to go Micro ATX

in something like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-147-BX&groupid=2362&catid=2278

With an Intel i7 1150 not sure which speed, at least 8GB ram

Need a motherboard that can support 2 monitors without adding a Graphics card if possible?

 

[ExRayTed]

£1000 on an office computer is madness, even with dual screens.

You will be fine with an i5, you do not need i7 - utterly no point. In fact, you'd be fine with a basic Pentium.

The below build will be more than sufficient. The integrated GPU will run 2 screens fine

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £164.99
2 x LG 23MP65HQ-P 23" LED IPS HDMI Monitor £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x Gigabyte H97N-WIFI Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q28A Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black £85.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1610AA003) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £41.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £867.24 (includes shipping : £24.45).

 

[electronic_matt]

£1000 on an office computer is madness, even with dual screens.

You will be fine with an i5, you do not need i7 - utterly no point. In fact, you'd be fine with a basic Pentium.

The below build will be more than sufficient. The integrated GPU will run 2 screens fine

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £164.99
2 x LG 23MP65HQ-P 23" LED IPS HDMI Monitor £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x Gigabyte H97N-WIFI Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q28A Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black £85.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1610AA003) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £41.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £867.24 (includes shipping : £24.45).

Thank you I like that! what about CPU cooling, any suggestions?

 

[ExRayTed]

The stock cooler will be sufficient.

 

[stulid]

Dont forget free shipping if you live in mainland UK - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

 

[electronic_matt]

The stock cooler will be sufficient.

Ah yes forgot they come with a stock cooler!

Are there any Micro ATX motherboards that will support 2 monitors? as may go Micro ATX instead

 

[tbh]

Are there any Micro ATX motherboards that will support 2 monitors? as may go Micro ATX instead

The mini-ITX board in ExRayTed's spec will also fit in a Micro ATX case and supports dual monitors.

 

[MichaelAwkward]

Personally I wouldn't even spend £867.24 on a machine for basic office and every day use. What a colossal waste of money.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Samsung LS22C570HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £109.99 (£219.98)
1 x MSI H97I AC Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG05 HTPC USB 3.0 Case with 300W Power Supply - Black (SST-SG05B USB 3.0) £78.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1610AA003) £55.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £666.64 (includes shipping : £29.80).




Could go even cheaper if you shop around for a H81 ITX board for half that price.

 

[Caged]

A Dell OptiPlex 390 with a 3 year next business day on-site warranty.

 

[MichaelAwkward]

^ That's a good idea. You can probably pick one up cheaper off eBay or Dell refurbished if you're not bothered about a warranty. Replace the HDD, get your monitors and you're golden.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Crazy for wanting to spend that much money for a business system.

 

[snips86x]

Crazy for wanting to spend that much money for a business system.

Maybe for his uses, but there have been some thread requested business machines for CAD purposes....different kettle of fish

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Maybe for his uses, but there have been some thread requested business machines for CAD purposes....different kettle of fish

..he only uses it for basic office, ebay, email stuff

 

[snips86x]

I know but his comment seemed rather general!

 

[electronic_matt]

I know but his comment seemed rather general!

He wants something fairly fast that will last him a good amount of time, may be for future versions of windows, the PC he has at the moment, he's had that for quite a long time