£300-500 - No graphic card needed.

Freeman · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:09

Hi

I'm looking to put together a PC mainly for use with Word and some light browsing / emails.

I don't need Windows and I'd like the build to be as quiet as possible.

I do need the following:

CPU (preferably an i5 - will be using onboard gfx)
Motherboard
Ram
PSU
Case (preferably as small as possible)
SSD (min 128gb)

Reckon it'#s possible with that sort of budget?

Thanks!

orbitalwalsh · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:17

Coffeelake i3 is now 4 cores like older i5s .
Current coffeelake i5 now 6 cores and would be a bit overkill

Freeman · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:23

Oh you reckon? Interesting. So go with a £100 i3 coffeelake yeah?

edit: shows how out of touch I am with CPUs!

Cheers.

Minibiker · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:26

Something to consider but just over budget, can save £££ by smaller SSD...

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z370M-D3H Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £112.99
1 x Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £98.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £68.99
1 x EVGA 450BT 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £37.99
1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £74.99
1 x Kolink Aviator M Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black= £24.95

Total: £511.95 (includes shipping: £18.12)

Freeman · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:26

So how about this:

orbitalwalsh · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:30

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-56s-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...l-channel-kit-grey-tlgd48g2400-my-08g-tg.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...gbps-3d-nand-solid-state-drive-hd-004-tg.html

Freeman · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:38

orbitalwalsh said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-56s-gi.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...l-channel-kit-grey-tlgd48g2400-my-08g-tg.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...gbps-3d-nand-solid-state-drive-hd-004-tg.html

Why is that motherboard so much cheaper than the one I linked? Also, what's the difference between the ram I linked and the one you linked to make it cheaper?

orbitalwalsh · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:40

Chipset . Z is Intel flagship for overclocking and gaming . B is basic chipset for office
Ram speed s slower so less cost . B chip only accepts basic speed ram

Freeman · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:41

orbitalwalsh said:
Chipset . Z is Intel flagship for overclocking and gaming . B is basic chipset for office
Ram speed s slower so less cost . B chip only accepts basic speed ram

Ok thanks

orbitalwalsh · 25 Apr 2018 at 20:41

Freeman said:
Ok thanks

Fractal design or bequiet for silent cases

subbytna · 26 Apr 2018 at 18:20

I'd get the ryzen with onboard graphics

ExoMale · 28 Apr 2018 at 17:57

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Primo Nano Celeron - Intel NUC NUC6CAYH Celeron J3455 Quad Core = £389.00
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Security Software:Unwanted
- Solid State Drive:Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)
- Memory:Kingston HyperX Impact Black Series 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L CL9 SODIMM Kit of 2 1.35V (HX316LS9IBK2/8)

Total: £403.10 (includes shipping: £14.10)

or for more grunt in a bigger form factor

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £85.99
1 x Asrock AB350M-HDV AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £56.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £158.99
1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24D5MT SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM)= £13.99
1 x Silverstone Strider SST-ST30SF V2.0 SFX Series - 300 Watt '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £48.95
1 x Aerocool CS101 Micro ATX Case - Black= £26.99

Total: £503.19 (includes shipping: £12.30)

BongoHunter · 28 Apr 2018 at 18:18

Using all the budget (subtract the cooler if your happy with the stock Intel item), this should be compact and quiet, with decent SSD and 16GB of RAM, newest i3 is 4 core and should be more than enough, case is available is many colours if the blue is a bit much!

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £98.99
1 x Gigabyte H310M-S2H Intel H310 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £52.99
1 x EVGA 450BT 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £37.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-76E250B/EU)= £74.99
1 x Raijintek Styx - Windowed - Blue Micro ATX Case= £69.95
2 x Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler= £15.95

Total: £518.50 (includes shipping: £11.70)

Freeman · 25 May 2018 at 10:57

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that made suggestions. The PC has been built from the recommendations and is working perfectly.

Cheers.