~£300 SolidWorks/MATLAB Build

admoo · 5 Nov 2010 at 17:15

Hey guys and girls,

As the title says really - I need the parts for a desktop capable of running SolidWorks, MATLAB and other engineeringy software, along with the usual HD video and internet browsing etc.

I only need the tower. Things I don't need include a screen, a keyboard/mouse, or an OS.

I'm a bit out of the loop for budget builds, so any help would be fantastic

Oh, the closer to £300 the better (or even less

)

Cheers.

RJC · 5 Nov 2010 at 17:21

Any use:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £58.74
(£49.99) £58.74
(£49.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £41.99
(£35.74) £41.99
(£35.74)
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £37.98
(£32.32) £37.98
(£32.32)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98
(£28.92) £33.98
(£28.92)
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter Lightscribe Drive - Retail £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £241.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £44.08
Total : £295.99

admoo · 5 Nov 2010 at 18:12

Thanks for the inspiration

How does this look? I can get away with no DVD drive as I have an external one somewhere.

Patriot Viper 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS34G1600LLK) £58.74

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99

Asus M4A78L-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2 microATX Motherboard £46.99

Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £37.98

HIS ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB GDDR3 SILENT Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card (H545HR512) £34.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98

Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case - Black £32.98

Total : £295ish

Free postage too, so comes in pretty cheap

RJC · 5 Nov 2010 at 18:27

Looks good, the motherboard has onboard gpu, if that is any good for your needs.

Liampope · 5 Nov 2010 at 18:31

The slightly better GPU on the OP's build will help Solidworks. Looks good unless you invisage editing huge assemblies. Parts and relatively simple assemblies will be fine.

admoo · 5 Nov 2010 at 20:12

Liampope said:
The slightly better GPU on the OP's build will help Solidworks. Looks good unless you invisage editing huge assemblies. Parts and relatively simple assemblies will be fine.

Yeah it'll just be small parts and assemblies. I thought an actual GPU might be a better route to go, especially for 30 quid. I can run SolidWorks on my netbook (GMA 3150?) and it's alright, just a little laggy, so the 5450 should be fine.

Cheers for the comments guys, might get this one ordered soon