£400 Spec Please (NOT for gaming)

[LukieBoy007]

Hi guys,
I need a spec for a PC around £400 please. Monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers are not required. OS is required. No graphics card will be required, integrated will be sufficient.
Was looking at a i3 2100 coupled with a Ivy Bridge chipset, so when it is needed to be upgraded, I could perhaps chuck my 3570k in and get a new one myself. It's for a family member, basic web surfing, email checking and will hopefully last a good few years without needing to upgrade a major component.
Thanks for any help.

 

[dunn2010]

If wanted a 1 TB HDD extra 16 quid

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Tauro 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £28
1 x OcUK Flamingo FM-12A Midi Tower Case - Black/Blue £21.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £394.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[Jhaemes]

As above, but swap the PSU for the OCZ 500w CoreXStream. Then swap the case for a BitFenix Merc (or similar case around £30)

 

[Sasahara]

Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [H61M-P31] £38.99
OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP2G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £23.99
OcUK Flamingo FM-12A Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £21.98
Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99

Sub Total : £346.59
Total : £415.91

Based on free shipping which you should just have, cheapest i5 system.

 

[IC3]

i3 vs g840 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/405?vs=289 in future you can than buy i5 SB

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £64.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x ASRock B75 Pro3-M Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £55.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £28.00
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £383.42 (includes shipping : £11.25).



You might want to add an ssd


YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £45.98
Total : £48.96 (includes shipping : £2.48).

 

[stulid]

That Anandtech link is for the 2100 which runs 200mhz slower and uses the Sandybridge architecture which is also around 10% slower clock for clock than Ivybridge, so not quite an accurate assessment of performance between the two.

 

[LukieBoy007]

Thanks for all of the replies
Would I be better off getting a B75 chipset instead of a H61?

 

[Idleman]

Little over budget, but you get free shipping.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x ASRock H77M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 430W '80 Plus' Power Supply £39.98
1 x **B Grade** Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £412.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[IC3]

That Anandtech link is for the 2100 which runs 200mhz slower and uses the Sandybridge architecture which is also around 10% slower clock for clock than Ivybridge, so not quite an accurate assessment of performance between the two.

10% where did you get that from?
The difference is about 3-5%...

 

[ChilledLJ]

Ditch Windows 7 and get an i5 3450

 

[stulid]

10% where did you get that from?
The difference is about 3-5%...

Just what a few people say in this thread - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18420495