~£500 spec me thread

Ucof · 28 Apr 2012 at 14:22

Hi all,
can someone spec my aunt a ~£500 desktop build please?
She doesnt need mouse, keyboard, monitor or OS.

Needs RAM, CPU, MoBO, HDD and Case (and PSU) and the usual to make it boot (DVDRW for installing Windows for example).

Thanks.

Stinger53 · 28 Apr 2012 at 14:31

what will she be using it for? gerneral internet use, office?

Stinger53 · 28 Apr 2012 at 14:34

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.20
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £74.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £38.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £467.72 (includes shipping : £10.50).

has onboard grahic, but can remove ssd and put n a gpu in its place

honosuseri · 28 Apr 2012 at 15:20

Can you state the use of the machine please? Also is it a 64bit OS or 32bit?

Ucof · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:20

It will be for general office and internet use, primarily using Dragon Nautral Speaking 10.
Her son might occasionally play games, though nothing too intesive I believe.

x64 Windows 7 Professional N will be going on the machine.

I have plenty of DVI-VGA convertors, so something with a DVI rather than VGA output will not be a problem.

Thanks for the spec, but I think she doesnt need an SSD - anything will be a speed improvement over her current 8 year old PC!

beejjacobs · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:25

Well without the SSD you can afford a very decent GPU, perfect for the odd bit of gaming

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £74.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £491.23 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Could fit a 460 in there for £10 more, but for the uses probably better to save the money.

Stinger53 · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:50

would go for build above then