£600 to spend.

starfighter · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:09

I am specing a computer for a friend.

He has £600 to spend and needs a PC for music production, so no fancy graphics card required. He does however need a monitor.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

snips86x · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:20

Does he need an OS?

ConnorJoshua · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:25

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3470 3.20GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2382HSD 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £76.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046) £36.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £616.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Couldn't fit a 3570k, sadly

starfighter · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:25

He already has an operating system. Thanks ConnorJoshua, that looks sweet.

LukieBoy007 · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:46

With a 3570k:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £76.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £56.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £613.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

snips86x · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:48

LukieBoy007 said:
With a 3570k:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £76.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £56.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £613.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

Nice build!

Idleman · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:57

Hope he has a Optical drive, could`nt fit one in the budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £161.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £76.99
1 x Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
Total : £595.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

snips86x · 15 Dec 2012 at 19:03

They are pretty cheap now, I'm sure he could stretch!