a £400 build (not gaming)

asillars · 29 Oct 2009 at 08:45

Im looking to build a desktop for £400 for my girlfriend. She's using it for photoshop, other design software, movie watching, and general day to day tasks. No interest in games. The budget is actually £600 but i have reserved £200 for a 24" monitor. What do you all think of the below? Took a AM3 motherboard for futureproofing. Is it all compatible?

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz TwinX Dual Channel (TW3X4G1333C9) £79.99

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail £77.99

Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £68.99

Corsair VX 450W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-450VXUK) £55.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £39.99

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £34.99

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99

Total : £390.45

95thrifles · 29 Oct 2009 at 08:50

Yeah looks spot on

SfnX · 29 Oct 2009 at 08:55

well if your willing to put an extra £2 into the mix then: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-258-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=803 and you can send me a thank you...cheque.

asillars · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:04

that does look a better cpu for little extra ££. What cpu cooler?

SfnX · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:07

depends if you want to overclock it, how much monies do u ahve left?

asillars · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:12

its ok i didnt realise it came with one. won't be overclocking. All thats really left i suppose is the PSU and case quiet? and is the PSU enough wattage?

95thrifles · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:17

Yeah the PSU is fine, only onboard gfx so not a problem at all, that case is good for its budget, Ive used one recently and yeah only minimal noise
Just to re-iterate/put your mind at rest re the cpu choice, performance chart

asillars · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:21

your a great help guys. much appreciated

SfnX · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:22

just looked at those benchies, later on u can overclock it and get 4-5 seconds off photoshop, very ncie oc able cpu for hardly anything

GK7 · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:28

asillars said:
its ok i didnt realise it came with one. won't be overclocking. All thats really left i suppose is the PSU and case quiet? and is the PSU enough wattage?

More than enough - even a Corsair CX 400 would be fine.

BigBruiserAl · 29 Oct 2009 at 09:54

I have 620 mate and you can go 3.2ghz on the stock cooler on std vcore and no problems at will be a nice boost